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Preakness Stakes

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Preakness Stakes 2022 (FULL RACE) | NBC Sports

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Preakness Stakes 2022: The rich history of fillies to race at the Preakness | NBC Sports

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Preakness Stakes 2019: Containing Bodexpress' joyride | NBC Sports

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The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 lb (55 kg). It is the second jewel of the Triple Crown, held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes.