Preakness
Preakness is the second leg of the prestigious Triple Crown Race for top 3-year-old thoroughbreds in America. After the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, horse racing handicappers, bettors, and fans turn their attention to the Preakness.1
Bernardini and jockey Javier Castellano win the 131st Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on Saturday. The race was marred by the injury of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, who was pulled up in the run to the first turn after suffering an injury to his right hind ankle.2
The agreement was reached between HRRN and officials at Pimlico and the Maryland Jockey Club for the radio network to provide live coverage of the 133rd Preakness from 5:30-7 p.m. HRRN will also provide a three-hour live broadcast of the stakes races on the Preakness undercard from 2-5 p.m.3
On a day when Pimlico turned surreal, Real Quiet, the crooked-legged horse nicknamed “The Fish,” unleashed a run toward history.After a power outage crippled Pimlico, creating bizarre scenes that will long live in memory, Real Quiet ran down Victory Gallop in the stretch to win the 123rd Preakness Stakes. Real Quiet became the second horse in as many years to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.4
The Preakness grandstand crowd, while not as formal as the Kentucky Derby patrons, is still a party for the rich. There is a tunnel connecting the grandstand to the infield, but as at the Derby, the two areas are very different.5
In 1873, two years before the inaugural Kentucky Derby, the first Preakness Stakes was held at Pimlico Race Course in Maryland. This year’s race, on May 17th, is the 133rd running of the event.6