The 1997 Preakness Stakes was the 122nd 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 () o ...
thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 17, 1997, and was televised in the United States on the
ABC
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television network
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.
Silver Charm
Silver Charm (foaled February 22, 1994) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and 1998 Dubai World Cup (all of which he is the oldest surviving winner). He stood at stud in both Amer ...
, who was jockeyed by
Gary Stevens, won the race by a head over both runner-up
Free House and
Captain Bodgit
Captain Bodgit (foaled in 1994) is a millionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse who is a multiple stakes winner, including the Grade 1 Florida Derby and Grade 2 Wood Memorial. He is best known for his "flying" closing finishes in the first two ...
. Approximate post time was 5:29 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:54-
4/5. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 102,118, this is recorded as second highest on the list of
American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1997.
Payout
The 122nd 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 "house-take" or "vigorish" are deducted, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winnin ...
: (6–3) paid $22.40
$2
Trifecta
file:Trifecta.svg, Trifecta
A trifecta is a parimutuel betting, 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 Austra ...
: (6–3–8) paid $38.20
The full chart
* Winning Breeder: Mary L. Wootton; (FL)
* Final Time: 1:54 4/5
* Track Condition: Fast
* Total Attendance: 102,118
[2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section). The Maryland Jockey Club reported official Total Attendance as 102,118. This is listed as 88,594 Pimlico on-site attendance and 13,524 at Laurel on-site attendance.]
See also
*
1997 Kentucky Derby
References
External links
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1997
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1997 in horse racing
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1997 in sports in Maryland
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