1981 Preakness Stakes

{{Infobox horse race

| surface = Dirt

| name = 106th 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, 1981

| winning horse = Pleasant Colony

| winning jockey = Jorge Velásquez

| conditions = Fast

| previous = 1980

| next = 1982

}}

The 1981 Preakness Stakes was the 106th running of the $275,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 16, 1981, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Pleasant Colony, who was jockeyed by Jorge Velásquez, won the race by one length over runner-up Bold Ego. Approximate post time was 5:41 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:54-3/5.Daily Racing Form, May 17, 1981 Preakness Stakes Chart. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 84,133, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1981.2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).

Payout

The 106th 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\|11 \| Pleasant Colony \| align=center\| US$5.00 \| align=center\| $3.40 \| align=center\| $3.20
align=center\|6 \| Bold Ego \| align=center\| - \| align=center\| $4.60 \| align=center\| $4.20
align=center\|2 \| Paristo \| align=center\| - \| align=center\| - \| align=center\| $17.80

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width="58px" | Program
Number

! width="110px" | Horse Name

! width="58px" | Win

! width="58px" | Place

! width="58px" | Show

align=center|11

| Pleasant Colony

| align=center| US$5.00

| align=center| $3.40

| align=center| $3.20

align=center|6

| Bold Ego

| align=center| -

| align=center| $4.60

| align=center| $4.20

align=center|2

| Paristo

| align=center| -

| align=center| $17.80

$2 Exacta: (11–6) paid $25.00

The full chart

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width="45px" \|Finish Position ! width="45px" \|Margin (lengths) ! width="40px" \|Post Position ! width="110px" \|Horse name ! width="115px" \|Jockey ! width="110px" \|Trainer ! width="110px" \|Owner ! width="65px" \|Post Time Odds ! width="70px" \|Purse Earnings
align=center\|1st \| align=center\|0 \| align=center\|11 \| Pleasant Colony \| Jorge Velásquez \| John P. Campo \| Buckland Farm \| align=center\|1.50-1 favorite \| align=center\|$200,800
align=center\|2nd \| align=center\|1 \| align=center\|6 \| Bold Ego \| John Lively \| Jack Van Berg \| Double B Ranch \| align=center\|3.60-1 \| align=center\|$40,000
align=center\|3rd \| align=center\|3 \| align=center\|2 \| Paristo \| D. Curtis Ashcroft \| George R. Handy \| Belmont Farms \| align=center\|74.30-1 \| align=center\|$20,000
align=center\|4th \| align=center\|8 \| align=center\|10 \| Thirty Eight Paces \| William J. Passmore \| King T. Leatherbury \| Double Paces Stable \| align=center\|27.00-1 \| align=center\|$10,000
align=center\|5th \| align=center\|101/2 \| align=center\|6 \| Partez \| Sandy Hawley \| D. Wayne Lukas \| Elizabeth Davis \| align=center\|7.60-1 \| align=center\|
align=center\|6th \| align=center\|11 \| align=center\|11 \| Highland Blade \| Jacinto Vásquez \| David A. Whiteley \| Pen-Y-Bryn Farm \| align=center\|8.60-1 \|
align=center\|7th \| align=center\|111/4 \| align=center\|13 \| Escambia Bay \| Mario Pino \| J. William Boniface \| Annette Eubanks \| align=center\|48.80-1 \|
align=center\|8th \| align=center\|143/4 \| align=center\|9 \| Bare Knuckles \| Rick D. Evans \| Everett W. King \| Barbara Kelly \| align=center\|92.60-1 \|
align=center\|9th \| align=center\|151/4 \| align=center\|5 \| Double Sonic \| Buck Thornburg \| George Krnjaich \| Fred Elias \| align=center\|77.50-1 \|
align=center\|10th \| align=center\|151/2 \| align=center\|1 \| A Run \| Frank J. Lovato, Jr. \| Larry S. Barrera \| Aaron U. Jones \| align=center\|12.60-1 \|
align=center\|11th \| align=center\|16 \| align=center\|8 \| Woodchopper \| Eddie Delahoussaye \| John M. Gaver, Jr. \| Greentree Stable \| align=center\|4.10-1 \|
align=center\|12th \| align=center\|19 \| align=center\|4 \| Flying Nashua \| Ángel Cordero Jr. \| Larry S. Barrera \| Holman Digiulio \| align=center\|12.60-1 \|
align=center\|13th \| align=center\|27 \| align=center\|3 \| Top Avenger \| Randy Romero \| Dwight Viator \| W. P. "Buster" Bishop \| align=center\|48.80-1 \|

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width="45px" |Finish
Position

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

! width="40px" |Post
Position

! width="110px" |Horse name

! width="115px" |Jockey

! width="110px" |Trainer

! width="110px" |Owner

! width="65px" |Post Time
Odds

! width="70px" |Purse
Earnings

align=center|1st

| align=center|0