1978 Preakness Stakes

103rd Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
Location Pimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
Date May 20, 1978
Winning horse Affirmed
Jockey Steve Cauthen
Conditions Fast
Surface Dirt
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1979 →

The 1978 Preakness Stakes was the 103rd running of the $210,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes. The race took place on May 20, 1978, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Affirmed, who was jockeyed by Steve Cauthen, won the race by a head over runner-up Alydar. Approximate post time was 5:41 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:54-2/5.[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 81,261, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1978.[2]

Payout

The 103rd Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number		 Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
6 Affirmed $3.00 $2.10 $2.10
3 Alydar - $2.10 $2.10
2 Believe It - - $2.10

$2 Exacta: (6–3) paid $4.00

The full chart

Finish
Position		 Lengths
Behind		 Post
Position		 Horse name Trainer Jockey Owner Post Time
Odds		 Purse
Earnings
1st 0 6 Affirmed Laz Barrera Steve Cauthen Harbor View Farm 0.50-1
favorite		 $136,200
2nd head 3 Alydar John Veitch Jorge Velasquez Calumet Farm 1.80-1 $30,000
3rd 8 2 Believe It Woody Stephens Eddie Maple Hickory Tree Stable 6.70-1 $15,000
4th 101/2 1 Noon Time Spender Antonio Arcordia Herberto Hinojosa Miami Lakes Ranch 80.80-1 $7,500
5th 181/2 7 Indigo Star King T. Leatherbury Robert Fitzgerald R. F. Procopio 89.80-1
6th 261/2 5 Dax S. Mel W. Gross Jack Kurtz N. Scherr 93.30-1
7th 301/2 4 Track Reward Albert S. Barrera B. Gonzalez Aisquith Stable 88.70-1

References

  1. ↑ Daily Racing Form, May 21, 1978 Preakness Stakes Chart.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).

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