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Thorpedo Anna prevailed from a field of 14 fillies to win the 150th running of the Kentucky Oaks on Friday evening at Churchill Downs. ... the horse’s next step. McPeek won the Preakness in 2020 ...
The 2024 Preakness Stakes was the 149th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 miles (9 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs; 1,911 metres). The race is one leg of the American Triple Crown and is held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland .
The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually on Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.The Preakness Stakes is a Grade I race run over a distance of 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 miles (9.5 furlongs; 1.9 kilometres) on dirt.
The Kentucky Oaks was modeled after the British Epsom Oaks, which has been run annually at Epsom Downs, Epsom, in Surrey since 1779. In the first race, the horse Vinaigrette won the then 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) mile race in a time of 2: 39 + 3 ⁄ 4, winning a purse of $1,175. Since that race, the Kentucky Oaks has been held each year.
He won the 2002 Belmont with Sarava and the 2022 Preakness with the filly Swiss Skydiver. He was 0-for-9 in the Derby, however, including 2002 when he saddled the favorite, Harlan’s Holiday.
Longshot Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby, and is the only runner with a chance to win the Triple Crown heading into the Preakness. Preakness 2024: Early contenders after Mystik Dan wins Kentucky ...
Rachel Alexandra was the first filly to win the Preakness Stakes in 85 years, since 1924. Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird made a late charge and placed 2nd. [14] Rachel Alexandra also was the first horse to win from the 13th post position and was the first Kentucky Oaks winner to also win the Preakness.
There were just under 47,000 fans at the race last year and 42,000 in 2022, which were significant declines from 100,000-plus each time from 2011-19. FADED IMAGINATION