Napoleon Solo Pays $17.80 to Win 151st Preakness as 10-1 Shot Tops Wide-Open Field
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Updated · USA TODAY · May 16
Napoleon Solo Pays $17.80 to Win 151st Preakness as 10-1 Shot Tops Wide-Open Field
16 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · May 16
$2 win tickets on Napoleon Solo returned $17.80 after the 10-1 horse captured the 151st Preakness Stakes.
Laurel Park hosted the race while Pimlico undergoes renovations, and the unsettled field had entered without a clear frontrunner.
Iron Honor finished second and paid $9.20 to place and $6.60 to show, while third-place Chip Honcho paid $8.20 to show.
The victory also gave jockey Paco Lopez and trainer Chad Summers their first Triple Crown race win after Napoleon Solo earlier claimed $1.2 million from the $2 million purse.
As top trainers increasingly skip races, is the Triple Crown's grueling schedule finally breaking?
With two Triple Crown races at temporary venues, is the series facing an identity crisis?