The 1971 Preakness Stakes was the 96th 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 Graded stakes race, Grade I race run over a distance of ...
thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 15, 1971, and was televised in the United States on the
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Canonero II
Cañonero II (April 24, 1968 – November 11, 1981) was a Venezuelan champion Thoroughbred race horse that may be best remembered for winning the first two legs of the 1971 U.S. Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. After th ...
, who was jockeyed by
Gustavo Ávila, won the race by one and one half lengths over runner-up
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. Approximate post time was 5:40 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:54 flat.
['']Daily Racing Form
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'', May 16, 1971 Preakness Stakes Chart. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 47,221, this is recorded as third highest on the list of
American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1971.
[2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 73 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).]
Payout
The 96th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
The full chart
* Winning Breeder: E. B. Benjamin; (KY)
* Winning Time: 1:54
3/5
* Track Condition: Fast
* Total Attendance: 47,221
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The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses ( February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
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