2021 Preakness Stakes

146th Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes
Grade I stakes race
"The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown"
"The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans"
LocationPimlico Race Course
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DateMay 15, 2021 (2021-05-15)
Distance1+316 mi (9.5 furlongs; 1,900 m)
Winning horseRombauer
Winning time1:53.62
Final odds11.80
JockeyFlavien Prat
TrainerMichael W. McCarthy
OwnerJohn & Diane Fradkin
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt
Attendance10,000
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The 2021 Preakness Stakes was the 146th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+316 miles (1.9 km). The race is one leg of the American Triple Crown and is held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness Stakes is traditionally held on the third Saturday in May, two weeks after the Kentucky Derby. The 2021 Preakness took place on May 15 with an actual start time of 6:54 p.m. EDT,[1] with television coverage by NBC. The race was won by Rombauer.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference equibase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hoppert, Melissa (May 15, 2021). "Rombauer wins the Preakness Stakes". The New York Times. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Paulick, Ray (May 15, 2021). "Rombauer Upsets 146th Preakness With Powerful Stretch Run". paulickreport.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.