1959 Preakness Stakes

{{Infobox horse race

| surface = Dirt

| name = 84th Preakness Stakes

| horse race = The Preakness Stakes

| location = Pimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States

| image =

| caption = "The Second Jewel of the Triple Crown"
"The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans"

| date = May 16, 1959

| winning horse = Royal Orbit

| winning jockey = William Harmatz

| conditions = Fast

| previous = 1958

| next = 1960

}}

The 1959 Preakness Stakes was the 84th running of the $200,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 16, 1959, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Royal Orbit, who was jockeyed by William Harmatz, won the race by four lengths over runner-up Sword Dancer. Approximate post time was 5:47 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:57 flatDaily Racing Form, May 17, 1959 Preakness Stakes Chart. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 31,506, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1959.2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 71 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).

Payout

The 84th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

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width="58px" \| Program Number ! width="110px" \| Horse Name ! width="58px" \| Win ! width="58px" \| Place ! width="58px" \| Show
align=center\|6 \| Royal Orbit \| align=center\| $15.20 \| align=center\| $5.80 \| align=center\| $4.20
align=center\|7 \| Sword Dancer \| align=center\| - \| align=center\| $3.00 \| align=center\| $2.20
align=center\|9 \| Dunce \| align=center\| - \| align=center\| - \| align=center\| $4.60

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width="58px" | Program
Number

! width="110px" | Horse Name

! width="58px" | Win

! width="58px" | Place

! width="58px" | Show

align=center|6

| Royal Orbit

| align=center| $15.20

| align=center| $5.80

| align=center| $4.20

align=center|7

| Sword Dancer

| align=center| -

| align=center| $3.00

| align=center| $2.20

align=center|9

| Dunce

| align=center| -

| align=center| $4.60

The full chart

class="wikitable sortable" \| border="2" cellpadding="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%"
width="45px" \|Finish Position ! width="45px" \|Margin (lengths) ! width="40px" \|Post Position ! width="110px" \|Horse name ! width="110px" \|Jockey ! width="110px" \|Trainer ! width="150px" \|Owner ! width="65px" \|Post Time Odds ! width="70px" \|Purse Earnings
align=center\|1st \| align=center\|0 \| align=center\|6 \| Royal Orbit \| William Harmatz \| Reggie Cornell \| Halina Gregory Braunstein \| align=center\|6.60-1 \| align=center\|$137,800
align=center\|2nd \| align=center\|4 \| align=center\|7 \| Sword Dancer \| Bill Shoemaker \| J. Elliott Burch \| Brookmeade Stable \| align=center\|1.70-1 favorite \| align=center\|$30,000
align=center\|3rd \| align=center\|7 \| align=center\|9 \| Dunce \| Sam Boulmetis \| Moody Jolley \| Claiborne Farm \| align=center\|8.30-1 \| align=center\|$15,000
align=center\|4th \| align=center\|9 1/2 \| align=center\|1 \| Marauder \| Richard Lawless \| Lester R. Robinson \| L. G. Robinson \| align=center\|198.20-1 \| align=center\|$7,500
align=center\|5th \| align=center\|11 \| align=center\|10 \| Festival King \| Billy Cook \| Everett W. Kuykendall \| C. B. Fischbach \| align=center\|225.70-1 \| align=center\|
align=center\|6th \| align=center\|12 \| align=center\|11 \| Our Dad \| Nick Shuk \| John W. Jacobs \| Patrice Jacobs \| align=center\|32.20-1 \|
align=center\|7th \| align=center\|12 1/2 \| align=center\|5 \| Rico Tesio \| Chris Rogers \| Joseph Piarulli \| Briardale Farm \| align=center\|91.30-1 \|
align=center\|8th \| align=center\|14 1/2 \| align=center\|3 \| Manassa Mauler \| Ray Broussard \| Pancho Martin \| Emil Dolce \| align=center\|11.90-1 \|
align=center\|9th \| align=center\|15 1/2 \| align=center\|2 \| First Landing \| Eddie Arcaro \| Casey Hayes \| Meadow Stable \| align=center\|1.80-1 \|
align=center\|10th \| align=center\|21 1/2 \| align=center\|8 \| Open View \| Karl Korte \| Raymond F. Metcalf \| Elkcam Stable \| align=center\|41.20-1 \|
align=center\|11th \| align=center\|22 1/2 \| align=center\|4 \| Sundown II \| Larry Adams \| Edgar D. Cox \| Robert S. Lytle \| align=center\|174.50-1 \|

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width="45px" |Finish
Position

! width="45px" |Margin
(lengths)

! width="40px" |Post
Position

! width="110px" |Horse name

! width="110px" |Jockey

! width="110px" |Trainer

! width="150px" |Owner

! width="65px" |Post Time
Odds

! width="70px" |Purse
Earnings

align=center|1st

| align=center|0