Where is preakness held

Welcome to Preakness Day. The exact timing of the race is undetermined, as it is near the end of a race schedule at Pimlico. However, the approximate time horses will go to post is set for p. ET on Saturday, May The Preakness undercard will be shown at p.

Television coverage shifts to NBC at 5 p. The Preakness is the second jewel of the Triple Crown. Only 12 horses have won all three races in a single season, the most recent being American Pharoah in Before that, you had to go all the way back to Affirmed in Originally a two-mile race named the Dinner Party Stakes, the race was the third-ever held on the first day Pimlico was opened in Keeler Johnson wrote.

The name of the track, however, came from England :. Thou wilt not cower in the dust,Maryland! Thy beaming sword shall never rust,Maryland!

Instead, they are presented with a blanket of Viking poms or daisies that have been painted to look like black-eyed Susans. The race is preceded by a rendition of the third verse of Maryland, My Maryland , Maryland's state song. Usually performed by the United States Naval Academy Glee Club, the song has its roots in the American Civil War and was extensively used during the war to rally soldiers to fight against the Union.

Because of its controversial past, there have been several legislative attempts to remove it as the official song of the state. After the winner has been declared, a painter climbs up the building's cupola and paints the iron weather vane on top in the winner's colors.

The vane is in the shape of a jockey and horse and was commissioned in by the Maryland Jockey Club. The trophy was first awarded to the Preakness Stakes winner in , and until , the winner got to hold on to it for the year. Since then, the three-foot-tall trophy, which has been valued at one million dollars and is considered to be the sport's most valuable trophy, has only been symbolically awarded.

Winners now receive a replica, while the original is kept at the Baltimore Museum of Art. The Preakness Stakes is a competitive race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, and it is part of the Triple Crown.

Run on a 1, meters 1. So far, only 12 horses have won the Triple Crown. Preakness Cocktail - A scotch concoction to help celebrate the day. Millemark Equine Postcard Center - Say 'hay! The Run for the Preakness around the Web: Elsewhere on the Web, learn more about the race for the Black Eyed Susans Maryland's state flower with a look at the odds, Preakness Stakes' most famous races in stories and pictures, along with Preakness party ideas , and background history on the famous Woodlawn Vase winner's trophy Sports Events.