Talk:Preakness Stakes

message: User  Montanabw is reporting that there is "persistent vandalism" of this page just in time for the upcoming race. Can this page be temporarily locked? Thanks. --Smghz (talk) 21:27, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Request for semiprotection

message: Race dates would be useful. --squadfifteen
: Article says it's "third Saturday in May", but I don't know how far back that tradition has held. DMacks 04:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dates 

message: what is the origin of the name "preakness"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.199.28.24 (talk • contribs) 
: Article says it's named after a horse, which was named after a stable. DMacks 04:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of name 

message: If the references  added by 65.87.250.99 are valid, then the note about Secretariat's time could be included.  I agree with the rv, since style of the edits is non-encyclopedic, but I expect we'll see more. Jer ome 23:23, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Secretariat 

message: The article makes it sound as though rudbeckia hirta (AKA black-eyed susans) are used in the victory wreath, but the actual flower used is a daisy which is painted black at the center.  Are there any objections to changing the article to clarify this? Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 23:39, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Humble daisies 

message: There should be a section detailing the massive festival surrounding the stakes. Any event where 100,000+ people gather for a few hours once a year should be considered notable enough for WP. I'll start the section after I attend this year, and get some pictures.--Eplack (talk) 15:40, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Festivities 

message: We already designate fillies...should we designate geldings...? Of course, outside of Prarie Bayou and Funny Cide...I'd be hardpressed to name any others. --Smashvilletalk 13:29, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Geldings 

message: Contemporary sources suggest that the Preakness was run as a handicap at least twice: in 1912 and 1918. I haven't seen this mentioned in accounts of the race's history.  Tigerboy1966  22:53, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Handicap 

message: I would vote that the age column be deleted from the winners list because a) Horses older than 3 were only eligible to run in a very limited number of years, and not since (I think) 1915. b) The one year where a horse (the proper term for an un-gelded male over age 4 in 1890) won can be indicated with an asterisk. c) Deleting the age column would simplify the chart and make it (more) consistent with the winners charts for the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.
I think it would be great to see full consistency between the winners charts for the three Triple Crown races, but this would require other changes. For instance, either adding track condition to the pages for both the Preakness and the Belmont or deleting the column from the page for the Kentucky Derby. I plan to bring up the issue on the talk section there.
Further, if we are really going for full accuracy, shouldn't the winners chart here have a separation indicating that the 1890 and 1910-1915 races were run as the "Preakness Handicap" as indicated in the article? Jf2 (talk) 15:37, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Winners chart 

message: Why don't the articles have the race times included in the charts?  
Example:  
* First Place Winner (Justify) ... winning time = 2:04.20.
* Second Place Winner (Name) ... winning time = 2:05.20
* And so forth
Isn't that statistic an important component of these races?   Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 18:06, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Race times 

message: '"Kegasus", a play on keg and pegasus (though actually a centaur)' might be the finest edit in Wiki history.  Thank you.GenacGenac (talk) 18:16, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mythological Correctness