Preakness Stakes | |
Location | Pimlico Race Course Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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Date | May 21, 2016 |
Winning horse | Exaggerator |
Winning time | 1:58.31 |
Jockey | Kent Desormeaux |
Trainer | J. Keith Desormeaux |
Owner | Big Chief Racing LLC. et al |
Conditions | Sloppy (sealed) |
Surface | Dirt |
Attendance | 135,256 (record at the time) |
The 2016 Preakness Stakes (in full, the Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes, due to sponsorship)[1] was the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes. The race was held on May 21, 2016, and was scheduled to be run at 6:45 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and was televised on NBC.[2] Exaggerator won the race, while 2016 Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist finished third. The Maryland Jockey Club reported a track record total attendance of 135,256, the second highest attendance for American thoroughbred racing events in North America during 2016.[3]
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