2019 Preakness Stakes
The 2019 Preakness Stakes was the 144th running of the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the American Triple Crown. It was held on May 18, 2019, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (1.9 km) with a record high purse of $1,650,000. The race was broadcast on NBC from 5:00 pm to 7:15 pm EDT with coverage of the undercard on NBCSN starting at 2:30 pm. The race was won by War of Will, who had finished seventh in the Kentucky Derby. The Maryland Jockey Club reported a total attendance of 131,256, the second highest attendance for American thoroughbred racing events in North America during 2019.
| Preakness Stakes | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
"The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown" "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" | |
| Location | Pimlico Race Course Baltimore, United States |
|---|---|
| Date | May 18, 2019 |
| Distance | 1+3⁄16 mi (9.5 furlongs; 1,900 m) |
| Winning horse | War of Will |
| Winning time | 1:54.34 |
| Final odds | 6.10–1 |
| Jockey | Tyler Gaffalione |
| Trainer | Mark E. Casse |
| Owner | Gary Barber |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Attendance | 131,256 |
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