JUSTIFY IN LINE FOR CROWN BID

It wasn’t easy, but Justify had enough left to hold off several hard-charging challengers and win the Preakness on a sloppy, slippery track Saturday to keep alive the chance for a second Triple Crown champion in four years. After winning the most difficult race of his career, Justify has the chance at the Belmont Stakes in New York on June 9 to accomplish the same rare feat as trainer Bob Baffert’s American Pharoah did in 2015. Justify was bred by John Gunther, of Langley, B.C., at Glennwood Farm in Versailles, Ky., which is run by his daughter, Tanya. Justify won the Preakness by a half-length after completing the race in 1:55.93. Bravazo edged Tenfold for second, and Good Magic was fourth.