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| 1 | Astrology | Steve Asmussen | $323,893 | Details |
This highly regarded Afleet Alex colt remains winless this year but runner-up twice in his two 2011 starts. Asmussen has won this race twice and he can do it again with Astrology if his horse can overcome the rail and get off to a good start off the pace. |
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| 2 | Norman Asborjson | Chris Grove | $167,200 | Details |
Best finish this year was a win in an allowance race at Parx Racing Jan. 15. Finished fourth in the Wood Memorial (G1) last out. |
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| 3 | King Congie | T. Albertrani | $143,000 | Details |
Badge of Silver colt finished third in the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) last out; only has two starts on dirt, which he lost by a combined 31 1/2 lengths. |
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| 4 | Flashpoint | Wesley Ward | $165,200 | Details |
Likely pacesetter and Hutcheson Stakes (G2) winner finished fourth in the Florida Derby (G1); shorter distance should benefit this Pomeroy colt. |
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| 5 | Shackleford | Dale Romans | $312,000 | Details |
Front-running effort in Kentucky Derby nets a fourth-place finish - shorter distance of the Preakness will be to his advantage. But with Flashpoint drawn to his inside, getting to the front will be extremely difficult. |
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| 6 | Sway Away | Jeff Bonde | $126,600 | Details |
Did not have enough graded stakes earnings to make it into the Kentucky Derby; fourth-place finisher in the Arkansas Derby (G1) will have a good shot at the Preakness with jockey Garrett Gomez, who is expected to run big with Sway Away. |
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| 7 | Midnight Interlude | Bob Baffert | $600,000 | Details |
Baffert has won this race five times he?s looking for a big run this time around with Midnight Interlude. A terrific workout on Monday means he?s good and ready to leave behind his poor Derby finish for much better results at the Preakness. |
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| 8 | Dance City | Todd Pletcher | $160,900 | Details |
Came up third in his first graded stakes race - the Arkansas Derby (G1) - City Zip colt should do well considering the pace and short distance of the Preakness. |
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| 9 | Mucho Macho Man | Katherine Ritvo | $570,000 | Details |
Third-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, Mucho Macho Man looks great and is well seasoned, but may not have the speed from start to finish. |
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| 10 | Dialed In | Nick Zito | $840,000 | Details |
The Derby favorite finished a disappointing eighth at Churchill Downs but with wins in the Holy Bull Stakes (G3) and the Florida Derby (G1), the Preakness pace and the sweet purse could be a motivating factor. |
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| 11 | Animal Kingdom | H. Motion | $1,696,800 | Details |
Winner of the Kentucky Derby, Animal Kingdom has the stamina of a real athlete and the versatility of a Triple Crown contender. The predicted faster pace of the Preakness will suit him just fine. |
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| 12 | Isn't He Perfect | D. Shivmangal | $90,222 | Details |
Two recent fifth-place finishes and a lack of experience versus this level of competition mean a tough task ahead for this son of Pleasantly Perfect. |
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| 13 | Concealed Identity | Eddie Gaudet | $120,780 | Details |
Son of Smarty Jones has extensive experience at Pimlico - won his last two races there, including the Federico Tesio Stakes on May 7 and is the only Preakness entrant to have run at Pimlico. Will be facing a higher class of competition for the first time. |
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| 14 | Mr. Commons | J. Shirreffs | $186,400 | Details |
Versatile Artie Schiller colt has won on turf and dirt; finished third in the Santa Anita Derby (G1) in his latest outing. |
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In 1873, two years before the inaugural Kentucky Derby, the first Preakness Stakes was held at Pimlico Race Course in Maryland. This year's race, on May 17th, is the 133rd running of the event.
After every Preakness Stakes, the horse-and-jockey weather vane at Pimlico is repainted with the colors of the winning jockey.
Only 4 of the 52 fillies that have entered the Preakness Stakes have won - Flocarline (1903), Whimsical (1906), Rhine Maiden (1915) and Nellie Morse (1924).
The Preakness Stakes was originally run at 1 1/2 miles. The distance changed several times before 1925, when the present distance of 1 3/16 miles (9.5 furlongs) was established. It is the shortest of the Triple Crown races.
In 1985, Tank's Prospect established a race record for the Preakness Stakes (1:53.40). In 1996, Louis Quatorze matched that time. Both horses were ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day. Last year Curlin won the race with a time of 1:53.46, the second fastest in Preakness history.
The most common color of the winning horse at the Preakness Stakes is bay (69 winners), followed by chestnut (44 winners). Silver Charm, the 1997 winner, created a new category - gray/roan.
Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day set a record by winning the Preakness Stakes for three consecutive years - from 1994 to 1996. Day's five Preakness victories are second on the all-time list behind Eddie Arcaro, who had six.
Nine Preakness winners have sired Preakness winners. Two of these were triples: Bold Ruler (1957) sired Secretariat (1973) who sired Risen Star (1988); and Polynesian (1945) sired Native Dancer (1953) who sired Kauai King (1966).
In the 132 runnings of the Preakness Stakes, 67 race favorites have won.
Since 1909, the Preakness Stakes post position with the most wins is 6 (15 wins) and the second most wins is 4 (13 wins). Positions 10 and 11 are tied for last place (2 wins each).
Since 1941, almost half of the Preakness Stakes winners spent the opening months of their three-year-old campaigns racing in Florida.
Apart from 1918, when 26 horses entered the Preakness Stakes and the race was run in two divisions, the maximum number of starters has been 14. The starting horses are determined on the last Wednesday before race day.
The record margin of victory in the Preakness Stakes was set by Smarty Jones in 2004, when he won by 11 1/2 lengths. He appeared to be the next Triple Crown champion but lost the Belmont Stakes to Birdstone by a length.
The highest win price in Preakness history is $48.80 on a $2 wager, paid by Master Derby in 1975.
The stretch at Pimlico Race Course is so short (1,152 feet) that winning moves usually come on or before the final turn rather than deep in the lane, which places a premium on nimble, quick horses.
In the past 25 years, only three horses have claimed the Preakness Stakes without contesting the Kentucky Derby first: Deputed Testamony in 1983, Red Bullet in 2000 and Bernardini in 2006.
The Preakness Stakes is often a breather for horsemen on the Triple Crown trail because it doesn't have the same media frenzy of the Kentucky Derby.
The most popular first initial for winning Preakness runners is B (16 wins), the second most popular is C (15 wins) and the least popular are I, Q, U, X, Y and Z (0 wins each).
The purse for the first Preakness Stakes, in 1873, was $2,050. The purse for this year's race is $1 million.
In last year's Preakness Stakes, third-place Kentucky Derby finisher Curlin caught Derby winner Street Sense in the stretch and captured the race by a head. Derby runner-up Hard Spun was another four lengths back in third. Curlin went on to win the Breeders' Cup Classic at Monmouth Park.
The Preakness Stakes was run for 15 years at the Gravesend track in Brooklyn, New York.
So moved by the events of the day, an overly enthusiastic bugler took it upon himself to start in on a rendition of "Maryland My Maryland" (the official state song of Maryland). The rest of the band joined in and another tradition was born.
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