his trainer, bud stotler, convinced the owner that ladysman needed that race and decided to run him in the second jewel of the triple crown, the preakness stakes at pimlico race course in baltimore, maryland. ladysman was made the second choice in a field of ten stakes winners at odds of 3:1 in the ""run for the black-eyed susans"". he broke from gate three and settled into a stalking position of third behind favorite head play, who led gate to wire in solid fractions of :23-3/5 and :48 flat for the first quarter and half mile. around the final turn, ladysman held off several challenges and passed de valera for second. he finished four lengths short of first and withstood the rush of utopian to place by a head. the derby winner lacked speed and faded to last out of ten.