Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs (Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value).) on dirt.

Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 lb (55 kg). It is the second jewel of the Triple Crown, held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes.

Preakness Stakes Media

147th Preakness Stakes (52094131900)
Sir Barton, winner in 1919
The weather vane at Pimlico is painted with the winner's colors (pictured: colors of 2021 winner Rombauer)

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