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Who won the Preakness Stakes the year you were born?
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Who won the Preakness Stakes the year you were born?

The second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes, has taken place since 1873. Here we display the winner every year of the Preakness because a true horse racing fan would want to know the winner the year he or she was born — as well as all the winners that came before and after.

 
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2022: Early Voting

2022: Early Voting
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Trainer Chad Brown claimed his second Preakness with a win from Early Voting. The colt entered the race as the third favorite.

 
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2021: Rombauer

2021: Rombauer
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Rombauer entered the race at 12-1 odds, but had a relatively easy win of 3.5 lengths. He finished with a time of 1:53.62.

 
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2020: Swiss Skydiver

2020: Swiss Skydiver
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Swiss Skydiver became the sixth filly to win the Preakness. The race was run in October due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 
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2019: War of Will

2019: War of Will
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War of Will claimed the Preakness by 1 1/4 lengths. The win was the first on that track for trainer Mark Casse.

 
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2018: Justify

2018: Justify
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After taking home the first leg of the Triple Crown, Justify followed that Kentucky Derby win with another victory in the Preakness. Ridden by jockey Mike Smith, Justify won with a time of 1:55.93 on a muddy track.

 
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2017: Cloud Computing

2017: Cloud Computing
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In the 142nd running of the Preakness, Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming had any hopes of a Triple Crown squelched quickly. With a time of 1:55.98, jockey Javier Castellano rode Cloud Computing to victory, giving trainer Chad Brown his first Triple Crown win.

 
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2016: Exaggerator

2016: Exaggerator
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After American Pharoah broke the Triple Crown drought in 2015, Exaggerator ensured there'd be no Triple Crown winner in 2016. The horse, ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux, won the Preakness with a 1:58.31 time. Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist finished third.

 
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2015: American Pharoah

2015: American Pharoah
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American Pharoah won the second leg of his eventual Triple Crown with a time of 1:58.46, the slowest time since 1950.

 
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2014: California Chrome

2014: California Chrome
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California Chrome won in 2014 with a time of 1:54.84.

 
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2013: Oxbow

2013: Oxbow
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Veteran jockey Gary Stevens won the Preakness for the first time since 2001 with Oxbow, while trainer D. Wayne Lukas won for the first time since 1999.

 
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2012: I'll Have Another

2012: I'll Have Another
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I'll Have Another followed up his Kentucky Derby win with a victory at the Preakness.

 
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2011: Shackleford

2011: Shackleford
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Shackleford claimed his Preakness win with a time of 1:56.47 in 2011.

 
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2010: Lookin At Lucky

2010: Lookin At Lucky
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Trainer Bob Baffert claimed the win with Lookin At Lucky with a time of 1:55.47.

 
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2009: Rachel Alexandra

2009: Rachel Alexandra
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Rachel Alexandra became the first filly since 1924 with her win at the Preakness in 2009.

 
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2008: Big Brown

2008: Big Brown
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After claiming the Kentucky Derby, Big Brown also won the second leg of the Triple Crown in 2008.

 
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2007: Curlin

2007: Curlin
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Curlin won the Preakness in 2007 with a fast time of 1:53.46.

 
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2006: Bernardini

2006: Bernardini
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Bernardini won the Preakness in 2006 with a time of 1:54.65.

 
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2005: Afleet Alex

2005: Afleet Alex
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Afleet Alex won the Preakness in 2005 and followed up by winning the Belmont.

 
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2004: Smarty Jones

2004: Smarty Jones
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Smarty Jones claimed a win at the Kentucky Derby in 2004 and followed the victory with a win at the Preakness.

 
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2003: Funny Cide

2003: Funny Cide
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Funny Cide won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2003.

 
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2002: War Emblem

2002: War Emblem
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Trainer Bob Baffert fell short of the Triple Crown for the second straight year with War Emblem, who won the first two legs.

 
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2001: Point Given

2001: Point Given
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Point Given won both the Preakness and Belmont Stakes for trainer Bob Baffert in 2001.

 
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2000: Red Bullet

2000: Red Bullet
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Jockey Jerry Bailey won the Preakness with Red Bullet. It was the first time he won since 1991.

 
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1999: Charismatic

1999: Charismatic
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Trainer D. Wayne Lukas' Charismatic won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness but failed to win the Triple Crown.

 
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1998: Real Quiet

1998: Real Quiet
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Real Quiet won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness before falling at Belmont for trainer Bob Baffert.

 
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1997: Silver Charm

1997: Silver Charm
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Silver Charm won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness for owner Bob Baffert.

