1981 Preakness Stakes

106th Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
Location Pimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
Date May 16, 1981
Winning horse Pleasant Colony
Jockey Jorge Velasquez
Conditions Fast
Surface Dirt
1980
1982

The 1981 Preakness Stakes was the 106th running of the $275,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes. The race took place on May 16, 1981, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Pleasant Colony, who was jockeyed by Jorge Velasquez, won the race by one length over runner-up Bold Ego. Approximate post time was 5:41 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:54-3/5.[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 84,133, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1981.[2]

Payout

The 106th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
11 Pleasant Colony $5.00 $3.40 $3.20
6 Bold Ego - $4.60 $4.20
2 Paristo - - $17.80

$2 Exacta: (11–6) paid $25.00

The full chart

Finish
Position
Lengths
Behind
Post
Position
Horse name Trainer Jockey Owner Post Time
Odds
Purse
Earnings
1st 0 11 Pleasant Colony John P. Campo Jorge Velásquez Buckland Farm 1.50-1
favorite
$200,800
2nd 1 6 Bold Ego Jack Van Berg John Lively Double B Ranch 3.60-1 $40,000
3rd 3 2 Paristo George R. Handy D. Curtis Ashcroft Belmont Farms 74.30-1 $20,000
4th 8 10 Thirty Eight Paces King T. Leatherbury William J. Passmore Double Paces Stable 27.00-1 $10,000
5th 101/2 6 Partez D. Wayne Lukas Sandy Hawley Elizabeth Davis 7.60-1
6th 11 11 Highland Blade David A. Whiteley Jacinto Vasquez Pen-Y-Bryn Farm 8.60-1
7th 111/4 13 Escambia Bay J. William Boniface Mario Pino Annette Eubanks 48.80-1
8th 143/4 9 Bare Knuckles Everett W. King R. D. Evans Barbara Kelly 92.60-1
9th 151/4 5 Double Sonic George Krnjaich Buck Thornburg F. Elias 77.50-1
10th 151/2 1 A Run Larry S. Barrera Frank J. Lovato, Jr. A. U. Jones 12.60-1
11th 16 8 Woodchopper John M. Gaver, Jr. Eddie Delahoussaye Greentree Stable 4.10-1
12th 19 4 Flying Nashua Larry S. Barrera Angel Cordero, Jr. Holman Digiulio 12.60-1
13th 27 3 Top Avenger Dwight Viator Randy Romero W. P. Bishop 48.80-1

References

  1. Daily Racing Form, May 17, 1981 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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