The 1919 Preakness Stakes was the 44th running of the $50,000 added

Preakness Stakes The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held on Armed Forces Day which is also the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs () on ...

, a horse race for three-year-old

Thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...

s. The event took place on May 14, 1919 and was run four days after the

Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, almost always on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The competition is a Grade I stakes race for three-year ...

. Ridden by Johnny Loftus, the Derby winner

Sir Barton Sir Barton (April 26, 1916 – October 30, 1937) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the first winner of the American Triple Crown. Background Sir Barton was a chestnut colt bred in 1916, in Kentucky, by John E. Madden at H ...

easily won the mile and an eighth race by four lengths over runner-up Eternal. The race was run on a track rated fast in a final time of 1:53 flat. Sir Barton's Preakness would become what is known as the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series.

Payout

The 44th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

The full chart

''Daily Racing Form'' Chart ''Daily Racing Form'' May 15, 1919 Pimlico Form Chart
Retrieved August 3, 2018 * Winning Breeder:

John E. Madden John Edward Madden (December 28, 1856 – November 3, 1929) was a prominent American Thoroughbred and Standardbred owner, breeder and trainer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He owned Hamburg Place Stud in Lexington, Kentucky ...

& Vivian A. Gooch; (KY) * Times: 1/4 mile 0:23 2/5; 1/2 mile – 0:47 1/5; 3/4 mile – 1:13 0/0; mile – 1:39 1/5; 1 3/16 (final) – 1:59 0/0. * Track condition: fast * † - denotes entry

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Pimlico Race Course Horse races in Maryland