Rombauer was the last to do so, in 2021.ġ8 - The race has been decided by a head or less on 18 occasions, the last such occurrence when Cloud Computing defeated Classic Empire by a head in 2017.Ģ2 - The number of Preakness winners named Horse of the Year, racing's highest year-end honor, the same year they won the classic.

Swiss Skydiver in 2020 is the most recent winner whose name began with the letter 'S'.ġ7 - The number of times a horse breaking from post position No. He defeated Easy Goer in their classic 1989 rivalry by a nose. While as noted above, 2004 winner Smarty Jones won by a record margin. Another famous 'S,' Sunday Silence, prevailed by the slimmest of recorded margins, a nose. These include the very first winner, Survivor (1873) as well as Triple Crown winners Sir Barton (1919), Secretariat (1973), and Seattle Slew (1977).

Prior to 2020, the standard order of the Derby followed two weeks later by the Preakness followed three weeks later by the Belmont had been in place since 1969.ġ5 - The number of Preakness winners whose name began with the letter 'S'. ġ1 - The number of times in its illustrious history that the Preakness was run prior to the Kentucky Derby, and twice, in 19, both races were on the same day.ġ1 1/2 lengths - Smarty Jones ' winning margin in the 2004 Preakness, a stakes record.ġ2 - The number of instances in which the Belmont Stakes (G1) has been held before the Preakness, most recently in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic when the Belmont was held in June with the Kentucky Derby in September and the Preakness in October. 8 - The number of times a 3-year-old bred in Maryland has won Maryland's signature race: Cloverbrook (1877), Dunboyne (1887), Refund (1888), Sly Fox (1898), Challedon (1939), Kauai King (1966), Bee Bee Bee (1972), and Deputed Testamony (1983).ġ0 - The number of Preakness winners who were sired by a Preakness winner, including 2016 winner Exaggerator, by 2007 winner Curlin.

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