1994 Preakness Stakes

{{short description|119th running of the Preakness Stakes}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox horse race

|surface = Dirt

|name = 119th Preakness Stakes

|horse race= The Preakness Stakes

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

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

|date= May 21, 1994

|winning horse = Tabasco Cat

|winning jockey = Pat Day

|winning trainer = D. Wayne Lukas

|conditions = Fast

|previous = 1993

|next = 1995

}}

The 1994 Preakness Stakes was the 119th running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 21, 1994, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Tabasco Cat, who was jockeyed by Pat Day, won the race by three quarters of a lengths over runner-up Go For Gin. Approximate post time was 5:32 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:56-2/5.Daily Racing Form, May 20, 1994 Preakness Stakes Chart. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 99,834, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1994.2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section). The Maryland Jockey Club reported official Total Attendance as 99,834. This is listed as 86,343 Pimlico on-site attendance and 13,491 at Laurel on-site attendance.

Payout

The 119th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
width="58px" | Program
Number

! width="110px" | Horse Name

! width="58px" | Win

! width="58px" | Place

! width="58px" | Show

align=center|2

| Tabasco Cat

| align=center| $9.20

| align=center| $4.60

| align=center| $4.60

align=center|3

| Go For Gin

| align=center| -

| align=center| $4.60

| align=center| $4.40

align=center|1

| Concern

| align=center| -

| align=center| -

| align=center| $6.40

$2 Exacta: (2–3) paid $34.20

$2 Trifecta: (2–3–1) paid $160.40

The full chart

class="wikitable sortable" | border="2" cellpadding="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%"
width="30px" |Finish
Position

! width="30px" |Margin
(lengths)

! width="30px" |Post
Position

! width="110px" |Horse name

! width="110px" |Jockey

! width="110px" |Trainer

! width= |Owner

! width="65px" |Post Time
Odds

! width="70px" |Purse
Earnings

align=center|1st

| align=center|0

| align=center|1

| Tabasco Cat

| Pat Day

| D. Wayne Lukas

| Overbrook Farms

| align=center|3.60-1

| align=center|$325,000

align=center|2nd

| align=center|{{frac|3|4}}

| align=center|2

| Go For Gin

| Chris McCarron

| Nick Zito

| William J. Condren, Joseph M. Cornacchia

| align=center|2.80-1
favorite

| align=center|$100,000

align=center|3rd

| align=center|{{frac|6|3|4}}

| align=center|3

| Concern

| Garrett Gomez

| Richard W. Small

| Robert E. Meyerhoff

| align=center|10.20-1

| align=center|$500,000

align=center|4th

| align=center|{{frac|7|1|4}}

| align=center|7

| Kandaly

| Craig Perret

| Louie J. Roussel III

| Cole, Lamarque, Roussel

| align=center|11.80-1

| align=center|$25,000

align=center|5th

| align=center|9

| align=center|10

| Numerous

| Pat Valenzuela

| Charles Whittingham

| Howard B. Keck

| align=center|9.10-1

| align=center|

align=center|6th

| align=center|{{frac|10|1|2}}

| align=center|6

| Blummin Affair

| Jerry Bailey

| Jack Van Berg

| Leroy Bowman

| align=center|3.10-1

|

align=center|7th

| align=center|{{frac|12|1|2}}

| align=center|9

| Looming

| Andrea J. Seefeldt

| Richard W. Small

| Robert E. Meyerhoff

| align=center|10.20-1

|

align=center|8th

| align=center|{{frac|13|1|2}}

| align=center|4

| Silver Goblin

| Dale W. Cordova

| Kenny P. Smith

| Al J. Horton

| align=center|9.90-1

|

align=center|9th

| align=center|14

| align=center|5

| Powis Castle

| Brent E. Bartram

| Rodney Rash

| Vistas Stables

| align=center|11.30-1

|

align=center|10th

| align=center|25

| align=center|8

| Polar Expedition

| Curt Bourque

| Hugh H. Robertson

| James B. Cody

| align=center|18.10-1

|

  • Winning Breeder: Overbrook Farms & David P. Reynolds; (KY)
  • Final Time: 1:56 2/5
  • Track Condition: Fast
  • Total Attendance: 99,8342010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section). The Maryland Jockey Club reported official Total Attendance as 99,834. This is listed as 86,343 Pimlico on-site attendance and 13,491 at Laurel on-site attendance.

See also

References

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