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Horse Racing Fans all over the world shift their attention from Churchill Downs to Pimlico Race Course as the Visa Triple Crown players set their sights on Baltimore for the 133rd running of the Preakness Stakes.  Bet 2008 Preakness Stakes Horse Odds

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The 2008 Preakness held every year at the Pimlico Race Course is one of the most bet on horse races events for (online Racebooks). This race is held annually in Baltimore, Maryland and is the shortest leg in racing's Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing which also includes the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes.

Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes, first opened its doors on October 25, 1870, making it the second oldest racetrack in the nation behind Saratoga. It is also one of the biggest locations for horse betting in America.

Pimlico Race Course is constructed on 70 acres west of the Jones Falls, Maryland. The Maryland Jockey Club purchased the land for $23,500 and built the racetrack for $25,000.

Pimlico has played host to racing icons for over a century, where Baltimoreans have seen the likes of legendary horses such as Man o’ War, Sir Barton, Seabiscuit, War Admiral, Citation, Secretariat and Cigar thunder down the stretch in thrilling and memorable competition.

Officials at Pimlico suggest that fans arriving at Pimlico by car on Preakness Day allow sufficient time for convenient access in entering the track. Admission gates open at 8:00 a.m. on Preakness Day with a first post of 10:30 a.m. The first crossover to Corporate Village and Turfside Terrace is 10:00 a.m.

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Preakness Stakes Day Race Schedule Stakes Grade Age Track Purse

Barbaro Stakes - Three Year Olds One Mile And One Sixteenth $100,000 Guaranteed
Maryland Sprint Handicap Grade III - Three Year Olds and Upward Six Furlongs $100,000 Guaranteed
Skipate Stakes Fillies And Mares - Three Year Olds and Upward Six Furlongs $75,000 Guaranteed
Baltimore City Turf Sprint - Three Year Olds and Upward Five Furlongs (Turf) $100,000 Guaranteed
Gallorette Handicap Grade III Fillies And Mares - Three Year Olds and Upward One Mile And One Sixteenth (Turf) $100,000 Guaranteed
Allaire Dupont Distaff Stakes Grade II Fillies And Mares - Three Year Olds and Upward One Mile And One Sixteenth $150,000 Guaranteed
Hirsch Jacobs Stakes Grade III - Three Year Olds Six Furlongs $100,000 Guaranteed
Preakness Stakes Grade I - Three Year Olds One Mile And Three Sixteenths $1,000,000 Guaranteed
Dixie Stakes Grade II - Three Year Olds and Upward One Mile And One Eighth (Turf) $250,000 Guaranteed
Deputed Testamony Starter Handicap - Three Year Olds and Upward One Mile And One Sixteenth $35,000 Guaranteed

Preakness Stakes Purse Structure Result Purse of $1,000,000
Winner $620,000 (62%)
Second $200,000 (20%)
Third $100,000 (10%)
Forth $50,000 (5%)
Fifth $30,000 (3%)

The Preakness has been run at seven different distances:

1 1/2 miles (2.41 km) -- 1873 to 1888 and 1890
1 1/4 miles (2.01 km) -- 1889
1 1/16 miles (1.71 km) -- 1894 to 1900 and 1908
1 mile 70 yards (1.67 km) -- 1901 to 1907
1 mile (1.61 km) -- 1909 and 1910
1 1/8 miles (1.81 km) -- 1911 to 1924
1 3/16 miles (1.91 km) -- 1925 to present
The leading Preakness winning jockeys are:

Eddie Arcaro : 6 - including 2 consecutive wins in 1950-51
Pat Day : 5 - including 3 consecutive wins in 1994-96
George Barbee, Bill Hartack and Lloyd Hughes : 3

The leading Preakness winning trainers are:

Robert W. Walden : 7
Thomas J. Healey : 5
D. Wayne Lukas : 5
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons : 4
Horace A. "Jimmy" Jones : 4
Bob Baffert : 4
John Whalen : 3
Calumet Farm is both the leading breeder and owner of Preakness winners with 7 each.

2008 Preakness Stakes winner

Big Brown charged to the lead turning for home and then cruised down the stretch to
win the Preakness on Saturday, still perfect and squarely pointed toward thoroughbred
racing's first Triple Crown in 30 years.

Past Preakness Stakes winners

Year Winner Time
2007 Curlin 1:53.46
2006 Bernardini 1:54.65
2005 Afleet Alex 1:55.04
2004 Smarty Jones 1:55.59
2003 Funy Cide 1:55.61
2002 War Emblem 1:56.40
2001 Point Given 1:55.40
2000 Red Bullet 1:56.00
1999 Charismatic 1:55.20
1998 Real Quiet 1:54.80
1997 Silver Charm 1:54.40

For the full list of Belmont Stakes Winners (click here)

For the full list of Preakness Stakes Winners (click here)

For the full List of Kentucky Derby winners (click here)

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