Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of racing's Triple Crown, was conceived through an agreement among sportsmen to stage a special race to commemorate a memorable occasion on a late summer evening in 1868.
2021 Preakness Stakes Odds
PP | HORSE | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
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1 | Ram | D. Wayne Lukas | Ricardo Santana Jr. | 4-1 |
2 | Keepmeinmind | Robertino Diodoro | David Cohen | 15-1 |
3 | Medina Spirit | Bob Baffert | John Velazquez | 9-5 |
4 | Crowded Trade | Chad Brown | Javier Castellano | 10-1 |
5 | Midnight Bourbon | Steve Asmussen | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 5-1 |
6 | Rombauer | Michael McCarthy | Flavien Prat | 12-1 |
7 | France Go de Ina | Hideyuki Mori | Joel Rosario | 20-1 |
8 | Unbridled Honor | Todd Pletcher | Luis Saez | 15-1 |
9 | Risk Taking | Chad Brown | Jose Ortiz | 15-1 |
10 | Concert Tour | Bob Baffert | Mike Smith | 5-2 |
2021 Preakness Stakes Replay
Re-live the excitement of the 2021 Preakness Stakes and watch Rombauer win. Credits to the video owner
Preakness Stakes Winners
Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist. (miles) |
Time* | Purse |
2021 | Rombauer | Flavien Prat | Michael W. McCarthy | Diane & John Fradkin | 1+3/16 | 1:53.62 | $1,000,000 |
2020 | Swiss Skydiver | Robby Albarado | Kenneth McPeek | Peter J. Callahan | 1+3/16 | 1:53.28 | $1,000,000 |
2019 | War of Will | Tyler Gaffalione | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber | 1+3/16 | 1:54.34 | $1,650,000 |
2018 | Justify | Mike Smith | Bob Baffert | WinStar Farm / China Horse Club | 1+3/16 | 1:55.93 | $1,500,000 |
2017 | Cloud Computing | Javier Castellano | Chad Brown | Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence | 1+3/16 | 1:55.98 | $1,500,000 |
2016 | Exaggerator | Kent Desormeaux | J. Keith Desormeaux | Big Chief Racing LLC et al. | 1+3/16 | 1:58.31 | $1,500,000 |
2015 | American Pharoah | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Zayat Stables, LLC | 1+3/16 | 1:58.46 | $1,500,000 |
2014 | California Chrome | Victor Espinoza | Art Sherman | Steve Coburn & Perry Martin | 1+3/16 | 1:54.84 | $1,500,000 |
2013 | Oxbow | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Calumet Farm | 1+3/16 | 1:57.54 | $1,000,000 |
2012 | I'll Have Another | Mario Gutierrez | Doug O'Neill | J. Paul Reddam | 1+3/16 | 1:55.94 | $1,000,000 |
2011 | Shackleford | Jesus Castanon | Dale Romans | Mike Lauffer & William D. Cubbedge | 1+3/16 | 1:56.47 | $1,500,000 |
2010 | Lookin At Lucky | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Michael Pegram | 1+3/16 | 1:55.47 | $1,000,000 |
2009 | Rachel Alexandra | Calvin Borel | Steve Asmussen | Stonestreet Stab. & Harold T. McCormick | 1+3/16 | 1:55.08 | $1,100,000 |
2008 | Big Brown | Kent Desormeaux | Richard Dutrow | IEAH Stables & Paul Pompa | 1+3/16 | 1:54.86 | $1,000,000 |
2007 | Curlin | Robby Albarado | Steve Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables | 1+3/16 | 1:53.46 | $1,000,000 |
2006 | Bernardini | Javier Castellano | Tom Albertrani | Darley Stables | 1+3/16 | 1:54.65 | $1,000,000 |
2005 | Afleet Alex | Jeremy Rose | Timothy Ritchey | Cash Is King Stable | 1+3/16 | 1:55.04 | $1,000,000 |
2004 | Smarty Jones | Stewart Elliott | John Servis | Someday Farm | 1+3/16 | 1:55.59 | $1,000,000 |
2003 | Funny Cide | Jose Santos | Barclay Tagg | Sackatoga Stable | 1+3/16 | 1:55.61 | $1,000,000 |
2002 | War Emblem | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1+3/16 | 1:56.40 | $1,000,000 |
2001 | Point Given | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1+3/16 | 1:55.40 | $1,000,000 |
2000 | Red Bullet | Jerry Bailey | Joe Orseno | Stronach Stables | 1+3/16 | 1:56.00 | $1,000,000 |
Preakness Stakes Records
Here are some noteworthy records of the Preakness Stakes:
Speed record:
- 1+3/16 miles (1.91 km) – 1:53 – Secretariat (1973)
Margin of Victory:
- 11 1/2 lengths – Smarty Jones (2004)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 – Eddie Arcaro (1941, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 7 – Bob Baffert (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, & 2018)
- 7 – R. Wyndham Walden (1875, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, & 1888)
Most wins by an owner:
- 7 – Calumet Farm (1941, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1956, 1958, 1968, 2013) (also the leading breeder with 7)
History of the Preakness Stakes
Governor Oden Bowie of Maryland, a horseman and racing entrepreneur, was one of the distinguished guests at an elegant dinner party after the races at the Union Hall Hotel in Saratoga given by Milton H. Sanford. John Hunter of New York proposed that the feast be commemorated by a stake race to be run in the fall of 1870 for three-year old colts and fillies at two miles, to be known as the Dinner Party Stakes in honor of the evening. Gov. Bowie suggested a purse of $15,000, an extremely huge sum in those days.
