May 21, 2011
Pimlico Racecourse
Baltimore, Maryland
The eyes of the racing world shift from Churchill Downs to Pimlico Race Course as the Triple Crown players set their sights on Baltimore for the 2011 Preakness Stakes on May 21st.
The Preakness Stakes
is a Grade 1 stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred
horses, run at a classic distance of
1 3/16 miles (9.75
furlongs; 1.91 km) on a dirt track. Colts and geldings
carry 126 pounds (57 kg), while fillies carry 121 pounds
(55 kg).
Fans love
the turf races because they attract larger fields of
horses, which makes the outcome for the bettors more
interesting. The Preakness has had some memorable horse
race winners with great photo finishes. Who could ever
forget horses like Northern Dancer, Secretariat, Seattle
Slew, Affirmed, Tabasco Cat, or Smarty Jones.
Pillico has two race
courses: Main Track: One Mile, oval. Turf Course: Seven Furlongs
Pimlico by the numbers: Main Track: 1 mile loam oval Turf Course: 7/8 of a mile inside main track
Preakness Stakes Purse
Structure Result Purse of $1,000,000
Winner $620,000 (62%)
Second $200,000 (20%)
Third $100,000 (10%)
Forth $50,000 (5%)
Fifth $30,000 (3%)
The Preakness has been run at seven different
distances:
1 1/2 miles (2.41 km) -- 1873 to 1888 and 1890
1 1/4 miles (2.01 km) -- 1889
1 1/16 miles (1.71 km) -- 1894 to 1900 and 1908
1 mile 70 yards (1.67 km) -- 1901 to 1907
1 mile (1.61 km) -- 1909 and 1910
1 1/8 miles (1.81 km) -- 1911 to 1924
1 3/16 miles (1.91 km) -- 1925 to present
The
leading Preakness winning jockeys are:
Eddie Arcaro : 6 - including 2 consecutive wins in
1950-51
Pat Day : 5 - including 3 consecutive wins in 1994-96
George Barbee, Bill Hartack and Lloyd Hughes : 3
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Pimlico Racetrack Pimlico
Racetrack is a historic horse racetrack in Baltimore,
Maryland that features thoroughbred racing. It is the
traditional home of the second jewel of horse racing's
Triple Crown "Preakness Stakes". Other big events hosted
by the racetrack are the Pimlico Racetrack Special, the
Federico Tesio Stakes, the Jim McKay Breeders Cup
Handicap and the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
Set by Tank's Prospect in 1985 and equalled by Louis
Quatorze in 1996, the speed record for the current 1
3/16 miles (1.91 km) Preakness is 1 minute 53 2/5
seconds. The record victory margin is 11½ lengths, by
Smarty Jones in 2004.
Pimlico Race Meets:
Spring Meeting: April to June
Fall Meeting: September to October
Post Times: 1:05
p.m. Daily
Spring is in the air, with
the traditional opening of Pimlico Race Course for the
waiting of the May 21st Preakness Stakes.
Preakenss Stakes
TV Time
In the U.S., watch for all
the televised action taking place from Pimlico on NBC at
5 PM ET on Saturday, May 21st, 2011 with post time approx.
6:05 PM ET.
Lookin At Lucky rebounded from a disappointing performance in the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago to prevail over 11 rivals by three-quarters of a length in the 135th running of the $1,000,000 Preakness Stakes.
2010 Preakness Results
Lookin At Lucky 6.80 4.60 3.80
First Dude 16.60 9.20
Jackson Bend 6.60
Rachel Alexandra 2009 Preakness
Stakes Winner
Charged
to the lead turning for home and then cruised down the stretch
to win the Preakness on Saturday, still perfect and squarely
pointed toward thoroughbred racing's first Triple Crown in 30
years.
It might be the best horse this year in a middling field
of 3-year-olds. Or the colt could be remembered as one of the
greatest of all time.
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race and know which have the advantage in any given
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There are 4 race shapes: fast, lone early, honest, and
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race shape of any race and you will see which horses have
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