137th Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
"The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown"
"The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans"
LocationPimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
DateMay 19, 2012
Winning horseI'll Have Another
JockeyMario Gutierrez
TrainerDoug O'Neill
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt
AttendanceIncrease 121,309
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The 2012 Preakness Stakes was the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 19, 2012, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network.[1] The post time was 6:20 p.m. EDT (10:20 p.m. UTC).[2] I'll Have Another won the second leg of the Triple Crown, narrowly defeating Bodemeister in a last-furlong push.

The Maryland Jockey Club report a record crowd of 121,309, the second highest attendance for American thoroughbred racing events in North America during 2012.[3][4]

I'll Have Another became the 33rd horse to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes double.[5]

Payout

The 137th Preakness Payout Schedule[6]

Program
Number 		Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
9 I'll Have Another US$8.40 $3.80 $2.80
7 Bodemeister – $3.20 $2.80
6 Creative Cause – – $3.60

The full chart

The post draw was televised on the Horse Racing TeleVision network (HRTV) on May 17, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.EDT.[7]

Both the winner of the 2012 Kentucky Derby, I'll Have Another and the second placed horse Bodemeister entered the race. Also back from the Derby were fourth-place finisher Went the Day Well and fifth-place finisher Creative Cause, as well as Daddy Nose Best, who placed tenth, and Optimizer, who took 11th at the Derby.[8]

Bodemeister was the 8/5 morning-line favorite and I'll Have Another was the 5/2 second choice.[8]

Kent Desormeaux the original named rider of Tiger Walk was removed after failing a breathalyzer test in New York and replaced by Ramon Dominguez.[9]

Finish
Position 		Margin
(lengths) 		Post
Position 		Horse name Jockey Trainer Owner Morning Line
Odds 		Post Time
Odds 		Purse
Earnings
1st 0 9 I'll Have Another Mario Gutierrez Doug O'Neill J. Paul Reddam 5-2 3.20 $600,000
2nd neck 7 Bodemeister Mike E. Smith Bob Baffert Zayat Sables 8-5
favorite 		1.70
favorite 		$200,000
3rd 9 6 Creative Cause Joel Rosario Mike Harrington Mike & Tiffany Moreno 6-1 6.30 $110,000
4th 12 4 Zetterholm Junior Alvarado Richard E. Dutrow Heinz Steinmann 20-1 20.50 $60,000
5th 151/4 2 Teeth of the Dog Joe Bravo Michael Matz Winter Park Partners 15-1 15.50 $30,000
6th 151/2 10 Optimizer Corey Nakatani D. Wayne Lukas Bluegrass Hall 30-1 23.30
7th 173/4 11 Cozzetti Jose Lezcano Dale Romans Albaugh Stables 30-1 27.30
8th 25 1 Tiger Walk Ramon Dominguez Ignacio Correas IV Sagamore Farm 30-1 23.40
9th 271/4 8 Daddy Nose Best Julien Leparoux Steven Asmussen Bob & Cathy Zollars 12-1 11.10
10th 301/2 5 Went the Day Well John R. Velazquez H. Graham Motion Team Valor 6-1 5.70
11th 341/4 3 Pretension Javier Santiago Christopher Grove Kidwell Petite Stable 30-1 33.70

See also

References

  1. ^ "Preakness Stakes TV Schedule– Race Times". Official Race website. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Preakness Stakes 2012". Official Race website. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  3. ^ 2013 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 97.
  4. ^ Rosenblatt, Richard (May 19, 2012). "I'll Have Another wins Preakness, Triple try next". The Associated Press. Yahoo. Retrieved May 19, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Litke, Jim (May 19, 2012). "Column: Baffert's silence could speak volumes". KLFY. Retrieved May 19, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ a b c d "12th Race, Pimlico, May 19, 2012" (PDF). Equibase. May 19, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  7. ^ Sandritter, Mark (May 17, 2012). "2012 Preakness Post Positions: Draw Set For 6 P.M. On HRTV". SB Nation. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  8. ^ a b Angst, Frank (May 16, 2012). "I'll Have Another to start outside Bodemeister in Preakness". The Thoroughbred Times. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  9. ^ "Jockey Kent Desormeaux loses Preakness ride after failing breathalyzer". The Associated Press. The Toronto Star. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
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