The 1998 Preakness Stakes was the 123rd 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 () on ...
thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 16, 1998, and was televised in the United States on the
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Real Quiet
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, who was jockeyed by
Kent Desormeaux, won the race by two and one quarter lengths over runner-up
Victory Gallop
Victory Gallop (foaled May 30, 1995, in Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1998 Belmont Stakes to deny Real Quiet the Triple Crown, and was the 1999 Champion Older Dirt Male.
Background
Bred by Ivan Dalos' ...
. 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-
3/5. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 103,269, this is recorded as second highest on the list of
American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1998.
Payout
The 123th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
* $2
Exacta
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: (11–10) paid $14.80
* $2
Trifecta: (11–10–3) paid $97.40
* $1
Superfecta: (11–10–3–8) paid $270.80
The full chart
* Winning Breeder: Little Hill Farm; (KY)
* Final Time: 1:54 3/5
* Track Condition: Fast
* Total Attendance: 103,269
[2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section). The Maryland Jockey Club reported official Total Attendance as 103,269. This is listed as 91,122 Pimlico on-site attendance and 12,147 at Laurel on-site attendance.]
See also
*
1998 Kentucky Derby
The 1998 Kentucky Derby was the 124th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1998, and there were 143,215 people in attendance.
Payout
;The 124th Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule
* $2 Exacta: (2-12) Paid $291.80
* $2 Tri ...
References
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