The Miss Preakness Stakes is a Grade III American

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for three-year-old fillies over a distance of six furlongs on the dirt held annually run on

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as a stakes feature of the undercard. The event offers a purse of $150,000 added.

History

The race was first carded in its inaugural running in 1986. It became graded for the first time in 2002 by the American Graded Stakes Committee.2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 40 on March 3, 2007. The race was simply called the Miss Preakness Stakes from 1986 through 2003. The race was renamed with sponsorship in 2004 to the "Adena Stallions Miss Preakness Stakes".

Sponsorship

From 2015 to 2019 the event was sponsored by

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, a breeding operation owned by

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. Adena Stallions' are the breeding stock stallions at Adena Springs including:

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Records

Speed record: * 1:07.70 – Covfefe (2019) Margins: * lengths – Covfefe (2019) Most wins by a

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(1986, 1987, 1988 & 1990) Most wins by a trainer: * 3 –

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(2000, 2011, 2016) Most wins by an owner: * no owner has won this race more than once.

Winners of The Miss Preakness Stakes

References

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Graded stakes races in the United States 1986 establishments in Maryland Pimlico Race Course Horse races in Maryland Recurring sporting events established in 1986 Grade 3 stakes races in the United States

History

Sponsorship

Records

Winners of The Miss Preakness Stakes

See also

References