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The 1947 Preakness Stakes was the 57th running of the $100,000 added Preakness Stakes, a horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds. The second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series took place on May 10, 1947 and was run seven days after the 1947 Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Douglas Dodson, who was praised by the Daily Racing Form for a smart ride, Faultless won the mile and three sixteenths race by one and a quarter lengths over runner-up On Trust with the betting favorite Phalanx in third. Jet Pilot, winner of the Kentucky Derby, finished fourth. The race was run on a track rated fast in a final time of 1:59 flat.
The 1955 Preakness Stakes was the 80th Preakness Stakes overall and it was held on May 28, 1955 at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Nashua, ridden by Eddie Arcaro and trained by James E. Fitzsimmons won the race, outrunning Saratoga who finished second. Traffic Judge, who was trained by Woody Stephens finished third.
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References
- ↑ Stronach Group, Preakness Stakes race history Retrieved September 6, 2018
- ↑ Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees, Coventry Retrieved September 6, 2018
- ↑ "Coventry Captures Preakness Easily .... Victory Earns $52,700 for Cochran Before 35,000". New York Times Section SPORTS, Page 8. May 9, 1925. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ↑ Daily Racing Form Ma9 9, 1925 Preakness Stakes results chart Retrieved September 5, 2018