1979 Preakness Stakes

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104th Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
Location Pimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
DateMay 19, 1979
Winning horse Spectacular Bid
Jockey Ronnie Franklin
Conditions Good
SurfaceDirt
  1978
1980  

The 1979 Preakness Stakes was the 104th running of the $235,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 19, 1979, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Spectacular Bid, who was jockeyed by Ronnie Franklin, won the race by six and one half lengths over runner-up Golden Act. Approximate post time was 5:41 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a track listed as good in a final time of 1:54-1/5. [1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 72,607, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1979. [2]

Contents

Payout

The 104th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
2 Spectacular Bid US$2.20$2.20-
3 Golden Act -$5.60-
4Screen King---

$2 Exacta: (2–3) paid $15.80

The full chart

Finish
Position
Margin
(lengths)
Post
Position
Horse nameJockeyTrainerOwnerPost Time
Odds
Purse
Earnings
1st02 Spectacular Bid Ron Franklin Grover Delp Hawksworth Farm0.10-1
favorite
$165,300
2nd61/23 Golden Act Sandy Hawley Loren RetteleWilliam H. Oldknow & Robert W. Phipps27.20-1$40,000
3rd101/24Screen King Ángel Cordero Jr. Luis S. BarreraFlying Zee Stable22.80-1$20,000
4th121 Flying Paster Don Pierce Gordon C. Campbell Bernard J. Ridder 9.90-1$10,000
5th121/25 General Assembly Laffit Pincay Jr. LeRoy Jolley Bertrum R. Firestone 7.90-1

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References

  1. Daily Racing Form, May 20, 1979 Preakness Stakes Chart.
  2. 1 2 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).