The Preakness Stakes | |
![]() "The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown" "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" | |
Location | Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
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Date | May 21, 2011 |
Winning horse | Shackleford |
Jockey | Jesús Castañón |
Trainer | Dale Romans |
Conditions | Fast |
Surface | Dirt |
Attendance | ![]() |
The 2011 Preakness Stakes was the 136th running of the Preakness Stakes and was won by Shackleford.[1] The race took place on May 21, 2011, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. The post time was 6:18 p.m. EDT (10:18 p.m. UTC).[2] The race was the 12th race on a card of 13 races. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 118,356, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 2011.[3]