John Velazquez (Sandman), Jose Ortiz (Clever Again) and Flavien Prat (Goal Oriented) won three of the last four Preakness Stakes. Journalism's jockey Umberto Rispoli is a decorated international jockey, but he doesn't have a Triple Crown win. That's the only knock on the pre-race favorite.

Check out UFC announcer Bruce Buffer's introduction for the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore.