Trainer Carl Nafzger added, "Heartbreaking, that's what it was. We only needed a nose. Curlin ran a hell of a race, but we had Curlin. We should have never let him come back and get us. There's nothing you can do about it until he decides he wants to go on. Or wait a little longer to squeeze the trigger; that's all. I really thought when Hard Spun made his move he might not be catchable. We caught him and we got to the lead We were 2 1/2 (lengths) in front and we let the horse win. A good horse kept running and nobody else came running. He beat us at the wire, and that's where they take the picture."
2007 Preakness Results
By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com Guide
Second place finisher Street Sense
Second place finisher Street Sense before the Preakness
© Cindy Pierson Dulay
Jockey Calvin Borel said, "I thought it was all over when I got by Hard Spun turning for home. I thought he was just going to gallop. But things happen. He just got to gawking 40 yards from home and he just got outrun. I thought I rode a perfect race, and Carl did too. It's far from over. If he comes back good, we'll be alright."
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- Curlin wins the 2007 Preakness
- Curlin parades for the fans
- Curlin heads for the barn
- Curlin in the post parade
- Second place finisher Street Sense
- Third place finisher Hard Spun
- First time by in the 2007 Preakness
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