Preakness Prestigious Second Leg of Triple Crown
The Preakness is the middle leg of the Triple Crown of racing. It is run at the Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland on the third Saturday in May, and it has been the focus of worldwide attention, especially over the past 7 years.
The Preakness Stakes, also known as the Preakness, is racing’s second leg of the Triple Crown, the highlight of the racing season. The Triple Crown is run for the best thoroughbred 3 year olds in the world, whether they are colts/geldings or fillies. The Preakness is run at the historic Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness is the shortest of the three Triple Crown races and is run only two weeks after the “Run for the Roses’ at Churchill Downs in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Preakness is a unique horse race, not only because it attracts celebrities from all over the world, but because it is loaded with historical tradition. The horse race itself dates back to 1873 and it has received world wide praise and attention. Incredibly, the television viewership has picked up nearly 70% over the past 7 years, and the Preakness was the top watched sports event for the third week in May in 2007. There were 7.2 million viewers for the event who witnessed the black eyed Susan blanket draped over the winner of the race, the austere gelding Curlin.
Many horse race fans bet on the winner of the Kentucky Derby to come back two weeks later, take the Preakness Crown, and keep the hopes of a Triple Crown winner alive. Hopes don’t win horse race victories, and it’s only by racing can a winner be blanketed in the winners circle. A word to the wise—when you bet on the Preakness, take a good long look at the entire field of horses in the horse race.
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