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The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 pounds (55 kg). It is the second jewel of the Triple Crown, held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes.
Pimlico Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London. The racetrack is nicknamed "Old Hilltop" after a small rise in the infield that became a favorite gathering place for thoroughbred trainers and race enthusiasts. It is currently owned by the Stronach Group.
The Pimlico Special is a Grade 3 American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland in mid May. The race currently offers a purse of $300,000.
The Dinner Party Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid-May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Frequently referred to as the Dixie Stakes or the Dixie Handicap, it is the eighth-oldest graded stakes race in the United States and the oldest stakes race in Maryland and all of the Mid-Atlantic states. The race is open to horses age three and up and is run one and one-eighth miles on the turf. Currently a Grade II stakes race with a purse of $250,000, at one time the Dixie was a very important race that drew the top horses from across North America.
The George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on the dirt annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The event currently offers a purse of $250,000
The Gallorette Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three and older over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the turf, run annually on Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The event offers a purse of $150,000 added.
The Federico Tesio Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Laurel Park in Laurel, Maryland over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on the dirt for three-year-old horses.
The James W. Murphy Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Open to three-year-old horses, it is contested over a distance of one mile on turf.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in The Federico Tesio Stakes, an American stakes race for three-year-olds at 1-1/8 miles on dirt held at either Laurel Park in Laurel, Maryland or Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint, an American stakes race for three-year-olds and older at 5 furlongs on the turf held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Very One Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Open to fillies and mares three years old and up, it is contested over a distance of five furlongs on turf.
The Hilltop Stakes is an American ungraded Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one mile on turf held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Hilltop Stakes, an American stakes race for three-year-old fillies at 1-1/16 miles on the turf held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Henry S. Clark Stakes, an American stakes race for horses three years old and older at one mile on the turf held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Shine Again Stakes, an American stakes race for fillies and mares three years old and older at one mile and one sixteenth on the dirt held for Registered Maryland-breds at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
Holiday was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1914 Preakness Stakes. Owned by Mrs. Archibald Barklie, he was sired by Broomstick. Holiday was out of the mare Leisure, a daughter of Meddler.
Buskin was an American Thoroughbred racehorse is best known for winning the 1913 Preakness Stakes. Owned and trained by Mr. John Whalen, he was sired by Hamburg. Buskin was out of the mare Slippers, a daughter of Meddler.
Don Enrique was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1907 Preakness Stakes. Owned and bred by August Belmont Jr., he was sired by Hastings and out of the mare Bella Donna, a daughter of Hermit.
Old England (1899–1908) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1902 Preakness Stakes. Owned and trained by Green B. Morris, he was sired by Goldfinch. Old England was out of the mare Queen Bess, a daughter of Marden.
Hindus was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1900 Preakness Stakes. Bred and raced by George J. Long, he was sired by Volante, winner of the 1885 American Derby. Hindus was out of the mare Ignite, a daughter of Woodlands.
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- ↑ Stakes Histories, The Original Racing Almanac 2009, page 374 on June 26, 2008.