Filly Swiss Skydiver pulls Preakness upset
Swiss Skydiver added one final memorable moment to cap off a topsy-turvy Triple Crown season, beating favored Authentic by a neck after a stretch duel in the Preakness Stakes run without fans Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
She became the sixth filly and first since
Rachel Alexandra in 2009 to win the Preakness, which this year served as the third leg of the Triple Crown for the first time.
“Just a real honor to be around a horse like this.” said trainer Kenny McPeek, who won the Preakness for the first time for his second Triple Crown race victory.
At 11-1 odds, Swiss Skydiver pulled off an upset of 3-2 favorite and Kentucky Derby winner Authentic. Jockey Robby Albarado made a powerful move around the final turn.
“I had an opportunity,” said Albarado, who won his second Preakness after 2007 aboard
Curlin. “I took advantage of the rail.”
NHL Golden Knights pony up for Lehner
The Golden Knights re-signed goaltender
Robin Lehner to a five-year, $25 million contract that carries a $5 million annual salary cap hit. The move means the team likely will soon move on from Marc-Andre Fleury, who took them to the Stanley Cup Final in 2018 in their inaugural season. Lehner played 33 games for the Blackhawks in 2019-20.
TENNIS Djokovic extends Round of 16 streak
No. 1-seeded Novak Djokovic reached the round of 16 in the French Open in Paris for the 11th consecutive year, equaling a record held by Big Three rivals Rafael Nadal and
Roger Federer. Djokovic ceded merely five games in a 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 victory against 153rdranked Daniel Elahi Galan.
MISCELLANEOUS Garcia, Davis, Poston share lead
Sergio Garcia played bogey-free in the third round of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi, for a 6-under 66 that left him in a three-way tie for the lead with Cameron Davis and J.T. Poston.
† Will Power won the pole, then led every lap of the second Harvest GP race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course, beating Colton Herta to the yard of bricks by 0.8932 seconds. † Justin Haley made it into the second round of the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs with a victory at Talladega in Alabama, his third superspeedway win of the season.
Time/TV: First round Tuesday (6 p.m. NBCSN), Rounds 2-7 Wednesday (10:30 a.m., NHL).
Where: Conducted via teleconference from NHL Network headquarters in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Top five picks: Rangers, Kings, Senators, Red Wings, Senators. Hawks’ picks: 17th (1st round); 46th (2nd); 78th and 80th (3rd); 109 (4th), 140 (5th), 171 (6th).