Gov. Bowie requested that the Dinner Party Stakes be run in Maryland, and pledged to build a new racetrack to host it. Hence, the idea for Pimlico Race Course was born, and in the fall of 1870, the inaugural Dinner Party Stakes was run on Pimlico's opening. Won by Sanford's Preakness, one of only two male entrants in the seven horse field, the massive bay colt was a first time starter. His jockey, Billy Hayward, followed a unique tradition of the day after the race: a wire was stretched across the track from the judges' stand with a small silk bag filled with gold pieces. When the race was over, the winning jockey untied the string holding the bag and claimed the money. It is believed this custom brought about the modern day "wire" at the finish line, and the designation of "purse" money.
Gov. Bowie's Dinner Party Stakes would later be run at Pimlico as the Dixie Handicap (now known as the "Dixie"), and hold the honor of being the 8th oldest stakes race in America.
Two years before the Kentucky Derby would appear, Pimlico was busy introducing its new stakes race for three-year olds, the Preakness, during its first-ever spring race meet in 1873. Gov. Bowie had named the mile and one-half race in honor of Dinner Party Stakes - winner, Preakness.
The scene was set for the first Preakness Stakes on Tuesday, May 27, a warm and muggy spring day at Pimlico. The crowd, well aware of Bowie's accomplishments in putting Baltimore on the national Thoroughbred map, swelled to 12,000. The violet-painted stands and the Victorian Clubhouse, which survived until a fire destroyed it in 1966, were decorated with the Maryland Jockey Club blue and white pennants. Entertainment was provided by Itzel's Fifth Regiment Band, which played operatic airs from Martha and Il Trovatore, and popular tunes of the day.
The first Preakness drew seven starters, but it was John Chamberlain's three-year old, Survivor, who galloped home easily by ten lengths to a purse of $2,050 to this day, the largest Preakness margin of victory.
The new Preakness, off to a great start, prospered for the next 17 years. The early Preakness Stakes attracted quality horses and good crowds; however, in 1889, due to changes in the racing industry, the Preakness and Pimlico galloped to a halt. In 1890, the Preakness was run at Morris Park in New York. The Maryland Jockey Club continued to be involved in racing by presenting some steeplechasing and even trotting races at Pimlico, but the Preakness did not return home to Pimlico until 1909. During this interval, the Preakness was run for 15 years at the Gravesend track in Brooklyn, New York. These 15 so-called "lost" Preaknesses were officially enrolled in the race history of the classic in 1948; the 1890 Preakness was added in the 1960's.
Several traditions enjoyed today are attributed to the spontaneity of the 1909 Preakness renewal. For example, the musical rendering of "Maryland My Maryland" began when a bugler, moved by the spirit of the day, began playing Maryland's historic state song. The rest of the band, inspired by the music, joined in and the crowd reacted enthusiastically. In addition, Preakness 1909 also inaugurated the concept of the "painting of the colors" atop the weather vane, to honor the winning horse.
From that day in 1909, the Preakness has run without a break each year at Pimlico, steadily growing in popularity and purse value. It was once said that having the Preakness in Baltimore is like being able to schedule the World Series or Super Bowl every year. The Preakness Stakes has remained throughout history a true test of a horse's ability and class, a race where remarkable horses meet one another other in a great classic.
The phrase "Triple Crown" was not coined until the 1930's, but it is this race on the third Saturday in May where the best of the Derby horses gather to see if there will be that window of opportunity for a Triple Crown prospect. Much goes on during this colorful time at Pimlico, but it has always been the horse that draws the fans. As poet Ogden Nash wrote: "The Derby is a race of aristocratic sleekness, for horses of birth to prove their worth to run in the Preakness."
