Talk:Preakness Stakes

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Contents 1 Dates 2 Origin of name 3 Secretariat 4 Humble daisies 5 Festivities

[edit] Dates

Race dates would be useful. --squadfifteen

Article says it's "third Saturday in May", but I don't know how far back that tradition has held. DMacks 04:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Origin of name

what is the origin of the name "preakness"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.199.28.24 (talk • contribs)

Article says it's named after a horse, which was named after a stable. DMacks 04:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Know this is a long time later, but better late than never. It was named after the horse, Preakness, b. 1867, who won the first ever stakes race at Pimlico (the Dinner Party Stakes). He won quite a few races and was purchased by the Duke of Hamilton and taken to England. The Duke found him so difficult he shot and killed him. This charming deed caused a reform in England concerning the handling of animals. JiggeryPokery (talk) 23:27, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Secretariat

If the references [1] added by 65.87.250.99 are valid, then the note about Secretariat's time could be included. I agree with the rv, since style of the edits is non-encyclopedic, but I expect we'll see more. Jer ome 23:23, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Humble daisies

The article makes it sound as though rudbeckia hirta (AKA black-eyed susans) are used in the victory wreath, but the actual flower used is a daisy which is painted black at the center. Are there any objections to changing the article to clarify this? Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 23:39, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Festivities

There should be a section detailing the massive festival surrounding the stakes. Any event where 100,000+ people gather for a few hours once a year should be considered notable enough for WP. I'll start the section after I attend this year, and get some pictures.--Eplack (talk) 15:40, 9 May 2008 (UTC)