If you are looking for the Preakness Post Time 2011, we have all the information needed to make sure you do not miss Animal Kingdom's run at the Triple Crown. The "Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" is held on the third Saturday in May
and is only trumped by the Kentucky Derby in attendance for North
American stakes races. The 136th Preakness Stakes is scheduled to take place on May 21, 2011 at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland. Preakness Stakes Post Time: 6:18pm EDT. Television: Preakness Stakes (4:30-6:30pm EDT) NBC / Preakness Wrap-up (6:30-7:00pm EDT) VERSUS. Radio: HRRN. Location: Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Type: Thoroughbred. Track: Dirt. Purse: $1 million (Winner-$660,000). Distance: 1 3/16 miles (9.5 furlongs). Qualification: 3-year old. Weight: 126 pounds (Colt/Gelding) / 121 pounds (Filly). Expected Weather Conditions: 80 degrees and sunny (click for updated Preakness weather). Pimlico Track Conditions: Fast. Turf Condition: Yielding.
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.
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Preakness Stakes - Picks and Longshots
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Host Marco D'Angelo and Dave Tuley from the Daily Racing Form discuss their picks and longshots for the 2011 Preakness Stakes.