It was almost an upset victory, but in the end Gosger the horse, named for Port Huron's own Jim Gosger, had to settle for second place. The horse named after the former Major League Baseball player was given 15-1 odds of winning in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, but managed to come close in a race of nine horses.

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

There was no massive upset at Saturday's Preakness Stakes, as favorite Journalism ended up claiming victory. There was, however, plenty of excitement and drama, as long shot Gosger led for almost the entirety of the race.

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.

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.

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.

How the lightly raced contender in a Triple Crown race came to be named for a former Major Leaguer unknown to most is a bloom of happenstance that even Gosger finds hard to believe. “He gets teary-eyed when we talk about it,