1961 Preakness Stakes

86th Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
Location Pimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
Date May 20, 1961
Winning horse Carry Back
Jockey John Sellers
Conditions Fast
Surface Dirt
1960
1962

The 1961 Preakness Stakes was the 86th running of the $200,000 Preakness Stakes. The race took place on May 20, 1961, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Carry Back, who was jockeyed by John Sellers, won the race by three quarters of a length over runner-up Globemaster. Approximate post time was 5:47 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:57-3/5[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 32,211, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1961.[2]

Payout

The 86th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
4 Carry Back $4.00 $3.20 $2.20
6 Globemaster - $8.00 $3.40
3 Crozier - - $2.40

The full chart

Finish
Position
Lengths
Behind
Post
Position
Horse name Trainer Jockey Owner Post Time
Odds
Purse
Earnings
1st 0 4 Carry Back Jack A. Price John Sellers Mrs. Katherine Price 1.00-1
favorite
$135,800
2nd 3/4 6 Globemaster Thomas Kelly John L. Rotz Leonard P. Sasso 8.60-1 $30,000
3rd 43/4 3 Crozier Julius E. Tinsley, Jr. Braulio Baeza Fred W. Hooper 3.00-1 $15,000
4th 51/4 9 Dr. Miller Herb Hinojosa Mrs. E. D. Jacobs 10.90-1 $7,500
5th 91/4 7 Sherluck Harold Young Sam Boulmetis Jacob Sher 15.20-1
6th 91/2 8 Hitting Away James Fitzsimmons Robert Ussery Ogden Phipps 9.20-1
7th 101/2 2 Nashua Blue Buck Thornburg Boncrist Farm 69.40-1
8th 111/4 5 Orleans Doge George Hettinger Ben Weiner 41.90-1
9th 171/4 1 Crimson Fury Willie Carstens Crimson King Farm 186.00-1

References

  1. Daily Racing Form, May 21, 1961 Preakness Stakes Chart.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 71 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).

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