It's been thirty years since the last Triple Crown winner, but the wait could be over for the horse racing industry. Big Brown remained unbeaten while grabbing the second leg of the Triple Crown with a impressive 5 1/4 length victory in Saturday's 133rd Preakness Stakes at Pimilco Race Course in Baltimore.

Big Brown, with Kent Desormeaux aboard, remained unbeaten and dominated the field of 11 horses that lined up against once again.

It was a far different trip for Big Brown this time around compared to the Derby. For starters, instead of breaking from the far outside, the colt was in the No. 7 post and came out in the middle of the pack. He did not get the best break and got a bit squeezed on the rail, but once Desormeaux made his move to the outside Big Brown kicked it up a notch and never looked back.

With Kent Desormeaux up, Big Brown won the Preakness geared down by 5 1/4 lengths. Macho Again rallied for second, with Icabad Crane third, another half-length back, after encountering traffic trouble on the final turn. Racecar Rhapsody was fourth and was followed, in order, by Stevil, Kentucky Bear, Hey Byrn, Giant Moon, Tres Borrachos, Yankee Bravo, Gayego, and Riley Tucker. Behindatthebar was scratched Friday.

Next up is the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 7th, where Big Brown will attempt to become the 12th Triple Crown winner, and the first since Affirmed in 1978. Big Brown vanquished 19 challengers in the Derby, and 10 newcomers - plus Derby also-ran Gayego - in the Preakness. Several horses will be awaiting him in the Belmont, including Denis of Cork and Tale of Ekati, who were third and fourth, respectively, in the Derby. He also will face the Japanese runner Casino Drive, who won last week's Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont to set up a classic East vs. Far East confrontation.