2014 Preakness Stakes
{{short description|139th running of the Preakness Stakes}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox horse race
|surface = Dirt
|name = 139th Preakness Stakes
|horse race = Preakness Stakes
|image=2014-preakness-logo.jpg
|caption = "The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown"
"The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans"
|location = Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
|date= May 17, 2014
|winning horse = California Chrome
|winning time = 1:54.84
|final odds = 1-2
|winning jockey = Victor Espinoza
|winning trainer = Art Sherman
|conditions = Fast
| attendance = {{Increase}} 123,469 (record at the time)
|previous = 2013
|next = 2015
}}
The 2014 Preakness Stakes was the 139th running of the Preakness Stakes. The race was scheduled to start
at 6:18 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 17, 2014, at Pimlico Race Course and was run as the twelfth race on a racecard with thirteen races.{{cite web|url=http://www.preakness.com/race-info/preakness-week-stakes|title=Preakness Week Stakes|publisher=Maryland Jockey Club|access-date=May 14, 2014|date=May 14, 2014}} The race was won by California Chrome, giving him a chance to win the Triple Crown at Belmont. It is the thirty-fourth time a horse has won the first two legs of the Triple Crown.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/the-turnstile/tk-160352472.html|title=California Chrome wins Preakness, Triple Crown remains a possibility|publisher=Yahoo|access-date=May 17, 2014|date=May 17, 2014|last=Busbee|first=Jay}} The Maryland Jockey Club reported a track record total attendance of 123,469, the second highest attendance for American thoroughbred racing events in North America during 2014.2014 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 97.
The payout to the winning horses in the 2014 Stakes was US$1,500,000, an increase of half a million dollars from the previous year.{{cite web|url=http://www.preakness.com/news-center/latest-news/preakness-stakes-purse-increased-15-million-beginning-2014|title=Latest News|publisher=Maryland Jockey Club|access-date=May 14, 2014|date=December 12, 2013}}
Field
The 2014 Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome was the morning line favorite at 3–5 and drew the number three post position. Only two horses who ran in the Kentucky Derby entered the Preakness, General a Rod and Ride on Curlin, both with new jockeys.{{cite web|last=LaMarra|first=Tom|title=California Chrome Gets Post 3 for Preakness|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/85069/california-chrome-gets-post-3-for-preakness|publisher=Blood-Horse|access-date=May 14, 2014|date=May 14, 2014}}{{cite web|last=Staff|title=General a Rod Latest to Join Preakness Mix|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/84976/general-a-rod-latest-to-join-preakness-mix|publisher=Blood-Horse|access-date=May 10, 2014|date=May 9, 2014}}
The other entrants included Pablo Del Monte, whose owners opted not to run in the Kentucky Derby after he was made eligible by the scratch of Hoppertunity; Federico Tesio winner Kid Cruz; Illinois Derby winner Dynamic Impact; Bayern, trained by Bob Baffert; Social Inclusion, who ran third in the Wood Memorial and was second favorite on the morning line at 5–1;{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/derby-winner-california-chrome-heads-preakness-213828005--spt.html|title=Derby winner California Chrome heads to Preakness|last=Harris|first=Beth|date=May 4, 2014|access-date=May 4, 2014|publisher=Yahoo|agency=Associated Press}} and the filly Ria Antonia, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (via disqualification of first-place finisher She's a Tiger) and sixth in the Kentucky Oaks.{{cite web|title=Ria Antonia|url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=9094425®istry=T|publisher=Equibase|access-date=May 12, 2014}}
The addition of Ria Antonia marked the first time that a female horse and a woman trainer had all competed in the Preakness in the same year; Rosie Napravnik rode Bayern, and Kid Cruz was trained by Linda Rice.{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Filly Ria Antonia to Run Against Boys in Preakness|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/filly-ria-antonia-run-boys-preakness-23683680|access-date=May 12, 2014|date=May 12, 2014|publisher=ABC News}}
Race description
File:2014 Preakness Stakes stretch.jpg
The attendance at Pimlico was record-breaking at 123,469, surpassing the 2012 record of 121,309. The infield festival featured live performances by Nas and Lorde. Total parimutuel handle for the entire race card was the sixth largest in Preakness day wagering history at $83.8 million, of which $53.7 million was bet just on the Preakness.{{cite web|last=Sharrow|first=Ryan|title=Photos from the 139th Preakness as record crowd watches California Chrome continue Triple Crown quest|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2014/05/18/photos-from-the-139th-preakness-as-record-crowd.html|publisher=Baltimore Business Journal|access-date=May 19, 2014|date=May 18, 2014}}
California Chrome proved victorious at the Preakness in 1:54.84, 1-1/2 lengths ahead of rival Ride on Curlin, who was followed by Social Inclusion. Pablo Del Monte and Ria Antonia took early leads out of the gate, but quickly fell behind and were surpassed. The winner starting at 3–5 odds, the same as the morning line but was 1–2 by post time. California Chrome made a clean start out of the gate, remained in the top three throughout the entire race, made his bid for the lead at the far turn and moved to the front at the top of the stretch, holding off a challenge from Social Inclusion, who tired and finished third, 6-1/2 lengths behind second-place finisher Ride on Curlin, who finished well, but was still 1-1/2 lengths behind the winner.
