Preakness Results 2014: Winner, Payouts and Order of Finish

Longer track, shorter track, molasses pace, lightning pace—it doesn't matter. California Chrome is going to respond the same way. 

With a win. 

The three-year-old colt took another step toward elusive Triple Crown immortality on Saturday, racing ahead of the 10-horse field at Pimlico to a highly impressive victory at the Preakness Stakes. 

Bleacher Report gave a look at the chestnut star's sixth consecutive winning moment: 

Here's a another shot to catch the race in its entirety: 

Ride On Curlin and Social Inclusion crossed the finish line behind trainer Art Sherman's horse to finish in the money at the historic Second Jewel of the Triple Crown. 

Here's a look at the complete order of finish and betting payouts:

Order of Finish

Pos.	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Lengths
1	3	California Chrome	Victor Espinoza	Art Sherman	-
2	10	Ride On Curlin	Joel Rosario	William Gowan	1 1/2
3	8	Social Inclusion	Luis Contreras	Manny Azpurua	8
4	2	General a Rod	Javier Castellano	Mike Maker	8
5	4	Ring Weekend	Alan Garcia	H. Graham Motion	12 1/4
6	9	Pablo Del Monte	Jeffrey Sanchez	Wesley A. Ward	14
7	1	Dynamic Impact	Miguel Mena	Mark E. Casse	15 3/4
8	7	Kid Cruz	Julian Pimentel	Linda Rice	15 3/4
9	5	Bayern	Rosie Napravnik	Bob Baffert	20 3/4
10	6	Ria Antonia	Calvin Borel	Tom Amoss	30 3/4

Payouts

Horse	Win	Place	Show
California Chrome	$3.00	$3.00	$2.40
Ride on Curlin	—	$5.60	$3.80
Social Inclusion	—	—	$3.40

It couldn't have been a better trip for jockey Victor Espinoza and California Chrome, who came out of the No. 3 post and joined rare company with the win, per ESPN Stats & Info:

ESPN Stats & Info and ESPN's Darren Rovell also noted a few more unlikely facts stemming from the victory: 

Unsurprisingly, speedy horse Pablo Del Monte jumped out in front of the pack out of the gates. But instead of having to challenge Wesley A. Ward's horse, California Chrome stayed in third place—the perfect position—for much of the race while Ria Antonia helped eventually slow down the lead horse. 

Espinoza made his final move near the last turn, with Social Inclusion right nearby. The talented horse pulled away down the stretch, though, and while Ride On Curlin made things slightly interesting in the final seconds, he wasn't able to stop California Chrome's bid at history. 

The ability to make an early push and hold on was quite extraordinary, as Daily Racing Form's Jay Privman noted:

Jose Contreras of AmericasBestRacing.net added to that praise:

While he made it look easy, though, Espinoza, via WDRB's Eric Crawford, called his historic trip a "challenge":

At Churchill Downs, the historically slow pace didn't bother this horse. At Pimlico, the speed out in front couldn't stop him from continuing this magical story. At the 1.5-mile Belmont Stakes, California Chrome will get yet another chance to show off that impressive versatility and end the nearly four-decade wait for another Triple Crown champion.  

Sherman, via Daily Racing Form, talked about the upcoming race: 

The final and longest leg of the Triple Crown, aptly dubbed "The Test of the Champion," will be sure to challenge California Chrome unlike ever before, but this horse has made it very clear over the last month: He can handle anything. 

At Belmont Park in three weeks, we'll see if that's true.