The 1969 Preakness Stakes was the 94th 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 () o ...
thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 17, 1969, and was televised in the United States on the
CBS
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.
Majestic Prince
Majestic Prince (March 19, 1966 – April 22, 1981) was a Thoroughbred racehorse. One of the leading North American horses of his generation, he won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1969.
Background
In September 1967, Majestic Prince ...
, who was jockeyed by
Bill Hartack, won the race by only a neck over runner-up
Arts and Letters
Arts and Letters (April 1, 1966 – October 16, 1998) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
Arts and Letters was a chestnut horse owned and bred by American sportsman and philanthropist Paul Mellon, and train ...
. Approximate post time was 5:40 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:55-
3/5. flat.
Daily Racing Form
The ''Daily Racing Form'' (DRF) (referred to as the ''Racing Form'' or "Form" and sometimes "telegraph" or "telly") is a tabloid newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, by Frank Brunell. The paper publishes the past performances of raceh ...
, May 18, 1969 Preakness Stakes Chart. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 42,258, this is recorded as second highest on the list of
American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1969.
[2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 73 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).]
Payout
The 94th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
The full chart
* Winning Breeder:
Leslie Combs II
Leslie Combs II (1901–1990) was an American equestrian. He was the founder and owner of the Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
Biography
Early life
He was born in 1901.Edward L. Bowen, ''Legacies Of The Turf: A Century Of Great Thoroughbr ...
; (KY)
* Winning Time: 1:55
3/5
* Track Condition: Fast
* Total Attendance: 42,258
References
External links
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