Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs () on dirt. 

Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 lb (55 kg). It is the second jewel of the Triple Crown, held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes.

Other websites
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Watching the Preakness Online
Among the people of Baltimore's Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes and Revisionist History
Ten Things You Should Know About the Preakness at Hello Race Fans! 

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