2008 Preakness Stakes

{{Infobox horse race

| surface = Dirt

| name = 133rd Preakness Stakes

| horse race = The Preakness Stakes

| image = 2008PreaknessLogo.jpg

| 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 17, 2008

| winning horse = Big Brown

| winning jockey = Kent Desormeaux

| winning trainer = Richard E. Dutrow Jr.

| conditions = Fast

| previous = 2007

| next = 2009

}}

The 2008 Preakness Stakes was the 133rd running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race time was at 6:15 pm EDT and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. Big Brown, the 1-5 favorite, was the winner by 5{{fraction|1|4}} lengths over Macho Again.Daily Racing Form, May 18, 2009 Preakness Stakes Chart. Approximate post time was 6:17 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:54.80. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 121,876, the second highest attended American thoroughbred racing event in 2008.2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section). The Maryland Jockey Club reported official Total Attendance as 121,876. This is listed as 112,318 Pimlico on-site attendance and 9,654 at Laurel on-site attendance.

Payout

The 133rd Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

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style="width:48px;"\| Program Number ! style="width:110px;"\| Horse Name ! style="width:58px;"\| Win ! style="width:58px;"\| Place ! style="width:58px;"\| Show
align=center\|7 \| Big Brown \| align=center \|$ 2.40 \| align=center \|$2.60 \| align=center \|$2.40
align=center\|1 \| Macho Again \| align=center\| - \| align=center \|$17.20 \| align=center \|$10.40
align=center\|3 \| Icabad Crane \| align=center\| - \| align=center\| - \| align=center \|$5.60

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style="width:48px;"| Program
Number

! style="width:110px;"| Horse Name

! style="width:58px;"| Win

! style="width:58px;"| Place

! style="width:58px;"| Show

align=center|7

| Big Brown

| align=center |$ 2.40

| align=center |$2.60

| align=center |$2.40

align=center|1

| Macho Again

| align=center| -

| align=center |$17.20

| align=center |$10.40

align=center|3

| Icabad Crane

| align=center| -

| align=center |$5.60

$2 Exacta: (7-1) paid $36.60
$2 Trifecta: (7-1-3) paid $336.80
$1 Superfecta: (7-1-3-6) paid $1,192.30

The full chart

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width="30px" \|Finish Position ! width="30px" \|Margin (lengths) ! width="30px" \|Post Position ! width="100px" \|Horse name ! width="115px" \|Jockey ! width="130px" \|Trainer ! width="200px" \|Owner ! width="50px" \|Post Time Odds ! width="60px" \|Purse Earnings
align=center\|1st \| align=center\| 0 \| align=center\|7 \| Big Brown \| Kent Desormeaux \| Richard E. Dutrow Jr. \| IEAH Stables \| align=center\|1-5 favorite \| align=center\| $600,000
align=center\|2nd \| align=center\|5 {{fraction\|1\|4}} \| align=center\|1 \| Macho Again \| Julien Leparoux \| Dallas Stewart \| West Point Thoroughbreds \| align=center\|40-1 \| align=center\| $200,000
align=center\|3rd \| align=center\|5 {{fraction\|3\|4}} \| align=center\|3 \| Icabad Crane \| Jeremy Rose \| H. Graham Motion \| Earle I. Mack \| align=center\|22-1 \| align=center\|$110,000
align=center\|4th \| align=center\|6 {{fraction\|1\|2}} \| align=center\|6 \| Racecar Rhapsody \| Robby Albarado \| Ken McPeek \| Carroll, Kaplan, Plattner & Guilfoyle \| align=center\|25-1 \| align=center\| $60,000
align=center\|5th \| align=center\|10 {{fraction\|3\|4}} \| align=center\|9 \| Stevil \| John Velazquez \| Nick Zito \| Robert V. LaPenta \| align=center\|41-1 \| align=center\| $30,000
align=center\|6th \| align=center\|14 {{fraction\|1\|2}} \| align=center\|8 \| Kentucky Bear \| Jamie Theriot \| Reade Baker \| Bear Stables Ltd. \| align=center\|14-1 \|
align=center\|7th \| align=center\|15 \| align=center\|13 \| Hey Byrn \| Chuck Lopez \| Edward Plesa Jr. \| Beatrice Oxenberg \| align=center\|34-1 \|
align=center\|8th \| align=center\|15 {{fraction\|3\|4}} \| align=center\|11 \| Giant Moon \| Ramon Dominguez \| Richard E. Schosberg \| Albert Fried Jr. \| align=center\|37-1 \|
align=center\|9th \| align=center\|17 {{fraction\|1\|2}} \| align=center\|2 \| Tres Borrachos \| Tyler Baze \| C. Beau Greely \| C. B. Greeley & P. Houchens \| align=center\|43-1 \|
align=center\|10th \| align=center\|18 {{fraction\|3\|4}} \| align=center\|4 \| Yankee Bravo \| Alex Solis \| Patrick Gallagher \| Bienstock & Winner Stables \| align=center\|24-1 \|
align=center\|11th \| align=center\|26 \| align=center\|12 \| Gayego \| Mike E. Smith \| Paulo Lobo \| Cubanacan Stables \| align=center\|9-1 \|
align=center\|12th \| align=center\|26 {{fraction\|1\|4}} \| align=center\|10 \| Riley Tucker \| Edgar Prado \| William I. Mott \| Zayat Stables \| align=center\|36-1 \|
class="sortbottom" \| align=center\|Scr \| align=center\|Scr \| align=center\|5 \| Behindatthebar \| David Flores \| Todd Pletcher \| Padua Stables \| align=center\|Scr \|

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width="30px" |Finish
Position

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

! width="30px" |Post
Position

! width="100px" |Horse name

! width="115px" |Jockey

! width="130px" |Trainer

! width="200px" |Owner

! width="50px" |Post Time
Odds

! width="60px" |Purse
Earnings

align=center|1st

| align=center| 0