 
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1996: Louis Quatorze

1996: Louis Quatorze
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Jockey Pat Day won his third straight Preakness with Louis Quatorze in 1996.

 
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1995: Timber Country

1995: Timber Country
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Jockey Pat Day and trainer D. Wayne Lukas both won their second Preakness in a row with Timber Country in 1995.

 
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1994: Tabasco Cat

1994: Tabasco Cat
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Tabasco Cat won the Preakness and Belmont in 1994.

 
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1993: Prairie Bayou

1993: Prairie Bayou
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Prairie Bayou won in 1993 with a time of 1:56.60, trainer Tom Bohannan's second consecutive win at the Preakness.

 
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1992: Pine Bluff

1992: Pine Bluff
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Pine Bluff won the Preakness in 1992 with a time of 1:55.60.

 
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1991: Hansel

1991: Hansel
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Jockey Jerry Bailey got his first win at the Preakness with Hansel in 1991.

 
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1990: Summer Squall

1990: Summer Squall
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Summer Squall was jockey Pat Day's second win at the Preakness, with a time of 1:53.60.

 
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1989: Sunday Silence

1989: Sunday Silence
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Sunday Silence won the Preakness in 1989 with a time of 1:53.80.

 
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1988: Risen Star

1988: Risen Star
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Risen Star won both the Preakness and Belmont in 1988.

 
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1987: Alysheba

1987: Alysheba
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Alysheba won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 1987.

 
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1986: Snow Chief

1986: Snow Chief
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Snow Chief won the Preakness in 1986 with a time of 1:54.80.

 
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1985: Tank's Prospect

1985: Tank's Prospect
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Jockey Pat Day won his first Preakness with Tank's Prospect in 1985.

 
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1984: Gate Dancer

1984: Gate Dancer
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Gate Dancer won the Preakness in 1984 with a time of 1:53.60 with jockey Angel Cordero Jr.

 
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1983: Deputed Testamony

1983: Deputed Testamony
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Deputed Testamony won the Preakness in 1983 with a time of 1:55.40.

 
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1982: Aloma's Ruler

1982: Aloma's Ruler
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Aloma's Ruler won the Preakness in 1982 with a time of 1:55.40.

 
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1981: Pleasant Colony

1981: Pleasant Colony
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Pleasant Colony won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 1981.

 
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1980: Codex

1980: Codex
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Famed trainer D. Wayne Lukas won his first Preakness in 1980 with Codex.

 
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1979: Spectacular Bid

1979: Spectacular Bid
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Spectacular Bid won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 1979 before falling short at Belmont.

 
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1978: Affirmed

1978: Affirmed
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Affirmed won the second leg of his eventual Triple Crown with a time of 1:54.40 in 1978.

 
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1977: Seattle Slew

1977: Seattle Slew
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Seattle Slew's Triple Crown bid continued with a win at the Preakness in 1977.

 
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1976: Elocutionist

1976: Elocutionist
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Elocutionist won in 1976 with a time of 1:55.00.

 
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1975: Master Derby

1975: Master Derby
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Master Derby won in 1975 with a time of 1:56.40.

 
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1974: Little Current

1974: Little Current
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Little Current won the Preakness and Belmont in 1974 with Miguel Rivera jockeying.

 
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1973: Secretariat

1973: Secretariat
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Known as the greatest racehorse ever, Secretariat won the Preakness with a record time at 1:53.00. The record still stands today.

 
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1972: Bee Bee Bee

1972: Bee Bee Bee
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Bee Bee Bee, trained by Del W. Carroll, won the Preakness in 1972.

 
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1971: Canonero II

1971: Canonero II
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Canonero II won the second leg of the Triple Crown in 1971 before falling short of completing it at Belmont.

 
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1970: Personality

1970: Personality
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Personality won the Preakness in 1970 with a time of 1:56.20.

 
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1969: Majestic Prince

1969: Majestic Prince
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Majestic Prince won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 1969.

 
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1968: Forward Pass

1968: Forward Pass
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Jockey Ismael Valenzuela and Forward Pass won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1968.

 
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1967: Damascus

1967: Damascus
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Trainer Frank Whiteley won the Preakness for the second time in three years with Damascus, who also won at Belmont.

 
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1966: Kauai King

1966: Kauai King
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Kauai King won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1966.

 
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1965: Tom Rolfe

1965: Tom Rolfe
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Jockey Ron Turcotte and Tom Rolfe won the Preakness in 1965 with a time of 1:56.20.

 
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1964: Northern Dancer

1964: Northern Dancer
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Northern Dancer won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 1964.

 
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1963: Candy Spots

1963: Candy Spots
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Candy Spots won the Preakness in 1963 with a time of 1:56.20.