Nov. 11 - 17
Race Schedule
DATE | FIRST POST* | TRACK |
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11 MON | 12:05 PM |
Parx Racing Bensalem, PA |
12:20 PM |
Finger Lakes Farmington, NY | |
12:45 PM |
Mahoning Valley Race Course Youngstown, OH | |
1:00 PM |
Will Rogers Downs Shelbyville, IN | |
1:10 PM |
Horseshoe Indianapolis Shelbyville, IN | |
2:05 PM |
Zia Park (MX) Hobbs, NM | |
2:40 PM |
Turf Paradise Phoenix, AZ | |
7:00 PM |
Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort Chester, WV | |
12 TUE | 12:05 PM |
Parx Racing Bensalem, PA |
12:20 PM |
Finger Lakes Farmington, NY | |
12:45 PM |
Mahoning Valley Race Course Youngstown, OH | |
1:00 PM |
Will Rogers Downs Shelbyville, IN | |
1:10 PM |
Horseshoe Indianapolis Shelbyville, IN | |
2:05 PM |
Zia Park (MX) Hobbs, NM | |
2:40 PM |
Turf Paradise Phoenix, AZ | |
7:00 PM |
Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort Chester, WV | |
13 WED | 12:05 PM |
Parx Racing Bensalem, PA |
12:20 PM |
Finger Lakes Farmington, NY | |
12:45 PM |
Mahoning Valley Race Course Youngstown, OH | |
1:00 PM |
Churchill Downs Louisville, KY | |
1:10 PM |
Horseshoe Indianapolis Shelbyville, IN | |
2:40 PM |
Turf Paradise Phoenix, AZ | |
5:50 PM |
Delta Downs Vinton, LA | |
6:15 PM |
Penn National Grantville, PA | |
6:35 PM |
Evangeline Downs Opelousas, LA | |
7:00 PM |
Hollywood Casino at Charlestown Races Oklahoma City, OK | |
Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort Chester, WV | ||
7:30 PM |
Remington Park Oklahoma City, OK | |
14 THU | 12:10 PM |
Aqueduct Ozone Park, NY |
12:45 PM |
Mahoning Valley Race Course Youngstown, OH | |
1:00 PM |
Churchill Downs Louisville, KY | |
2:10 PM |
Horseshoe Indianapolis Shelbyville, IN | |
2:40 PM |
Turf Paradise Phoenix, AZ | |
4:50 PM |
Woodbine Rexdale, ON | |
5:50 PM |
Delta Downs Vinton, LA | |
6:15 PM |
Penn National Grantville, PA | |
6:35 PM |
Evangleine Downs Opelousas, LA | |
7:00 PM |
Hollywood Casino at Charlestown Races Oklahoma City, OK | |
7:05 PM |
Lone Star Park Grand Prairie, TX | |
7:30 PM |
Remington Park Oklahoma City, OK | |
15 FRI | 12:10 PM |
Aqueduct Ozone Park, NY |
12:20 PM |
Gulfstream Park Hallandale, FL | |
12:25 PM |
Laurel Park Laurel, MD | |
1:00 PM |
Churchill Downs Louisville, KY | |
1:10 PM |
Woodbine Rexdale, ON | |
3:00 PM |
Arapahoe Park Aurora, CO | |
3:30 PM |
Del Mar Del Mar, CA | |
4:15 PM |
Pleasanton Pleasanton, CA | |
5:50 PM |
Delta Downs Vinton, LA | |
6:15 PM |
Penn National Grantville, PA | |
6:35 PM |
Evangleine Downs Opelousas, LA | |
7:00 PM |
Hollywood Casino at Charlestown Races Oklahoma City, OK | |
7:05 PM |
Lone Star Park Grand Prairie, TX | |
7:30 PM |
Remington Park Oklahoma City, OK | |
16 SAT | 11:40 AM |
Aqueduct Ozone Park, NY |
12:20 PM |
Gulfstream Park Hallandale, FL | |
12:25 PM |
Laurel Park Laurel, MD | |
1:00 PM |
Churchill Downs Louisville, KY | |
1:10 PM |
Woodbine Rexdale, ON | |
2:05 PM |
Zia Park (MX) Hobbs, NM | |
3:00 PM |
Arapahoe Park Aurora, CO | |
3:30 PM |
Del Mar Del Mar, CA | |
3:45 PM |
Pleasanton Pleasanton, CA | |
5:50 PM |
Delta Downs Vinton, LA | |
6:35 PM |
Evangeline Downs Opelousas, LA | |
7:00 PM |
Hollywood Casino at Charlestown Races Oklahoma City, OK | |
7:05 PM |
Lone Star Park Grand Prairie, TX | |
7:30 PM |
Remington Park Oklahoma City, OK | |
9:00 PM |
Los Alamitos Los Alamitos, CA | |
17 SUN | 12:10 PM |
Aqueduct Ozone Park, NY |
12:20 PM |
Gulfstream Park Hallandale, FL | |
12:25 PM |
Laurel Park Laurel, MD | |
1:00 PM |
Camden Camden, SC | |
Churchill Downs Louisville, KY | ||
1:10 PM |
Woodbine Rexdale, ON | |
2:00 PM |
Arapahoe Park Aurora, CO | |
2:05 PM |
Zia Park (MX) Hobbs, NM | |
3:30 PM |
Del Mar Del Mar, CA | |
3:45 PM |
Pleasanton Pleasanton, CA | |
7:00 PM |
Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort Chester, WV | |
8:00 PM |
Los Alamitos Racecourse Los Alamitos, CA |
*ALL TIMES EDT