Ulysses Munoz / Baltimore Sun#8 Ax Man, being ridden by Mike E. Smith, wins Race 12 at the Preakness Stakes.
Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore SunFire Away, right, ridden by Manuel Franco, is on the way to win the 117th Running of the Maker's Mark Dixie Stakes, the 7th race on Preakness day 2018 at Pimlico Race Course.
Joshua McKerrow, Baltimore Sun M / Baltimore Sun Media GroupHorses run through the messy, muddy track in the Very One Stakes, the 10th race at the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.
Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media GroupRace 9 makes their way past the corporate tents during the 143rd Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Ulysses Munoz / Baltimore Sun#8 Ax Man, being ridden by Mike E. Smith, wins Race 12 at the Preakness Stakes.
Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore SunThe 67th running of the Stella Artois Gallorette Stakes is the only turf race of the day on Preakness day 2018 at Pimlico Race Course.
Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media GroupSquare Shooter sets the pace around the 4th turn in the 4th race of the 143rd Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media GroupHorses make their way on the track for the 8th race of the 143rd Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media GroupJockey's Javier Castellano, left, and John Velazquez, right, smile after race 12 in the 143rd Preakness from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media GroupSquare Shooter sets the pace around the 4th turn in the 4th race of the 143rd Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore SunHill Shadow (#7) with jockey Xavier Perez aboard, out races Beers, ridden by jockey Jorge A. Vargas, Jr., to win race number one on Preakness day 2018 at Pimlico Race Course.
Jerry Jackson / Baltimore SunHorses charge from the gate at the start of the James W. Murphy Stakes, the 5th race of the day.
Joshua McKerrow, Baltimore Sun M / Baltimore Sun Media GroupRicardo Santana Jr. rides Switzerland to victory in the Maryland Sprint Stakes, the 10th race at the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.
Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore SunJockey Manuel Franco gives the thumb up after winning the 117th Running of the Maker's Mark Dixie Stakes, the 7th race on Preakness day 2018 at Pimlico Race Course.ace number 7 on Preakness day 2018 at Pimlico Race Course.
Joshua McKerrow / Baltimore Sun Media GroupThe #9 turf race - #4, Stallion Heiress leads te pack ahead of the #3 horse, Ultra Brat and #2, Brooks House as they pass the Stronach Group Tent.
Kim Hairston / Baltimore SunDuring Race 3, #7, Forge, races ahead of #8, Pop Keenan.
Joshua McKerrow / Baltimore Sun Media GroupThe #9 turf race - #4, Stallion Heiress leads te pack ahead of the #2, Brooks House (inside rail) followed by the #3 horse, Ultra Brat as they pass the Turfside Terrace.
Joshua McKerrow, Baltimore Sun M / Baltimore Sun Media GroupRicardo Santana Jr. pumps his fist at the sky in victory after riding Switzerland to first place in the Maryland Sprint Stakes, the 10th race at the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.
Joshua McKerrow, Baltimore Sun M / Baltimore Sun Media GroupMike E. Smith and Ax Man are surrounded by photographers after winning the Sir Barton Stakes, the 12th race in the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.
Kim Hairston / Baltimore SunDuring Race 3, #7, Forge, races ahead of #8, Pop Keenan.
Ulysses Munoz / Baltimore Sun#8 Ax Man, being ridden by Mike E. Smith, wins Race 12 at the Preakness Stakes.
Jerry Jackson / Baltimore SunFans in the Turfside Terrace cheer on Ultra Brat as he wins the Gallorette Stakes, the only turf race of the day.
Colin Campbell / Baltimore SunSquare Shooter, winner of the fourth race of the day, makes his way off the muddy Pimlico track.
Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore SunA muddy Horacio Karamanos walks back to the jockey's room after riding Team Tim in the third race during Preakness day 2018 at Pimlico Race Course.
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#8 Ax Man, being ridden by Mike E. Smith, wins Race 12 at the Preakness Stakes.
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Fire Away showed his mettle in the mud Saturday afternoon at Pimlico Race Course, pulling ahead of a tight pack of contenders to win the Dixie Stakes by ¾ of a length.
Fire Away paid $4.60 to win. Unbridled Juan, who had a narrow lead going into the backstretch finished second, paying $2.60. Just Howard, who was running neck-and-neck with Unbridled Juan until the stretch, came in third.
O Dionysus finished last in the four-horse field.