Preakness

American  

[preek-nis] / ˈprik nɪs /

Trademark.

1. a horse race for three-year-olds run annually two weeks after the Kentucky Derby at Pimlico in Baltimore, Md.: the second race in the Triple Crown.

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Usage

What is the Preakness? The Preakness is an annual horse race at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It’s officially called the Preakness Stakes.It is the second race in the three-race that also includes the races known as the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. Winning all three races in a single year is known as winning the Triple Crown.The Preakness is limited to 14 three-year-old horses and is run on a dirt track that is 1 3/16 miles long.

Example Sentences

The time was about two-thirds of a second slower than last year’s San Felipe victory by Journalism, who went on to win the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

He won the David F. Woods Memorial Award in 1991 and 1992 for his coverage of the Preakness Stakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

Fierceness finishes ahead of Preakness Stakes winner Journalism to win the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025

Bookending that win was his last Triple Crown race victory, when he won the Preakness last year with Seize the Grey.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

He once vanished without a trace a few days before the Preakness Stakes, throwing the entire Maryland racing community, including an owner who wanted him to ride one of the race favorites, into an uproar.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand