Preakness Stakes
Baltimore horse race
The Preakness Stakes is the second leg of American Thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown, run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
The race covers a mile and three-sixteenths.
Along with the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, it determines whether a three-year-old horse can claim racing's most prestigious title.
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- post positionAssigned starting location
- SecretariatRecord-setting Triple Crown champion
- trackPath or monitored route
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