The 2003 Preakness Stakes was the 128th running of the
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 ...
thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 17, 2003, and was televised in the United States on the
NBC
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television network
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.
Funny Cide
Funny Cide (foaled April 20, 2000) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He is the first New York-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. He was an immensely popular horse and remains a ...
, who was jockeyed by
José A. Santos, won the race by nine and three quarter lengths over runner-up
Midway Road
Midway Road (foaled April 11, 2000) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A descendant of Mr. Prospector, he was sired by Jade Hunter and bred by Will Farish. Midway Road is a multiple graded stakes winner best remembered for his two grade one ...
. Approximate post time was 6:14 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a track listed as good in a final time of 1:55.61. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 109,931, this is recorded as second highest on the list of
American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 2003.
Payout
The 128th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
* $2
Exacta
Parimutuel betting or pool betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the Vigorish, "house-take" or "vigorish" are deducted, and payoff Odds#Gambling odds versus probabilities, odds a ...
: (9–6) paid $120.60
* $2
Trifecta
Trifecta
A trifecta is a parimutuel bet placed on a horse race in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third, in the exact order. Known as a trifecta in the US and Australia, this is known as a tricast in t ...
: (9–6–1) paid $684.20
* $1
Superfecta {{Wiktionary
The superfecta is a type of wager in USA and Canada parimutuel betting in which the bettor, in order to win, must pick the first four finishers of a race in the correct sequence. This is even more unlikely than a successful wager in th ...
: (9–6–1–7) $792.20
The full chart
* Winning Breeder:
WinStar Farm
WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and horse racing, racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky, owned by Kenny Troutt. It won the 2010 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner and 2016 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder, Outstandi ...
; (NY)
* Final Time: 1:55.61
* Track Condition: Fast
* Total Attendance: 109,931
[2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section). The Maryland Jockey Club reported official Total Attendance as 109,931. This is listed as 100,268 Pimlico on-site attendance and 9,663 at Laurel on-site attendance.]
See also
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2003 Kentucky Derby
The 2003 Kentucky Derby was the 129th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 2003 and was won by longshot Funny Cide. There were 148,530 in attendance.
Contenders
Sportswriter Steve Haskin called the 2003 Derby contenders a ...
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2003 Belmont Stakes
The 2003 Belmont Stakes was the 135th running of the Belmont Stakes. The race, known as the "test of the champion" and sometimes called the "final jewel" in thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown series, was held on June 7, 2003, three weeks af ...
References
External links
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