The Deby was first run at Epsom on Thursday 4th May 1780, over a distance of 1609 metres.
The race was won by Diomed, owned by Sir Charles Bunbury, for a prize of £1 065 and 15 shillings.
Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland on the 3rd Saturday in May
The filly Rachel Alexandra won the Preakness in 2009. She is also known as 'the superfilly.'
Secretariat.
May 15, 2010.
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Snow Chief
Smarty won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness races in 2004, and a horse can only race in those at 3 yrs of age, so h's 11 yrs. old.
May 15, 2010.
The Preakness Stakes.
Calvin Borel won the 2009 Preakness Stakes on Rachel Alexandra.
Curlin-Curlin, won the 2007 Preakness he was named Horse of the Year and first North American-based horse to earn more than $10 million.
The triple crown. In baseball it is the player who leads his league in batting average, home runs and runs batted in. In horse racing, it is the horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont stakes.