| Preakness Stakes | |
 "The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown" "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" | |
| Location | Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Date | May 17, 2014 |
| Winning horse | California Chrome |
| Jockey | Victor Espinoza |
| Trainer | Art Sherman |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Attendance |  123,469 (record at the time) |
The 2014 Preakness Stakes was the 139th running of the Preakness Stakes. The race was scheduled to start at 6:18 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 17, 2014, at Pimlico Race Course and was run as the twelfth race on a racecard with thirteen races.[1] The race was won by California Chrome, giving him a chance to win the Triple Crown at Belmont. It is the thirty-fourth time a horse has won the first two legs of the Triple Crown.[2] The Maryland Jockey Club reported a track record total attendance of 123,469, the second highest attendance for American thoroughbred racing events in North America during 2014.[3]
The payout to the winning horses in the 2014 Stakes was US$1,500,000, an increase of half a million dollars from the previous year.[4]
- ^ "Preakness Week Stakes". Maryland Jockey Club. May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ Busbee, Jay (May 17, 2014). "California Chrome wins Preakness, Triple Crown remains a possibility". Yahoo. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ 2014 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 97.
- ^ "Latest News". Maryland Jockey Club. December 12, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2014.