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.

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2007 Preakness Stakes 1
Preakness 1

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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
surface form: Preakness
notableWinner Affirmed
American Pharoah
Justify
Seattle Slew
Secretariat
notHeldInYears 1891
1892
1893
organizer Laurel Park race track
surface form: Maryland Jockey Club
partOf horse racing Triple Crown
surface form: American Triple Crown
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

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NBC Sports broadcasts Preakness Stakes
Kentucky Derby followedBy Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes namedAfter Preakness Stakes self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Preakness
Curlin notableWin Preakness Stakes
this entity surface form: 2007 Preakness Stakes