Preakness (horse)

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Preakness was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Preakness was from Milton Holbrook Sanford's Preakness Stables in Preakness, Wayne Township, New Jersey.[1]

Racing Career

Preakness upset the heavily favored colt Foster to win the inaugural Dixie Stakes (then known as the Dinner Party Stakes) on October 25, 1870, the opening day of Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.[2]

Preakness Stakes

In honor of winning the first Dixie Stakes, a new stakes race was named in honor of Preakness: The Preakness Stakes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Origin of the "Preakness" preakness-stakes.info - Retrieved May 17, 2009
  2. ↑ Origin of the "Preakness" preakness-stakes.info - Retrieved May 17, 2009
  3. ↑ http://horseracing.about.com/od/belmontstakes/a/aabelmont101_3.htm
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