1963 Preakness Stakes
Baltimore, Maryland, United States | |
| Date | May 18, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1 3/16 miles |
| Winning horse | Candy Spots |
| Jockey | Bill Shoemaker |
| Trainer | Mesh Tenney |
| Owner | Rex C. Ellsworth |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
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The 1963 Preakness Stakes was the 88th running of the $200,000
television network. Candy Spots, who was jockeyed by Bill Shoemaker, won the race by three and one half lengths over runner-up Chateaugay. Approximate post time was 5:48 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a distance of a mile and one-sixteenth on a fast track in a final time of 1:56-1/5.[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 35,263, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1963.[2]
Payout
The 88th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
| Program Number |
Horse Name |
Win |
Place |
Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Candy Spots | $5.00 | $3.20 | $2.20 |
| 4 | Chateaugay | - | $4.40 | $2.40 |
| 5 | Never Bend | - | - | $2.20 |
The full chart
| Finish Position |
Margin (lengths) |
Post Position |
Horse name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Post Time Odds |
Purse Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 | 8 | Candy Spots | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1.50-1 favorite |
$127,500 |
| 2nd | 3 1/2 | 4 | Chateaugay | Braulio Baeza | James P. Conway | Darby Dan Farm | 2.90-1 | $30,000 |
| 3rd | 8 | 5 | Never Bend | Manuel Ycaza | Woody Stephens | Cain Hoy Stable | 2.90-1 | $15,000 |
| 4th | 10 1/4 | 2 | Lemon Twist | Sidney LeJeune | Peter C. Keiser | Theodore D. Buhl | 22.80-1 | $7,500 |
| 5th | 10 1/2 | 6 | Sky Wonder | Charles E. Burr | Budd I. Lepman | Mrs. Charles D. Morgan | 37.10-1 | |
| 6th | 11 1/4 | 7 | Rural Retreat | Robert L. Baird | Gordon R. Potter | William B. Robinson | 99.50-1 | |
| 7th | 17 1/4 | 1 | On My Honor | Paul Frey | James D. Jordan | Mike & Jack Stein | 34.50-1 | |
| 8th | 20 1/4 | 3 | Country Squire | Wayne Chambers | Robert N. Blackburn | Jacnot Stable (Jack R. Hogan) | 22.30-1 |
- Winning Breeder: Rex C. Ellsworth; (KY)
- Winning Time: 1:56 1/5
- Track Condition: Fast
- Total Attendance: 35,263[2]
References
- ^ Daily Racing Form, May 19, 1963 Preakness Stakes Chart.
- ^ a b 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 72 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).