BALTIMORE -- Straight Gin's racing career ended with a disappointing and painful run in the Preakness.

The Nick Zito-trained horse hurt his right bow tendon en route to a ninth-place finish Saturday. The injury is not life-threatening.

"He'll be fine, but his racing career is over," Zito said. "He must have jumped and hit himself. The horse was training so well; he was poetry in motion. This is very disappointing."

Straight Gin was never a threat in the Preakness. He broke from the gate 12th in the 13-horse field and never advanced past 11th until passing several tiring horses in the stretch.

It was the third straight poor showing by the horse, who ran fifth, fourth and ninth after winning two straight races at Gulfstream.

Zito didn't have much more luck with his other entrant, Crimson Hero, who was in last place for much of the race before surging to a seventh-place finish.

"I was disappointed in these horses. They looked good, they had a good weekand they were both set up to win," Zito said.