The Preakness Stakes post positions will be drawn, and morning-line betting odds
will be announced a short time after 5 p.m. EDT; that means three here...
So, while we're waiting, here are photos of my
favorite past winners of the Preakness:
Survivor won the first Preakness by 10 lengths in 1873;
his winning distance stood until Smarty Jones won by 10 1/2 lengths
Man o'War, 1920
His owner didn't believe in racing until the second half of May,
so the original Big Red did not run in the Kentucky Derby.
Gallant Fox, 1930
Bimelech, 1940
Tim Tam, 1958
Affirmed, 1978
Risen Star, 1988
under the ride of the great Eddie Delahoussaye
