2006 Preakness Results

Eventual seventh-place finisher Like Now leads eventual runner-up Sweetnorthernsaint first time past the stands. Kent Desormeaux aboard Sweetnorthernsaint said, "I don't think people realize that the first jump out of the gate, he tore his quarter off, which is like pulling your thumb off. Brother Derek took us to the pedal and I had to go full throttle to the half-mile pole. It was not a conventional race where you get to cruise to the half-mile pole. I am very, very proud of the horse." Jose Espinoza aboard Like Now said, "The race set up pretty well for us. I was always in a nice position. My horse was in hand at the (first) quarter. In the end, he was going really well and giving me everything."