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The Preakness Stakes is the second leg of the ‘Triple Crown’ and is held every year on the third Sunday in May at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade 1 stakes race for three year olds contested over a dirt track 1 3/16 in length. Much in the same way that the Kentucky Derby is known as ‘The Run for the Roses’, the Preakness is often called “The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans” due to the garland of flowers awarded to the victorious horse. The Preakness is usually the second most a
Predating the Kentucky Derby by two years, the Preakness Stakes was first run in 1873. It got its name from then Maryland Governor Oden Bowie, who dubbed it ‘The Preakness’ in honor of a horse of the same name that won the Dinner Party Stakes on the opening day of the Pimlico track in 1870. The race was originally a mile and a half in length, and the inaugural event saw 7 horses go to the starting gate. The first Preakness was won by My Sheba, who trounced the rest of the field by 10 lengths. That would
In 2010, MI Development created a special bonus structure that would award the Preakness winner a potential bonus of $5.5 million. The rationale behind this program was to create greater interest in the Triple Crown prep races held at Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields—all which are owned by MI Development.
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