The wonderment with which the broadcast outlined the proceedings best describes what transpired, as Journalism nearly checked into the rail and was squeezed into a group of horses before splitting them and emerging to make a final push for the win.

That’s because the No. 9 horse in the 2025 Preakness is named “Gosger” after Jim Gosger, a journeyman outfielder who played 74 games for the Amazins, including 10 for the “Miracle Mets” in 1969.

Clarke is a passionate New York Mets fan who always thought Gosger, the player, was such a nice man on and off the baseball diamond. So, she would name a horse — sired, incidentally by 2016 Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, named after former Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist — Gosger, after Clarke's favorite ballplayer.

Get caught up with Gosger's past performances, jockey, trainer and full analysis heading into the second leg of the Triple Crown

Horse racing analyst and host Louie Rabaut talks about Gosger, who comes out of a sleepy Kentucky Derby qualifying race and his chances to win the Preakness.

Gosger's development trajectory was just a bit too late to make the field for the Kentucky Derby, but his ascent has lined up well for a start in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.

Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli provided the horse racing world with another breathtaking finish Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore as they fought through a traffic jam late and sprinted past Gosger to win the 150th running of the prestigious second jewel of the Triple Crown.