Highlighting the 147th run of Preakness Stakes (G1) for 3-year-olds, Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, Maryland Jockey Club will introduce 16 shares, 10 classified shares, valued at 3.8 million dollars in wallet on Preakness weekend, May 20 -21, at history Pimlico racetrack.
Preakness Meet at Pimlico is scheduled to open from Thursday, May 12, and run through Tuesday, May 31.
With a history dating back to 1873, it’s the second oldest of the Triple Crown races, the $1.5 million Preakness 1 3/16 mile race anchoring a 10-stakes program , six classifications, worth $2.75 million on Saturday, May 20.
Rombauer El Camino Real’s victory in the 2021 Derby at Golden Gate Field won him a spot in the 146th Preakness last May, where he thrashed 11-1 uncomfortably beating nine opponents including the millionaire-rated bet winner. Midnight Bourbon and the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) finished first Medina Spirit .
Leading the lower stakes on Preakness Day is a $250,000 Dinner Party Stake (G2T) for kids 3 years and older who walk 1/16 of a mile on the pitch. Held for its 121st, the Evening Party is Pimlico’s oldest race and eighth oldest in the country, first taking place in 1870.
Other classified support stakes are a $200,000 Chick Lang (G3) Share for a 3-year-old six-car sprint, $150,000 Gallorette Shares (G3T) for a 3-year-old mare and fillet. 1/16 mile or more on grass, $150,000 Maryland Sprint Stakes (G3) in six hoops for kids ages 3 and up, and $100,000 Arabian Derby (G1) for kids 4 and up in 1/16 mile distance.
Sophomores will also be spotted on Preakness Day in both the $100,000 Sir Barton Stakes 1 1/16 mile on dirt track and the $100,000 James W. Murphy Stakes one mile on grass. Rounding off bets are $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint Stakes, a 5-point run for kids 3 and up, and $100,000 in Skipat bets for girls ages 3 and up in six-distance sprints.
The $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) 98th Run, one of the nation’s premiere events for 3-year-olds and 1 1/8 mile contention, will once again in its traditional place as a Friday, May 20 feature, on the Preakness Eve card, boasts six stakes, four classifications, worth $1.05 million in the wallet.
Also included in the program are the $300,000 Pimlico Special Stakes (G3) for 3-year-olds and older at Preakness 1 3/16 miles, $150,000 Miss Preakness Stakes (G3) for 3-year-olds to run six-way sprint and $150,000 Allaire du Pont Stakes (G3) for children and mares 3 years of age and older 1 1/8 mile.
Two Black-Eyed Susan Day Card Rounding Grass Races — $100,000 Hilltop Stakes for 3-year-olds one mile, and $100,000 The Very One Stakes, a 5-minute race for 3-year-olds above .