Payout
The 139th Preakness payout schedule{{cite news |title=12th Race, Pimlico, May 17, 2014
|publisher=Equibase
|date=May 17, 2014 |access-date=May 17, 2014
|url=http://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/PIM051714USA12.pdf
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518134424/http://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/PIM051714USA12.pdf
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=May 18, 2014 }}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" |
| width="48px" | Program number ! width="140px" | Horse name ! width="58px" | Win ! width="58px" | Place ! width="58px" | Show |
|---|
| align=center|3
| California Chrome | align=center| $3.00 | align=center| $3.00 | align=center| $2.40 |
| align=center|10
| Ride On Curlin | align=center| – | align=center| $5.60 | align=center| $3.80 |
| align=center|8
| Social Inclusion | align=center| – | align=center| – | align=center| $3.40 |
- $2 Exacta: (3-10) $18.20
- $2 Trifecta: (3-10-8) $76.00
- $1 Superfecta: (3-10-8-2) $173.80
The full chart
| class="wikitable sortable" | border="2" cellpadding="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%" |
| scope="col" width="45px" |Finish position ! scope=col width="45px" |Margin ! scope="col" width="40px" | Post ! scope="col" width="110px" |Horse name ! scope="col" width="110px" |Jockey ! scope="col" width="110px" |Trainer ! scope="col" width="120px" |Owner ! scope="col" width="60px" |Morning Line ! scope="col" width="60px" |Post Time ! scope="col" width="65px" |Stakes |
|---|
| align=center|1
| align=center|0 | align=center|3 | Steve Coburn & Perry Martin | align=center|3–5 | align=center|1–2 | align=center|$900,000 |
| align=center|2
| align=center|{{frac|1|1|2}} | align=center|10 | William Gowan | Daniel Doherty | align=center|10–1 | align=center|10.3 | align=center|$300,000 |
| align=center|3
| align=center|8 | align=center|8 | Social Inclusion | Manny Azpurua | Rontos Racing Stable Corp | align=center|5–1 | align=center|5.3 | align=center|$165,000 |
| align=center|4
| align=center|8 | align=center|2 | General a Rod | SkyChai Racing LLC and Starlight Racing | align=center|15–1 | align=center|20.1 | align=center|$90,000 |
| align=center|5
| align=center|{{frac|12|1|4}} | align=center|4 | Ring Weekend | St. Elias Stable and West Point Thoroughbreds | align=center| 20–1 | align=center|30.1 | align=center|$45,000 |
| align=center|6
| align=center|14 | align=center|9 | Pablo Del Monte | Jeffrey Sanchez | Susan Magnier, D. Smith, M. Tabor, W. A. Ward | align=center|20–1 | align=center|34.3 | align=center| |
| align=center|7
| align=center|{{frac|15|3|4}} | align=center|1 | Dynamic Impact | Miguel Mena | align=center|12–1 | align=center|22.2 | align=center| |
| align=center|8
| align=center|16 | align=center|7 | Kid Cruz | Julien Pimentel | Vina Del Mar Thoroughbreds LLC/Black Swan Stable | align=center|20–1 | align=center|12.3 | align=center| |
| align=center|9
| align=center|21 | align=center|5 | Bayern | Kaleem Shah, Inc | align=center|10–1 | align=center|12.9 | align=center| |
| align=center|10
| align=center|31 | align=center|6 | Ria Antonia† | Christopher Dunn and Looch Racing | align=center|30–1 | align=center|18.9 | align=center| |
Key:
† filly (carries 121 lb.)