1957 Preakness Stakes
Baltimore, Maryland, United States | |
| Date | May 18, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Winning horse | Bold Ruler |
| Jockey | Eddie Arcaro |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
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The 1957 Preakness Stakes was the 82nd running of the $120,000
television network. Bold Ruler, who was jockeyed by Eddie Arcaro, won the race by one and one half lengths over runner-up Iron Liege. Approximate post time was 5:48 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:561/5[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 32,856, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1957.[2]
Payout
The 82nd Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
| Program Number |
Horse Name |
Win |
Place |
Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bold Ruler | $4.80 | $2.60 | $2.40 |
| 4 | Iron Liege | - | $2.40 | $2.20 |
| 6 | Inside Tract | - | - | $4.00 |
The full chart
| Finish Position |
Margin (lengths) |
Post Position |
Horse name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Post Time Odds |
Purse Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 | 5 | Bold Ruler | Eddie Arcaro | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1.40-1 | $66,300 |
| 2nd | 2 | 4 | Iron Liege | Bill Hartack | Jimmy Jones | Calumet Farm | 1.30-1 favorite |
$25,000 |
| 3rd | 21⁄4 | 6 | Inside Tract | Eldon Nelson | John J. Weipert, Jr. | D & M Stable (Raymond da Brino & Joseph Martino) | 53.90-1 | $15,000 |
| 4th | 41⁄2 | 2 | Promised Land | Ted Atkinson | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 19.90-1 | $5,000 |
| 5th | 73⁄4 | 3 | Nah Hiss | Robert Ussery
|
Chester Ross | Mrs. Jules Schwartz | 16.30-1 | |
| 6th | 143⁄4 | 1 | Inswept | Joe Culmone | Frank A. Bonsal | Roslyn Farm | 20.60-1 | |
| 7th | 263⁄4 | 7 | Federal Hill | Willie Carstens | Milton Rieser | Clifford Lussky | 7.00-1 |
- Winning Breeder: Wheatley Stable; (KY)
- Winning Time: 1:56 1/5
- Track Condition: Fast
- Total Attendance: 32,856[2]
References
- ^ Daily Racing Form, May 19, 1957 Preakness Stakes Chart.
- ^ a b 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 70 (page P-6 of The Preakness section).