The Preakness Stakes | |
Location | Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
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Date | May 17, 1969 |
Winning horse | Majestic Prince |
Jockey | Bill Hartack |
Conditions | Fast |
Surface | Dirt |
The 1969 Preakness Stakes was the 94th running of the $200,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 17, 1969, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Majestic Prince, who was jockeyed by Bill Hartack, won the race by only a neck over runner-up Arts and Letters. Approximate post time was 5:40 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:55-3/5. flat.[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 42,258, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1969.[2]
Payout
The 94th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
Program Number |
Horse Name |
Win |
Place |
Show |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Majestic Prince | $3.20 | $2.40 | $2.20 |
6 | Arts and Letters | - | $3.20 | $2.60 |
4 | Jay Ray | - | - | $4.40 |
The full chart
Finish Position |
Margin (lengths) |
Post Position |
Horse name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Post Time Odds |
Purse Earnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 0 | 5 | Majestic Prince | Bill Hartack | Johnny Longden | Frank M. McMahon | 0.60-1 favorite |
$129,500 |
2nd | head | 6 | Arts and Letters | Braulio Baeza | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable | 5.00-1 | $30,000 |
3rd | 41/4 | 4 | Jay Ray | Earlie Fires | Lucien Laurin | Claiborne Farm | 34.40-1 | $15,000 |
4th | 81/4 | 1 | Top Knight | Manuel Ycaza | Raymond F. Metcalf | Steven B. Wilson | 2.90-1 | $7,500 |
5th | 111/4 | 7 | Al Hattab | Ray Broussard | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Pelican Stable | 18.60-1 | |
6th | 111/2 | 8 | Greengrass Greene | George Cusimano | Del W. Carroll | Michael G. Phipps | 66.20-1 | |
7th | 171/2 | 2 | Captain Action | Kenny Knapp | James P. Conway | Elmendorf Farm | 36.10-1 | |
8th | 231/2 | 3 | Glad's Flame | R. J. Wilson | Richard Wesselman | Glenn M. Banker | 95.80-1 |
- Winning Breeder: Leslie Combs II; (KY)
- Winning Time: 1:55 3/5
- Track Condition: Fast
- Total Attendance: 42,258[2]
References
- ↑ Daily Racing Form, May 18, 1969 Preakness Stakes Chart.
- 1 2 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 73 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).
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