The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I flat horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the second leg of the Triple Crown series, following the Kentucky Derby and preceding the Belmont Stakes. The Preakness Stakes was first run in 1873 and is named after Preakness, a famous trotting horse who won the inaugural race.
The Preakness Stakes is one of the most prestigious horse races in the world and is known as “The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans” due to the blanket of black-eyed susans draped over the winner. The race is 1 3/16 miles long and is run on a dirt track. The Preakness Stakes has a long and storied history, and many of the greatest horses in history have won the race, including Seabiscuit, Secretariat, and American Pharoah.
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