Baltimore---American Pharoah won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, keeping alive his bid to become the first horse in 37 years to claim US racing's Triple Crown.
The Kentucky Derby winner, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Victor Espinoza, was untroubled by driving rain that turned the Pimlico track to a soupy mess minutes before post time.
Taken to the front early, he cruised to victory in the 1 3/16-mile race ahead of longshot Tale of Verve, with Divining Rod third.
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