 
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1962: Greek Money

1962: Greek Money
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Greek Money claimed victory at the Preakness in 1962.

 
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1961: Carry Back

1961: Carry Back
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Carry Back won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 1961.

 
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1960: Bally Ache

1960: Bally Ache
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Bally Ache was the winner of the Preakness in 1960 with a time of 1:57.60, ridden by jockey Bobby Ussery.

 
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1959: Royal Orbit

1959: Royal Orbit
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Royal Orbit won the Preakness in 1959.

 
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1958: Tim Tam

1958: Tim Tam
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Tim Tam won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 1958.

 
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1957: Bold Ruler

1957: Bold Ruler
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Bold Ruler, the sire of Secretariat, won the Preakness in 1957.

 
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1956: Fabius

1956: Fabius
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Fabius won the Preakness and finished third place at Belmont in 1956.

 
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1955: Nashua

1955: Nashua
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Jockey Eddie Arcaro won his fourth Preakness in less than a decade with Nashua.

 
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1954: Hasty Road

1954: Hasty Road
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Hasty Road won the Preakness in 1954 with a time of 1:57.40. Interestingly, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and his assistant, Clyde Tolson, were on hand for the race.

 
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1953: Native Dancer

1953: Native Dancer
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Native Dancer won the Preakness and Belmont in 1953.

 
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1952: Blue Man

1952: Blue Man
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Blue Man won the Preakness Stakes in 1952 with a time of 1:57.40 with jockey Conn McCreary holding the reins.

 
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1951: Bold

1951: Bold
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Jockey Eddie Arcaro won his second consecutive Preakness with Bold in 1951.

 
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1950: Hill Prince

1950: Hill Prince
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Hill Prince won the Preakness in 1950.

 
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1949: Capot

1949: Capot
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Capot won the Preakness and also the Belmont Stakes, along with jockey Ted Atkinson.

 
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1948: Citation

1948: Citation
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Citation claimed the second leg of his eventual Triple Crown.

 
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1947: Faultless

1947: Faultless
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Faultless won the Preakness in 1947.

 
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1946: Assault

1946: Assault
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Assault won the Triple Crown in 1946. His time at the Preakness was 2:01.40.

 
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1945: Polynesian

1945: Polynesian
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Polynesian, along with jockey Wayne D. Wright, won the Preakness in 1945 with a time of 1:58.80.

 
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1935-1944

1935-1944
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1935: Omaha; 1936: Bold Venture; 1937: War Admiral; 1938: Dauber; 1939: Challedon; 1940: Bimelech; 1941: Whirlaway; 1942: Alsab; 1943: Count Fleet (pictured); 1944: Pensive

 
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1925-1934

1925-1934
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1925: Coventry; 1926: Display; 1927: Bostonian; 1928: Victorian; 1929: Dr. Freeland; 1930: Gallant Fox; 1931: Mate; 1932: Burgoo King; 1933: Head Play (pictured); 1934: High Quest

 
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1915-1924

1915-1924
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1915: Rhine Maiden; 1916: Damrosch; 1917: Kalitan; 1918: War Cloud and Jack Hare Jr.; 1919: Sir Barton; 1920: Man o'War; 1921: Broomspun; 1922: Pillory (pictured); 1923: Vigil; 1924: Nellie Morse

 
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1905-1914

1905-1914
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1905: Cairngorm; 1906: Whimsical; 1907: Don Enrique; 1908: Royal Tourist; 1909: Effendi; 1910: Layminster; 1911: Watervale; 1912: Colonel Holloway; 1913: Buskin; 1914: Holiday

 
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1895-1904

1895-1904
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1895: Belmar; 1896: Margrave; 1897: Paul Kauvar; 1898: Sly Fox; 1899: Half Time; 1900: Hindus; 1901: The Parader; 1902: Old England; 1903: Flocarline; 1904: Bryn Mawr

 
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1885-1894

1885-1894
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1885: Tecumseh; 1886: The Bard; 1887: Dunboyne; 1888: Refund; 1889: Buddhist (pictured); 1890: Montague; 1891-1893: N/A (No Race); 1894: Assignee

 
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1873-1884

1873-1884
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1873: Survivor (pictured); 1874: Culpepper; 1875: Tom Ochiltree; 1876: Shirley; 1877: Cloverbrook; 1878: Duke of Magenta; 1879: Harold; 1880: Grenada; 1881: Saunterer; 1882: Vanguard; 1883: Jacobus; 1884: Knight of Ellerslie

Seth Trachtman is a fantasy sports expert and diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan. He doesn't often Tweet, but when he does, you can find him on Twitter @sethroto.

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