The 2023 Preakness Stakes was the 148th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of . The race is one leg of the American Triple Crown and is held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness Stakes is traditionally held on the third Saturday in May, two weeks after the Kentucky Derby. The 2023 edition was scheduled for May 20, with a post time of 7:01 p.m. EDT and television coverage by NBC. The race was won by National Treasure.
Preparations Preakness Weekend 2023 Graded Stakes Races, as detailed by Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), listed these races at Pimlico Race Course: May 19 2023 - three-year-old F SPR Division - Miss Preakness Stakes (a Grade 3 race on Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Day); May 20, 2023 - three-year-old R D Division - Preakness Stakes (Grade 1 race on Armed Forces Day).TOBA (2023). 2023 Graded Stakes Races. Preakness Weekend. Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Reaching the 2023 Preakness Stakes Field is highly competitive and requires equestrian mental and physical readiness typically achieved by thoroughbred owners and breeders and their collaborative partnerships (e.g., Jockeys, sponsors, stables) at races that lead up to Preakness Weekend.TOBA (MAY 2023). May 2023 Member of the Month: Kirk Godby. Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Field The field for the Preakness was drawn on Monday, May 15 with a field of eight. Mage, the Kentucky Derby winner and the only horse to come in the Preakness from the Derby, was named the 8-5 morning line favorite drawing post 3. This was the first Preakness in 75 years to include only one Derby participant.
Result FinishProgramNumberHorseJockeyTrainerMorningLine OddsFinal OddsMargin(Lengths)Winnings11National TreasureJohn R. VelazquezBob Baffert2.90$990,00027Blazing SevensIrad Ortiz Jr.Chad C. Brown4.90head$330,00033MageJavier CastellanoGustavo Delgado1.40$181,50045Red Route OneJoel RosarioSteven M. Asmussen8.00$99,00052Chase The ChaosSheldon RussellEd Mogar Jr.10.50$49,50066PerformFeargal LynchShug McGaughey8.5074CoffeewithchrisJamie RodriguezJohn Salzman Jr.10.50ScratchedFirst MissionLuis SaezBrad H. Cox Track condition: Fast
Times: mile – 0:23.95; mile – 0:48.92; mile – 1:13.49; mile – 1:37.07; final – 1:55.12. Splits for each quarter-mile: (:23.95) (:24.97) (:24.57) (:23.58) (:18.05 for final )
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Payout Pgm Horse Win Place Show 1 National Treasure $7.80 $4.00 $2.60 7 Blazing Sevens – $5.00 $2.80 3 Mage – – $2.40
$1 Exacta (1–7) $15.90 $1 Trifecta (1–7–3) $24.20 $1 Superfecta (1–7–3–5) $72.40 $1 Super High Five (1–7–3–5–2) $164.90
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