The 1963 Preakness Stakes was the 88th running of the $200,000

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 18, 1963, and was televised in the United States on the

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Candy Spots Candy Spots (April 14, 1960 – March 21, 1976) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Background Candy Spots was foaled in California and was named for the unusual white and black markings, similar to Bend Or spots, that speckled his chestn ...

, who was jockeyed by

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, won the race by three and one half lengths over runner-up Chateaugay. Approximate post time was 5:48 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a distance of a mile and one-sixteenth on a fast track in a final time of 1:56-1/5.

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, May 19, 1963 Preakness Stakes Chart. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 35,263, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1963.2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 72 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).

Payout

The 88th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

The full chart

* Winning Breeder: Rex C. Ellsworth; (KY) * Winning Time: 1:56 1/5 * Track Condition: Fast * Total Attendance: 35,263

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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

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