What is Preakness Stakes?
The '''Preakness Stakes''' is an American flat [[thoroughbred horse race]] held on the third Saturday in May each year at [[Pimlico Race Course]] in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. It is a [[Graded stakes race|Grade I]] race run over a distance of 9.5 [[furlong]]s ({{convert|1+3/16|mi|m}}) on dirt. [[Colt (horseracing)|Colts]] and [[gelding]]s carry 126 pounds (57&nbsp;kg); [[filly (horseracing)|fillies]] 121&nbsp;lb (55&nbsp;kg). It is the second jewel of the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|Triple Crown]], held two weeks after the [[Kentucky Derby]] and three weeks before the [[Belmont Stakes]]. ==Other websites== *[http://www.triplecrownchamp.com/ Preakness] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116040718/http://triplecrownchamp.com/ |date=2010-01-16 }} *[http://www.twinspires.com/preakness-stakes/ Watching the Preakness Online] *[http://canopycanopycanopy.com/8/horse_people Among the people of Baltimore's Preakness Stakes] *[http://colinsghost.org/2010/05/the-preakness-and-revisionist-history.html The Preakness Stakes and Revisionist History] *[http://helloracefans.com/races/ten-things/the-preakness/ Ten Things You Should Know About the Preakness at Hello Race Fans!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405201502/http://helloracefans.com/races/ten-things/the-preakness/ |date=2016-04-05 }} {{Baltimore}} [[Category:Horse racing]] [[Category:Baltimore]] {{sports-stub}}