Preakness 2019 Payout: Prize-Money Payout, Order of Finish and Reaction

On a day very different than the rainy and muddy Kentucky Derby a couple of weeks ago, War of Will raced to victory at the 144th Preakness Stakes on a dry and mild Saturday evening.

After a rocky start for some horses—as Bodexpress lost jockey John Velazquez out of the gate—War of Will overtook Warrior's Charge along the rail and booked it down the final stretch to win by 1¼ lengths.

This is the first Triple Crown win for jockey Tyler Gaffalione and trainer Mark Casse.

The win for War of Will comes weeks after controversy directly affected him at the Kentucky Derby, when Maximum Security interfered with him and he finished in seventh as a result (after Maximum Security's disqualification).

Everfast and Owendale finished in second and third place, respectively, while Warrior's Charge came in fourth and Laughing Fox finished fifth. Improbable—the 5-2 favorite going into the race, per TwinSpires—came up sixth, placing out of the money.

Preakness Stakes Payout

1st: War of Will (win: $14.20; place: $7.40; show: $5.40)

2nd: Everfast (place: $32.00; show: $14.40)

3rd: Owendale (show: $6.00)

Based on $2 bet, per Preakness' official broadcast

Preakness Stakes Results List

Win ($900,000): War of Will; jockey: Tyler Gaffalione; trainer: Mark Casse

Place: ($300,000): Everfast; jockey: Joel Rosario; trainer: Dale Romans

Show ($165,000): Owendale; jockey: Florent Geroux; trainer: Brad Cox

4th ($90,000): Warrior's Charge; jockey: Javier Castellano; trainer: Brad Cox

5th ($45,000): Laughing Fox; jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr.; trainer: Steve Asmussen

6th: Improbable; jockey: Mike Smith; trainer: Bob Baffert

7th: Win Win Win; jockey: Julian Pimentel; trainer: Michael Trombetta

8th: Bourbon War; jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.; trainer Mark Hennig

9th: Signalman; jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.; trainer: Kenny McPeek

10th: Anothertwistafate; jockey: Jose Ortiz; trainer: Blaine Wright

11th: Alwaysmining; jockey: Daniel Centeno; trainer: Kelly Rubley

12th: Market King; jockey: Jon Court; trainer: D. Wayne Lukas

13th: Bodexpress; jockey: John Velazquez; trainer: Gustavo Delgado*

*Did not finish because he lost his jockey

In the post-race NBC interview in the winner's circle, trainer Casse discussed the potential of War of Will running in the Belmont Stakes—the final leg of the Triple Crown. However, there will already be no Triple Crown winner this year, with Country House taking the Kentucky Derby and then not racing in the Preakness.

Nevertheless, another Triple Crown win would be huge for trainer Casse, jockey Gaffalione and War of Will, though it may make the Kentucky Derby loss sting a little more.

While War of Will may have won, Bodexpress seemed to steal the show.

The horse bucked as the gates opened and knocked off Velazquez as soon as the race began.

However, he did not stop there. The horse raced the entirety of the Preakness, as nobody could get ahold of him since he was in the middle of the rest of the racers. With all the distraction and celebration at War of Will's victory, Bodexpress did a whole other lap after the race concluded until he was finally caught.

Velazquez confirmed to NBC he was fine after the race, and the horse seemed to be OK as well. Fans took to Twitter to praise Bodexpress for his determination:

Horse racing fans will now wait for the third leg of the Triple Crown, with the Belmont Stakes in just a few short weeks on June 8.