2009 Preakness Thursday Photos

By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com Guide

Friesan Fire galloped on the main track under trainer Larry Jones. Jones said, "Hopefully, he's going to rebound. He wasn't the Derby favorite for no reason. Hopefully, he had the credentials to earn that spot. Hopefully, he's going to live up to it and do what he's supposed to do. Everything went well for him. I think it was just a sign of how well he is doing physically and health-wise. I think it was just that he's extremely healthy that got him to heal up (from the cuts to his legs) this fast."