2011 Preakness Stakes

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136th 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 21, 2011
Winning horse Shackleford
Jockey Jesús Castañón
Trainer Dale Romans
Conditions Fast
SurfaceDirt
AttendanceIncrease2.svg 118,356
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The 2011 Preakness Stakes was the 136th running of the Preakness Stakes and was won by Shackleford. [1] The race took place on May 21, 2011, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. The post time was 6:18 p.m. EDT (10:18 p.m. UTC). [2] The race was the 12th race on a card of 13 races. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 118,356, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 2011. [3]

Contents

Payout

The 136th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
5 Shackleford US$27.20$10.20$6.80
11 Animal Kingdom $4.20$3.60
1Astrology--$8.00

The full chart

A full field of 14 was drawn for the race. Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom was installed as the 2-1 early line favorite. [2] Also close Derby finishers Mucho Macho Man and Shackleford entered the race while Nehro, the 2nd-place finisher opted not to contest in this race. [2]

Finish
Position
Margin
(lengths)
Post
Position
Horse nameJockeyTrainerOwnerMorning Line
Odds
Post Time
Odds
Purse
Earnings
1st05 Shackleford Jesus Castanon Dale Romans Michael Lauffer & William D. Cubbedge 12–112.60–1$1,150,000
2nd1211 Animal Kingdom John Velazquez H. Graham Motion Team Valor 2–1
favorite
2.30–1
favorite
$200,000
3rd1+341Astrology Mike E. Smith Steve Asmussen Stonestreet Stables 15–115.50–1$110,000
4th41410 Dialed In Julien Leparoux Nicholas P. Zito Robert V. LaPenta9–24.40–1$60,000
5th6148Dance City Ramon Domínguez Todd Pletcher Edward P. Evans 12–111.50–1$30,000
6th7+129 Mucho Macho Man Rajiv Maragh Kathy Ritvo Reeves Thoroughbred Racing6–15.20–1
7th93King Congie Robby Albarado Thomas Albertrani West Point Thoroughbreds20–121.90–1
8th9+3414Mr. Commons Victor Espinoza John Shirreffs St. George Farm20–132.90–1
9th111412Isn't He Perfect Edgar Prado Doodnauth ShivmangalKharag Stables30–130.90–1
10th12+1213Concealed IdentitySheldon RussellEdmond GaudetLinda Gaudet & Morris Bailey30–125.70–1
11th13+342Norman AsbjornsonJulian PimentalChris GroveThomas McClay & Harry Nye30–142.70–1
12th156Sway Away Garrett Gomez Jeff BondeBatman Stable15–112.30–1
13th22147Midnight Interlude Martin Garcia Bob Baffert Arnold Zetcher15–113.60–1
14th22+124Flashpoint Cornelio Velásquez Wesley Ward Peachtree Stable20–116.50–1

Running

Shackleford held off a late charge by Animal Kingdom. Shackleford battled Flashpoint for the lead through a quick opening quarter-mile of 22.69 seconds, just a fifth of a second off the Preakness record. [5]

Bonus Stakes

Notable achievements

See also

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References

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