The win also means a massive payday for jockey Umberto Rispoli, trainer Michael McCarthy and the large ownership group of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners as they'll split up the $1.2 million prize money (80% to the owners and 10% each to the trainer and jockey).

Journalism battles past the competition down the final stretch and manages to barely catch Gosger before the finish line to win the Preakness Stakes.

Journalism, second in the Kentucky Derby, survived a rough bumping match early in the Preakness Stakes stretch, then ran on to victory with a stunning burst of speed.