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The Preakness Stakes
Published or Updated May 13, 2019
Location: United States
Sport: Horse Racing
Level: Professional
Also Known As: The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans
Sport: Horse Racing
Level: Professional
Also Known As: The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans
Event Type: Race
First Held: 1873
Next Up: 5/17/2019-5/18/2019
First Held: 1873
Next Up: 5/17/2019-5/18/2019
When and Where: every May in Baltimore, MD
The Preakness is the stepping stone to immortality in American horse racing. It represents the Kentucky Derby winner’s “rubber match” in striving to attain the fabled Triple Crown – no easy feat and one accomplished by few.
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1889 - George Anderson became the first African-American to win the Preakness.
The Woodland Vase - Created by Tiffany and Company in 1860 as a trophy for the now defunct Woodlawn Racing Association, the Woodlawn Vase is presented each year to the winning Preakness owner.
The Black-Eyed Susan Blanket - A long-standing Preakness tradition is to drape a blanket of Black-Eyed Susans across the shoulders of the winning horse
The House of Style - For a fashionable segment of racing fans from 1870 to 1966, there was no other place to be on Preakness day than the sprawling Victorian building known as the Old Clubhouse.
The Painting of the Weather Vane - As soon as the Preakness winner has been declared official, a painter climbs to the top of the replica Old Clubhouse copula to paint the weather vane.
