1958 Preakness Stakes

83rd Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
LocationPimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
DateMay 17, 1958
Winning horseTim Tam
JockeyIsmael Valenzuela
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt
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The 1958 Preakness Stakes was the 83rd running of the $150,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 17, 1958, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Tim Tam, who was jockeyed by Ismael Valenzuela, won the race by one and one half lengths over runner-up Lincoln Road. Approximate post time was 5:50 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:571/5[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 36,912, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1958.[2]

  1. ^ Daily Racing Form, May 18, 1958 Preakness Stakes Chart.
  2. ^ 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 70 (page P-6 of The Preakness section).