Seize the Grey seized the day, winning the 2024 Preakness Stakes.
After failing to qualify for the Kentucky Derby, Seize the Grey was an underdog going into the second leg of the Triple Crown. Closing at 9-1 odds, the winning horse was an afterthought before the race started.
Those who took a flier on Seize the Grey were quickly rewarded. The grey horse was shot out of a cannon right out of the gate, jumping out to an early lead that he wouldn’t surrender.
Jockey Jaime Torres led his horse to a wire-to-wire victory, as Seize the Grey held off a late push from the Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes favorite Mystik Dan to pull off a shocking win.
Seize The Grey WINS the 149th Preakness Stakes! 🌻 pic.twitter.com/Uqyb5nXPuS
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 18, 2024
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Seize the Grey name, explained
There is no concrete answer to Seize the Grey’s name, but it’s safe to assume it was named after the horse’s sleek grey hair.
Seize the Grey captures the 149th Preakness Stakes! pic.twitter.com/SNojNxTfFd
— Preakness Stakes (@PreaknessStakes) May 18, 2024
Seize the Grey owner
Seize the Grey is owned by “MyRacehorse” owner Michael Behrens.
He bought the horse for $ 300,000 at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale.
Seize the Grey trainer
Seize the Grey’s trainer is horse racing Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas.
Including Seize the Grey, Lukas has trained 15 winning horses at Triple Crown events — the most in history.
Prior to Seize the Grey, Lukas’ most recent winner was Oxbow, who won the 2013 Preakness Stakes.
Seize the Grey jockey
Jaime Torres was Seize the Grey’s jockey.
The 25-year-old fell in love with horse racing after watching a 2019 race in Puerto Rico. He went to jockey school in 2022 and two years later, Torres won the Preakness Stakes — his first Triple Crown victory.
2019: Watched horse racing in Puerto Rico
2022: Went to jockey school
2024: Wins the 149th Preakness StakesJaime Torres, jockey of Seize The Grey, reflects on his victory. pic.twitter.com/qaxY6lWHue
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 18, 2024
