Preakness Stakes
horse race in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat 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 (1+3⁄16 miles (1,900 m)) on dirt.
Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 lb (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.
Other websites
change- Preakness Archived 2010-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Watching the Preakness Online
- Among the people of Baltimore's Preakness Stakes
- The Preakness Stakes and Revisionist History
- Ten Things You Should Know About the Preakness at Hello Race Fans! Archived 2016-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
