2023 Preakness Stakes
{{short description|148th running Preakness Stakes}}
{{use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox horse race
| name = 148th Preakness Stakes
| class = Grade I stakes race
| horse race = Preakness Stakes
| image = PREAKNESS 148 PRIMARY.png
| caption = "The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown"
"The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans"
| location = Pimlico Race Course
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| date = {{Start date|2023|5|20}}
| distance = {{convert|1+3/16|mi|furlong m|0|abbr=on}}
| winning horse = National Treasure
| winning time = 1:55.12{{cite web | url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/wins-148th-preakness-stakes | title=National Treasure, trained by Bob Baffert, wins 148th Preakness Stakes | website=Fox News | date=May 20, 2023 }}
| final odds = 2.90
| winning jockey = John R. Velazquez
| winning trainer = Bob Baffert
| winning owner = SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Medakat Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet
Stables, Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital & Catherine Donovan
| surface = Dirt
| attendance =
| conditions = Fast
| previous = 2022
| next = 2024
}}
The 2023 Preakness Stakes was the 148th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of {{convert|1+3/16|mi|furlong m|0|abbr=off}}. The race is one leg of the American Triple Crown and is held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness Stakes is traditionally held on the third Saturday in May, two weeks after the Kentucky Derby. The 2023 edition was scheduled for May 20, with a post time of 7:01 p.m. EDT and television coverage by NBC.{{cite web |url=https://www.covers.com/horse-racing/preakness-stakes |title=Tune-IN |website=preakness.com |date=April 2023 |accessdate=May 5, 2023}} The race was won by National Treasure.
Preparations
Preakness Weekend 2023 Graded Stakes Races, as detailed by Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), listed these races at Pimlico Race Course: May 19 2023 - three-year-old F SPR Division - Miss Preakness Stakes (a Grade 3 race on Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Day); May 20, 2023 - three-year-old R D Division - Preakness Stakes (Grade 1 race on Armed Forces Day).TOBA (2023). 2023 Graded Stakes Races. Preakness Weekend. Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.[https://toba.org/graded-stakes/2023-races/] Reaching the 2023 Preakness Stakes Field is highly competitive and requires equestrian mental and physical readiness typically achieved by thoroughbred owners and breeders and their collaborative partnerships (e.g., Jockeys, sponsors, stables) at races that lead up to Preakness Weekend.TOBA (MAY 2023). May 2023 Member of the Month: Kirk Godby. Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.[https://toba.org/may-2023-member-of-the-month/]
Field
The field for the Preakness was drawn on Monday, May 15 with a field of eight. Mage, the Kentucky Derby winner and the only horse to come in the Preakness from the Derby, was named the 8-5 morning line favorite drawing post 3.{{cite web |last1=Ehalt |first1=Bob |title=Winner Mage Draws Post 3 in Preakness Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage is lone Derby starter entered in Preakness (G1). |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/268660/kentucky-derby-winner-mage-draws-post-3-in-preakness |website=Bloodhorse.com |access-date=16 May 2023 |date=16 May 2023}} This was the first Preakness in 75 years to include only one Derby participant.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/962701844/?clipping_id=126813553|via=newspapers.com|title=7-horse race: Why each of those running can--or can't--win the Preakness Stakes|last=Frakes|first=Jason|work=Louisville Courier-Journal|date=20 May 2023|access-date=20 June 2023}}
Result
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" |Finish
!scope="col" |Program !scope="col" |Horse !scope="col" |Jockey !scope="col" |Trainer !scope="col" |Morning !scope="col" |Final Odds !scope="col" |Winnings |
|---|
| 1
|1 |align=center|{{sort|4|4-1}} |align=center|2.90 | |$990,000 |
| 2
|7 |Blazing Sevens |align=center|{{sort|6|6-1}} |align=center|4.90 |align=center|head |$330,000 |
| 3
|3 |Mage |Gustavo Delgado |align=center|{{sort|1.6|8-5}} |align=center|1.40 |align=center|{{frac|2|1|4}} |$181,500 |
| 4
|5 |Red Route One |align=center|{{sort|10|10-1}} |align=center|8.00 |align=center|{{frac|4|3|4}} |$99,000 |
| 5
|2 |Chase The Chaos |Sheldon Russell |Ed Mogar Jr. |align=center|{{sort|50|50-1}} |align=center|10.50 |align=center|{{frac|12|1|4}} |$49,500 |
| 6
|6 |Perform |Feargal Lynch |align=center|{{sort|15|15-1}} |align=center|8.50 |align=center|{{frac|16|1|2}} | |
| 7
|4 |Coffeewithchris |Jamie Rodriguez |John Salzman Jr. |align=center|{{sort|20|20-1}} |align=center|10.50 |align=center|{{frac|19|3|4}} | |
| bgcolor="lightgrey"
| |Scratched |First Mission |align=center|{{sort|2.5|5.2}} | | | |
Payout
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Pgm | Horse | Win | Place | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| style="text-align: right;" | $7.80 | style="text-align: right;" | $4.00 | style="text-align: right;" | $2.60 | ||||
| style="text-align: center;" | 7
| Blazing Sevens | style="text-align: center;" | – | style="text-align: right;" | $5.00 | style="text-align: right;" | $2.80 | ||||
| style="text-align: center;" | 3
| Mage | style="text-align: center;" | – | style="text-align: center;" | – | style="text-align: right;" | $2.40 |
- $1 Exacta (1–7) $15.90
- $1 Trifecta (1–7–3) $24.20
- $1 Superfecta (1–7–3–5) $72.40
- $1 Super High Five (1–7–3–5–2) $164.90
Times: {{frac|1|4}} mile – 0:23.95; {{frac|1|2}} mile – 0:48.92; {{frac|3|4}} mile – 1:13.49; mile – 1:37.07; final – 1:55.12.
Splits for each quarter-mile: (:23.95) (:24.97) (:24.57) (:23.58) (:18.05 for final {{frac|3|16}})
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Official site|www.preakness.com}}
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{{s-bef|before=2023 Kentucky Derby}}
{{s-ttl|title=Triple Crown}}
{{s-aft|after=2023 Belmont Stakes}}
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