The Preakness is the second leg in Americanthoroughbred racing's Triple Crown and almost always attracts the Kentucky Derby winner, some of the other horses that ran in the Derby, and often a few horses that did not start in the Derby. Two years before the Kentucky Derby was run for the first time, Pimlico introduced its new stakes race for three-year-olds, the Preakness, during its first-ever spring race meet in 1873 . Joan Cowin.
Preakness Stakes was created in 1873.
It all started with the Minisi, a northern New Jersey tribe of Native Americans. They called their area Pra-qua-les, meaning quail woods. After a series of spellings the name eventually evolved into Preakness.
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The winner of Preakness stakes 2014 was California Chrome.
There are 13 horses that race in the Preakness Stakes.
Maryland. The Preakness Stakes are held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
It is run at Pimlico Racetrack in Maryland.
The Preakness Stakes is run over a 9.5 furlong course.
The phone number of the Preakness Branch is: 973-694-7110.
The races that comprise the Triple Crown in the United States are: The Kentucky Derby The Preakness Stakes The Belmont Stakes
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The filly Rachel Alexandra won the Preakness in 2009. She is also known as 'the superfilly.'