The Preakness Stakes is the second jewel of the American Triple Crown of Thoroughbred racing.
It is run two weeks after the Kentucky Derby, putting it in mid-May. It is run three weeks before the Belmont Stakes, the final Triple Crown race.
The race is run at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Like all American Triple Crown races it is contested on dirt, but the Preakness has the shortest distance: 1 3/16 miles.