The official 2012 Preakness Stakes Results and Payouts will be posted once the race is official, so bookmark this page and check back. Preakness Stakes Post Time: 6:18pm EDT. Television: 4:30-6:45 on NBC. Location: Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Type: Thoroughbred. Track: Dirt, Left-handed. Purse: $1 million Distance: 1 3/16 miles (9.5 furlongs). Qualification: 3-year old. Weight: 126 pounds (Colt/Gelding) / 121 pounds (Filly). Expected Weather Conditions: 77 degrees and sunny (click for updated Preakness weather). Pimlico Track Conditions: Fast. Turf Condition: Firm.

2012 Preakness Results and Payouts (posted once official):

$2 Daily Double 3-9 38.20 $2 Daily Double SPECIAL/PREAKNESS 8-9 45.00 $2 Exacta 9-7 18.60 $1 Superfecta 9-7-6-4 424.30 $2 Super High Five 9-7-6-4-2 3,667.60 $2 Trifecta 9-7-6 70.80 $0.50 Pick 3 5/9-3-9 (3 correct) 24.60 $0.50 Pick 4 2-5/9-3-9 (4 correct) 233.10 $0.50 Pick 5 6/7/9/10-2-5/9-3-9 (5 correct) 1,485.05
Preakness Facts: Opening day at Pimlico Race Course in 1870 featured the Dinner Party Stakes that was won by a horse named Preakness. In the racetrack's spring meet of 1873, the 3-year-old stakes race was named after him and the rest is history. The first official Preakness was won by Survivor with a 10 length cushion between him and second place. This record win was not topped until 2004 when Smarty Jones took home the title by an amazing 11 lengths. 

Triple Crown Winners (Official List): Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977) and Affirmed (1978). 

 2012 Preakness Stakes Race - Free Handicapping Best Bets: Pregame.com Pro Marco D'Angelo and Dave Tuley from the Daily Racing Form discuss their best bets in the 2012 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico - including odds, post postions, handicapping tips, favorites, and long shots!