Rombauer wins 146th Preakness Stakes

Rombauer’s victory also means there will not be a Triple Crown winner this year.

It was nearly back to normal for the second jewel in thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown.

This year’s race drew a limited capacity of 10,000 fans, much less than the usual crowd of 100,000.

The buzz before Saturday’s race centered around Derby winner Medina Spirit, who failed a post-race drug test and may still have his victory taken away.

In addition, race organizers said Medina Spirit’s medical records — showing the application of the dermatitis ointment Otomax, believed to have been the source of the betamethasone in the horse’s system — were consistent with trainer Bob Baffert’s explanation.

Results from testing on a split-sample are expected back within several weeks, the Post reported.

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