The 1994 Preakness Stakes was the 119th running of the
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually on Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland (except in 2026 when it will move to Laurel Park (race track), Laurel Park dur ...
thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 21, 1994, and was televised in the United States on the
ABC television network
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.
Tabasco Cat, who was jockeyed by
Pat Day
Patrick Alan "Pat" Day (born October 13, 1953, in Brush, Colorado) is a retired American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991 an ...
, won the race by three quarters of a lengths over runner-up
Go For Gin. Approximate post time was 5:32 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:56-
2/5. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 99,834, this is recorded as second highest on the list of
American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1994.
Payout
The 119th 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 a ...
: (2–3) paid $34.20
$2
Trifecta
Trifecta
A trifecta is a 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 Australia, this is known as a tricast in ...
: (2–3–1) paid $160.40
The full chart
* Winning Breeder:
Overbrook Farms &
David P. Reynolds; (KY)
* Final Time: 1:56 2/5
* Track Condition: Fast
* Total Attendance: 99,834
[2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section). The Maryland Jockey Club reported official Total Attendance as 99,834. This is listed as 86,343 Pimlico on-site attendance and 13,491 at Laurel on-site attendance.]
See also
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1994 Kentucky Derby
References
External links
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