1925 Preakness Stakes

50th Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes
Location	Pimlico Race Course Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Date	May 8, 1925 (1925-05-08)
Distance	1+3⁄16 mi (9.5 furlongs; 1,900 m)
Winning horse	Coventry
Winning time	1:59 0/0
Final odds	21.80-1
Jockey	Clarence Kummer
Trainer	William B. Duke
Owner	Gifford A. Cochran
Conditions	Fast
Surface	Dirt
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The 1925 Preakness Stakes was the 50th running of the $50,000 Preakness Stakes horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds . The race took place on May 8, 1925 and was run 8 days before the 1925 Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Clarence Kummer, Coventry won the race by four lengths over runner-up Backbone. The race was run on a track rated fast in a final time of 1:59 0/0. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Payout

The 51st Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program Number	Horse Name	Win	Place	Show
11	Coventry	$45.60	$10.40	$10.90
1	Backbone	-	$3.60	$3.00
7	Almadel			$10.90

The full chart

Daily Racing Form charts: ^[4]

Finish Position	Margin (length)	Post Position	Horse name	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Post Time Odds	Earnings
1st	0	8	Coventry	Clarence Kummer	William B. Duke	Gifford A. Cochran	21.80-1 †	$52,700
2nd	4	1	Backbone	Linus McAtee	James G. Rowe Jr.	Harry Payne Whitney	1.65-1 Ŧ	$5,000
3rd	1/2	9	Almadel	Lawrence McDermott	Will Buford	Hal Price Headley	†	$3,000
4th	10	6	Chantey	Ivan H. Parke	James G. Rowe Jr.	Greentree Stable	Ŧ	$2,000
5th	HD	12	By Hisself	Chick Lang	Robert A. Smith	Walter M. Jeffords Sr.	38.10-1
6th	2	7	Gold Stick	John Callahan	Tom Moran	Archibald Barklie	73.70-1
7th	1	2	Edisto	Bert Kennedy	William Bateman	Seagram Stable	†
8th	2	3	Voltaic	Frank Coltiletti	George M. Odom	Robert L. Gerry Sr.	15.65-1
9th	1	5	Single Foot	Albert Johnson	Harry Rites	J. Edwin Griffith	3.90-1
10th	1/2	11	Prince of Bourbon	Andy Schuttinger	Roy Waldron	Xalapa Farm (Edward F. Simms)	10.65-1
11th	3	10	Maid at Arms	John Maiben	Gwyn R. Tompkins	Glen Riddle Farm	5.35-1
12th	10	4	Swope	Earl Sande	Albert B. Gordon	Bud Fisher	10.35-1

• † & Ŧ - coupled
• Winning Breeder: Edward F. Simms; (KY)
• Times: 1/4 mile – 0:23 2/5; 1/2 mile – 47 3/5; 3/4 mile – 1:12 3/5; mile – 1:38 4/5; 1 3/16 (final) – 1:59 0/0
• Track Condition: Fast

References

1. Stronach Group, Preakness Stakes race history Archived June 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 6, 2018
2. Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees, Coventry Archived September 7, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 6, 2018
3. "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.
4. Daily Racing Form Ma9 9, 1925 Preakness Stakes results chart Retrieved September 5, 2018

External links

• Official website