The 1927 Preakness Stakes was the 52nd running of the $63,100
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 () o ...
Thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 9, 1927, and was won by
Bostonian who was ridden by
Whitey Abel. The colt won the race by a half length over runner-up
Sir Harry Sir Harry is the name given to nine different Thoroughbred racehorses
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for com ...
. The mile and three sixteenths race was run on a track rated good in a final time of 2:01 3/5.
Payout
The 52nd Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
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The full chart
''Daily Racing Form'' Chart
''Daily Racing Form'' Preakness Stakes Charts, May 10, 1927
Retrieved July 16, 2018
* Winning Breeder: Wheatley Stable
Wheatley Stable was the '' nom de course '' for the thoroughbred horse racing partnership formed by Gladys Mills Phipps and her brother, Ogden Livingston Mills. The horses were raised at Claiborne Farm near Paris, Kentucky.
History
Over the ye ...
; (KY)
* Times: 1/4 mile – 0:23 2/5; 3/4 mile – 1:14 flat; mile – 1:41 2/5; 1 3/16 (final) – 2:01 3/5
* Track Condition: Good
References
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