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1951 Preakness Stakes

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76th Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
LocationPimlico Race Course
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DateMay 19, 1951 (1951-05-19)
Distance1 316 mi (9.5 furlongs; 1,900 m)
Winning horseBold
Winning time1:56 2/5
Final odds4.10-1
JockeyEddie Arcaro (HoF)
TrainerPreston M. Burch (HoF)
OwnerBrookmeade Stable
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt
Attendance24,863
← 1950
1952 ⊟

The 1951 Preakness Stakes was the 76th running of the $110,245 Preakness Stakes horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds. The second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series, the event took place on May 19, 1951. Owned by Isabel Dodge Sloane's Brookmeade Stable and ridden by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Eddie Arcaro, Bold easily won the race by seven lengths over runner-up Counterpoint. The race was run on a track rated fast in a final time of 1:56 2/5.[1]

For jockey Arcaro, the win was a record fourth time he had won the race.[2]

Payout

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The 75th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
6 Bold $10.20 $6.40 $4.40
7 Counterpoint - $16.80 $7.60
8 Alerted $4.20

The full chart

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Daily Racing Form Charts

Finish
Position
Margin
(lengths)
Post
Position
Horse name Jockey Trainer Owner Post Time
Odds
Earnings
1st 0 6 Bold Eddie Arcaro Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 4.10-1 $83,110
2nd 7 7 Counterpoint Ray Adair Sylvester E. Veitch Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 25.80-1 $15,000
3rd ¾ 8 Alerted Sam Boulmetis Sr. James Penrod Hampton Stable 3.70-1 $7,500
4th 4 4 Timely Reward James Stout George M. Odom Mrs. Wallace Gilroy 5.00-1 $3,750
5th ½ 2 Hall of Fame † Hedley Woodhouse John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 2.90-1
6th 3 Big Stretch † Ted Atkinson John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 2.90-1
7th 1 1 Knowitall George Hettinger Winbert F. Mulholland Jessie Sloane Widener 17.70-1
8th 6 5 Repetoire Pete McLean Albert Jensen Mrs. Nora Mikell 4.00-1
  • Winning Breeder: Brookmeade Stud; (VA)
  • Times: 1/4 mile – 0:23 0/0; 1/2 mile – 47 4/5; 3/4 mile – 1:11 2/5; mile – 1:37 2/5; 1 3/16 (final) – 1:56 2/5
  • Track condition: fast

References

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  1. ^ Daily Racing Form May 21, 1951 article titled "Bold Easily Wins Preakness Retrieved August 11, 2018
  2. ^ "Bold captures Preakness purse". Telegraph-Herald. May 20, 1951. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
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