Opened
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October 25, 1870
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Last Race Date
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Still in Operation
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Racing Type
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Thoroughbred
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Abbreviation
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Pim
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Purse Value Index
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31
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Signature Race
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Preakness Stakes (GI)
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- 10/25/1870 Preakness wins the Dinner Party Stakes.
- 05/21/1873 First running of race named in honor of Preakness.
- 11/01/1938 Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in famous match race.
- 05/19/1973 The great Secretariat wins 100th running of the Preakness.
- 05/21/2005 $11,084,415 is bet at the track on Preakness day, a new record.
- 05/19/2007 New track record as 121,263 turn out for preakness Stakes.