Preakness Stakes
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The Preakness Stakes is a prestigious American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore and serves as the second jewel of the Triple Crown.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2007 Preakness Stakes | 1 |
| Preakness | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade I stakes race
ⓘ
Thoroughbred horse race ⓘ sporting event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans ⓘ |
| attendanceRank | one of the highest-attended horse races in North America ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | American television ⓘ |
| class | Grade I ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| distance |
1 3⁄16 miles
ⓘ
9.5 furlongs ⓘ |
| distanceChange | the race distance has changed multiple times in its history ⓘ |
| firstRunningLocation | Pimlico Race Course ⓘ |
| firstWinner | Survivor ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderEligibility |
colts and geldings
ⓘ
fillies ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
blanketing the winner with black-eyed Susans
ⓘ
painting the weather vane in the winner’s colors ⓘ |
| inception | 1873 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltimore
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ Pimlico Race Course ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Preakness Stakes
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Preakness
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| notableWinner |
Affirmed
ⓘ
American Pharoah ⓘ Justify ⓘ Seattle Slew ⓘ Secretariat ⓘ |
| notHeldInYears |
1891
ⓘ
1892 ⓘ 1893 ⓘ |
| organizer |
Laurel Park race track
ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland Jockey Club
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| partOf |
horse racing Triple Crown
ⓘ
surface form:
American Triple Crown
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| permanentReturnToPimlico | 1909 ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second jewel of the Triple Crown ⓘ |
| purse | 1000000 US dollars ⓘ |
| qualification | three-year-old Thoroughbreds ⓘ |
| raceCategory | classic race for three-year-olds ⓘ |
| raceType |
Thoroughbred
ⓘ
flat racing ⓘ |
| significance | second leg of the American Triple Crown series ⓘ |
| surface | dirt ⓘ |
| temporaryLocation |
Gravesend Race Track
ⓘ
Gravesend Race Track ⓘ
surface form:
Morris Park Racecourse
|
| trackDirection | left-handed ⓘ |
| typicalRaceTimeOfDay | late afternoon ⓘ |
| usualDayRelationToKentuckyDerby | two weeks after the Kentucky Derby ⓘ |
| usualMonthHeld | May ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Preakness
this entity surface form:
2007 Preakness Stakes