1996 Preakness Stakes

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121st Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
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"The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown"
"The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans"
Location Pimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
DateMay 18, 1996
Winning horse Louis Quatorze
Jockey Pat Day
Trainer Nick Zito
Conditions Fast
SurfaceDirt
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The 1996 Preakness Stakes was the 121st running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 18, 1996, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Louis Quatorze, who was jockeyed by Pat Day, won the race by 3+1⁄4 lengths over runner-up Skip Away. Approximate post time was 5:33 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:53-2/5. [1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 97,751, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1996. [2]

Contents

The race did not include Kentucky Derby winner Grindstone, as he was retired five days after his victory, when a bone chip was discovered in his knee. [3] He was the first horse since Bubbling Over in 1926 to be retired immediately following a win in the Kentucky Derby.

Payout

The 121st Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number		Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
6 Louis Quatorze US$19.00$7.80$5.20
11 Skip Away -$5.60$4.60
10 Editor's Note ––$5.00

$2 Exacta: (6–11) paid $104.60

$2 Trifecta: (6–11–10) paid $613.40

$1 Superfecta: (6–11–10–2) paid $876.40

The full chart

Finish
Position		Margin
(lengths)		Post
Position		Horse nameJockeyTrainerOwnerPost Time
Odds		Purse
Earnings
1st06 Louis Quatorze Pat Day Nick Zito Candren, Cornacchia & Hofmann8.50-1$650,000
2nd3-1/411 Skip Away Shane Sellers Hubert Hine Carolyn H. Hine3.30-1$200,000
3rd6-1/410 Editor's Note Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 6.50-1$100,000
4th8+3⁄42 Cavonnier Chris McCarron Bob Baffert Walter Family Trust1.70-1
favorite		$50,000
5th93Victory Speech René Douglas D. Wayne Lukas Susan Magnier 40.60-1
6th114In Contention Alex Solis Cynthia G. ReeseNoreen Carpenito19.00-1
7th189Prince of Thieves Jerry Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Charles Grimm4.00-1
8th18+1⁄21Allied Forces Richard Migliore Kiaran McLaughlin Al Tayer Ahmad20.10-1
9th245Secreto de Estado Cornelio Velásquez Alfredo CallejasRobert Perez103.10-1
10th24-1/412Tour's Big Red Joe Bravo Enrique AlonsoWilliam Penn48.40-1
11th258Mixed Count Edgar Prado Ronald L. BenshoffLeonard Pearlstein99.30-1
12th337Feather Box Jorge Velásquez Ángel Cordero Jr. Buckland Farm 49.60-1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Daily Racing Form, May 19, 1996 Preakness Stakes Chart.
  2. ↑ 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section). The Maryland Jockey Club reported official Total Attendance as 97,751. This is listed as 85,122 Pimlico on-site attendance and 12,629 at Laurel on-site attendance.
  3. ↑ "Grindstone Retired Due to Knee Injury". The Oklahoman . Associated Press. May 10, 1996. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  4. ↑ 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section). The Maryland Jockey Club reported official Total Attendance as 97,751. This is listed as 85,122 Pimlico on-site attendance and 12,629 at Laurel on-site attendance.
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