Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore SunOutrider Kaymarie Kreidel attempts to slow Bodexpress, who trails the pack down the final stretch during the 114th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course Sat., May 18, 2019.
Jerry Jackson / Baltimore SunBodexpress runs back across the finish line at Pimlico after running the Preakness Stakes without his jockey.
Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun#9 Bodexpress rides alone after he bucked his rider off at the start. 2019 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore SunJockey John Velazquez (red, yellow) fails to get a clean start as Bodexpress throws the jockey off during the 114th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course Sat., May 18, 2019.
Lloyd Fox / Baltimore SunBodexpress jockey John Velazquez falls of his horse at the start of the race. #1 War of Will wins the 144th Preakness With jockey Tyler Gaffalione leading him to the finish. 144th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore SunJockey John Velazquez fails to get a clean start as Bodexpress throws the jockey off during the 114th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course Sat., May 18, 2019.
Lloyd Fox / Baltimore SunAn outrider secures #9 Bodexpress after the horse ran the race after the jockey fell off out of the starting gate. . #1 War of Will wins the 144th Preakness With jockey Tyler Gaffalione leading him to the finish. 144th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore SunJockey John Velazquez fails to get a clean start as Bodexpress throws the jockey off during the 114th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course Sat., May 18, 2019.
Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun#9 Bodexpress comes around the first turn without his rider. #1 War of Will wins the 144th Preakness With jockey Tyler Gaffalione leading him to the finish. 144th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore SunJockey John Velazquez (red, yellow) fails to get a clean start as Bodexpress throws the jockey off during the 114th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course Sat., May 18, 2019.
Jerry Jackson / Baltimore SunJockey John Velazquez falls off Bodexpress out of the starting gate of the 144th Preakness Stakes.
Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore SunJockey John Velazquez (red, yellow) watches his horse Bodexpress run with the pack after throwing the jockey off at the starting gate, during the 114th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course Sat., May 18, 2019.
Kim Hairston / Baltimore SunOutrider Kaymarie Kreidel chases down runaway horse Bodexpress after the 2019 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 18.
Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore SunJockey John Velazquez (red, yellow) rolls over, falling off Bodexpress in front of the starting gate while Win Win Win, ridden by Julian Pimentel (13) continues during the 114th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course Sat., May 18, 2019.
Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore SunBodexpress runs without his rider, John Velazquez, during the 1444th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 18, 2019.
Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore SunJockey John Velazquez fails to get a clean start as Bodexpress throws the jockey off during the 114th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course Sat., May 18, 2019.
Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore SunJockey John Velazquez (red, yellow) fails to get a clean start as Bodexpress throws the jockey off during the 114th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course Sat., May 18, 2019.
Thalia Juarez/BaltimoreSun / Baltimore Sun#9 Bodexpress rides alone after bucking off his rider at the start of the race. #1 War of Will wins the 144th Preakness with jockey Tyler Gaffalione.
Jerry Jackson / Baltimore SunBodexpress takes of riderless after jockey John Velazquez fell coming out of the starting gate of the 144th Preakness Stakes.
Jerry Jackson / Baltimore SunBodexpress (9) crosses the finish line of the 144th Preakness Stakes without his jockey ahead of Alwaysmining and Market King (not pictured.)
Jerry Jackson / Baltimore SunPimlico outrider Kaymarie Kreidel wrangles Bodexpress after he threw jockey John Velazquez out of the starting gate of the 144th Preakness Stakes.
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Outrider Kaymarie Kreidel attempts to slow Bodexpress, who trails the pack down the final stretch during the 114th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course Sat., May 18, 2019.
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When Bodexpress dumped his rider at the starting gate in the opening seconds of the 144th Preakness, the focus immediately shifted toward the horse running free down the track.
Predictably, those watching at home couldn’t get enough.
Here’s some of the reaction across the internet to the riderless horse: