The 2002 Preakness Stakes was the 127th 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 Graded stakes race, Grade I race run over a distance of ...
thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 18, 2002, and was televised in the United States on the
NBC
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television network
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.
War Emblem
War Emblem (February 20, 1999 – March 11, 2020) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2002 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
Background
War Emblem was bred by Charles Nuckols Jr. & Sons in Kentucky. His sire was Ou ...
, who was jockeyed by
Victor Espinoza
Victor Espinoza (born May 23, 1972) is a Mexican jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing who won the Triple Crown in 2015 on American Pharoah. He began riding in his native Mexico and went on to compete at racetracks in California. He has w ...
, won the race by three quarters of a length over runner-up
Magic Weisner. Approximate post time was 6:12 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:56.36. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 117,055, this is recorded as second highest on the list of
American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 2002.
Payout
The 127th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
* $2
Exacta: (8–2) paid $327.00
* $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 ...
: (8–2–12) paid $2,311.00
* $1
Superfecta {{Wiktionary
The superfecta is a type of wager in USA and Canada parimutuel betting in which the bettor, in order to win, must pick the first four finishers of a race in the correct sequence. This is even more unlikely than a successful wager in th ...
: (8–2–12–6) paid $6,701.50
The full chart
* Winning Breeder: Charles Nuckols, Jr. & Sons; (KY)
*Final Time: 1:56.36
*Track Condition: Fast
* Total Attendance: 117,055
[2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section). The Maryland Jockey Club reported official Total Attendance as 117,055. This is listed as 101,138 Pimlico on-site attendance and 15,917 at Laurel on-site attendance.]
See also
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2002 Kentucky Derby
The 2002 Kentucky Derby was the 128th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 2002, and 145,033 people were in attendance. The race was won by War Emblem who led from start to finish.
Race description
The field was considered ...
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2002 Belmont Stakes
The 2002 Belmont Stakes was the 134th running of the Belmont Stakes. The race, known as the "test of the champion" and sometimes called the "final jewel" in thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown series, was held on June 8, 2002, three weeks a ...
References
External links
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