Episode 2 of 2
First Running of the Preakness Stakes
- When
- May 1873
- Where
- Pimlico Race Course
The inaugural Preakness Stakes was held in May 1873 at Pimlico, drawing seven starters and carrying a $1,000 value.
During Pimlico's first spring race meet in 1873, the Preakness Stakes was introduced as a stakes race for three-year-olds. The event drew seven starters and carried a value of $1,000. It was run over a distance of one and one-half miles (2.41 km) at the time of its naming. One passage dates the race to May 27, 1873, while the legacy record gives May 23, 1873.
Sources
- Preakness Stakes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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