The first Preakness took place in 1873, joining the Belmont Stakes (which started in 1867). The inaugural Kentucky Derby was held in 1875, completing the trifecta.
The Preakness is the shortest race of the three, with horses running 1 3/16 miles on Baltimore’s famous dirt track. The Kentucky Derby has the next shortest race track (1 1/4 miles) while the Belmont Stakes is the longest of the three races (1 1/2 miles).
For all the hoopla regarding the Triple Crown, only 13 horses have claimed all three races in a calendar year, with the last one to accomplish the feat being Justify in 2018. Shock Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not participate in this year’s iteration of the Preakness Stakes.
Below is a list of the the most recent Preakness Stakes champions, all of the Triple Crown winners and other longshot and record-winning horses at Pimlico Race Course.
Preakness Stakes winners list
There have been 146 winners of the Preakness Stakes. Here’s a list of every winner with their times.
Triple Crown winners all time
Preakness Stakes records
Speed: 1:53. 00 — Secretariat (1973) Margin of victory: 11 1/2 lengths — Smarty Jones (2004) Most wins by a jockey: 6 — Eddie Arcaro (1938, 1941, 1945, 1948, 1952), Bill Hartack (1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1969) Most wins by a trainer: 7 — Bob Baffert (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2018), R. Wyndham Walden (1875, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1888) Longest odds to win: 23 to 1 — Master Derby (1975)
