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

“It’s sort of an extended Christmas gift or bonus,” said Wellman, who founded and runs Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, which owns Santa Anita Derby and Preakness winner Journalism, among dozens of other horses.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

Hall of Fame trainer Wayne Lukas, 88, and jockey Jaime Torres, making his Triple Crown race debut, lead Seize the Grey to Preakness Stakes win Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 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

Lukas first made his thoroughbred mark in 1980 when he won the Preakness with Codex.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

Correction: she used to train them, which was pretty awesome, especially when you got to cowboy around the neighborhood or watch the Preakness from luxury box seats with unlimited Coke and shrimp.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander