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The 2003 Preakness Stakes was the 128th 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 17, 2003, and was televised in the United States on the
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Funny Cide Funny Cide (April 20, 2000 – July 16, 2023) was an American Thoroughbred champion racehorse who won the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He was the first New York-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. He was a popular horse and remai ...
, who was jockeyed by José A. Santos, won the race by nine and three quarter lengths over runner-up Midway Road. Approximate post time was 6:14 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a track listed as good in a final time of 1:55.61. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 109,931, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 2003.


Payout

The 128th 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 ...
: (9–6) paid $120.60 * $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 ...
: (9–6–1) paid $684.20 * $1
Superfecta {{Wiktionary The superfecta is a type of wager in the United States 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 success ...
: (9–6–1–7) $792.20


The full chart

* Winning Breeder:
WinStar Farm WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and horse racing, racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky, owned by Kenny Troutt. It won the 2010 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner and 2016 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder, Outstandi ...
; (NY) * Final Time: 1:55.61 * Track Condition: Fast * Total Attendance: 109,9312010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section). The Maryland Jockey Club reported official Total Attendance as 109,931. This is listed as 100,268 Pimlico on-site attendance and 9,663 at Laurel on-site attendance.


See also

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2003 Kentucky Derby The 2003 Kentucky Derby was the 129th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 2003, and was won by longshot Funny Cide. There were 148,530 in attendance. Contenders Sportswriter Steve Haskin called the 2003 Derby contenders ...
* 2003 Belmont Stakes


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