The 2023 Preakness Stakes was the 148th

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, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old

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s at a distance of . The race is one leg of the American Triple Crown and is held annually at

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in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness Stakes is traditionally held on the third Saturday in May, two weeks after the

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. The 2023 edition was scheduled for May 20, with a post time of 7:01 p.m. EDT and television coverage by

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. The race was won by

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Preparations

Preakness Weekend 2023 Graded Stakes Races, as detailed by Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), listed these races at

: May 19 2023 - three-year-old F SPR Division - Miss Preakness Stakes (a Grade 3 race on Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Day); May 20, 2023 - three-year-old R D Division -

(Grade 1 race on Armed Forces Day). Reaching the 2023 Preakness Stakes Field is highly competitive and requires equestrian mental and physical readiness typically achieved by thoroughbred owners and breeders and their collaborative partnerships (e.g., Jockeys, sponsors, stables) at races that lead up to Preakness Weekend.

Field

The field for the Preakness was drawn on Monday, May 15 with a field of eight.

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, the Kentucky Derby winner and the only horse to come in the Preakness from the Derby, was named the 8-5 morning line favorite drawing post 3. This was the first Preakness in 75 years to include only one Derby participant.

Result

Payout

* $1 Exacta (1–7) $15.90 * $1 Trifecta (1–7–3) $24.20 * $1 Superfecta (1–7–3–5) $72.40 * $1 Super High Five (1–7–3–5–2) $164.90 Source: Times: mile – 0:23.95; mile – 0:48.92; mile – 1:13.49; mile – 1:37.07; final – 1:55.12.
Splits for each quarter-mile: (:23.95) (:24.97) (:24.57) (:23.58) (:18.05 for final )

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Preakness Stakes, 20231

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