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1 -- Race tracks that are older than Pimlico, which opened on Oct. 25, 1870. The oldest track is Saratoga (1864). |
Griffinite will be the ninth horse with a female trainer to race in the Preakness.
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1 3/16 -- Length, in miles, of the Preakness, making it the shortest of the Triple Crown races. The Kentucky Derby is 1 1/4 miles and the Belmont is 1 1/2 miles. |
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1:53 2/5 -- The record for the fastest winning time at the Preakness, set by Tank's Prospect in 1985 and matched by Louis Quatorze in '96. Both horses were ridden by Pat Day. |
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5 -- Preakness victories by Dollar Bill jockey Pat Day, who needs one more to tie Eddie Arcaro's all-time record. |
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6 -- The post position that has produced the most winners -- 14. The No. 11 post has produced the fewest winners with one. |
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9 -- Female trainers who have raced a horse in the Preakness, including Jennifer Leigh-Pedersen, the trainer of 2001 contestant Griffinite. The best finish by a female trainer occurred in 1992, when Casual Lies took third for Shelley Riley. |
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14 -- Maximum number of starters in the Preakness. |
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17 -- Horses who have won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness before losing in the Belmont. The most recent horse to flirt with the Triple Crown was Charismatic in 1999, who finished third in the Belmont. |
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40 -- The stall reserved for the Kentucky Derby winner at Pimlico. |
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$48.80 -- The highest win price in Preakness history, paid by Master Derby in 1975. |
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1983 -- The last time (before 2000, Red Bullet), that a Preakness winner had not run in the Kentucky Derby -- (Deputed Testamony). |
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$2,050 -- The purse for the first Preakness, which was run in 1873. The purse for this year's race is $1,000,000. |
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98,983 -- Seating capacity at Pimlico Race Course, with an estimated 60,000 in the infield. |
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$1,000,000 -- Assessed value of the Woodlawn Vase, which was awarded to the Preakness winner until 1953. The vase is now on display at the Maryland Historical Society. A half-size reproduction, worth $25,000, is given to the winners. |
