The 1951 Preakness Stakes was the 76th running of the $110,245 Preakness Stakes horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds. The second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series, the event took place on May 19, 1951. Owned by Isabel Dodge Sloane's Brookmeade Stable and ridden by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Eddie Arcaro, Bold easily won the race by seven lengths over runner-up Counterpoint. The race was run on a track rated fast in a final time of 1:56 2/5.Daily Racing Form May 21, 1951 article titled "Bold Easily Wins Preakness Retrieved August 11, 2018
For jockey Arcaro, the win was a record fourth time he had won the race.
Payout The 75th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule Program Number Horse Name Win Place Show 6 Bold $10.20 $6.40 $4.407 Counterpoint - $16.80 $7.608 Alerted $4.20
The full chart Daily Racing Form Charts Finish PositionMargin(lengths)Post PositionHorse nameJockeyTrainerOwnerPost Time OddsEarnings1st06BoldEddie ArcaroPreston M. BurchBrookmeade Stable4.10-1$83,1102nd77CounterpointRay AdairSylvester E. VeitchCornelius Vanderbilt Whitney25.80-1$15,0003rd¾8AlertedSam Boulmetis Sr.James PenrodHampton Stable3.70-1$7,5004th44Timely RewardJames StoutGeorge M. OdomMrs. Wallace Gilroy5.00-1$3,7505th½2Hall of Fame †Hedley WoodhouseJohn M. Gaver Sr.Greentree Stable2.90-16th1½ 3Big Stretch †Ted AtkinsonJohn M. Gaver Sr.Greentree Stable2.90-17th11KnowitallGeorge HettingerWinbert F. MulhollandJessie Sloane Widener17.70-18th65RepetoirePete McLeanAlbert JensenMrs. Nora Mikell4.00-1
Winning Breeder: Brookmeade Stud; (VA) Times: 1/4 mile – 0:23 0/0; 1/2 mile – 47 4/5; 3/4 mile – 1:11 2/5; mile – 1:37 2/5; 1 3/16 (final) – 1:56 2/5 Track condition: fast
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