1925 Preakness Stakes

50th Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
LocationPimlico Race Course
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DateMay 8, 1925 (1925-05-08)
Distance1+316 mi (9.5 furlongs; 1,900 m)
Winning horseCoventry
Winning time1:59 0/0
Final odds21.80-1
JockeyClarence Kummer
TrainerWilliam B. Duke
OwnerGifford A. Cochran
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt
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The 1925 Preakness Stakes was the 50th running of the $50,000 Preakness Stakes horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds . The race took place on May 8, 1925 and was run 8 days before the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Clarence Kummer, Coventry won the race by four lengths over runner-up Backbone. The race was run on a track rated fast in a final time of 1:59 0/0.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Stronach Group, Preakness Stakes race history Retrieved September 6, 2018
  2. ^ Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees, Coventry Retrieved September 6, 2018
  3. ^ "Coventry Captures Preakness Easily .... Victory Earns $52,700 for Cochran Before 35,000". New York Times Section SPORTS, Page 8. May 9, 1925. Retrieved March 25, 2020.