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Smarty Jones Sets Record in Preakness Win

By RICHARD ROSENBLATT

BALTIMORE (AP) - Smarty Jones blazed into the lead turning for home and won the Preakness by a record 11 1/2 lengths on Saturday, setting the stage for a dramatic Triple Crown try at the Belmont Stakes in three weeks.

The undefeated colt has a chance to become just the 12th Triple Crown champion and the first to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont since Affirmed in 1978.

The crowd at Pimlico roared as jockey Stewart Elliott asked Smarty for his patented run for home. The Pennsylvania-bred responded by moving to the inside of pacesetter Lion Heart and pulling away. The margin of victory topped the record of 10 lengths by Survivor in 1873, in the first Preakness.

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