1981 Preakness Stakes
Baltimore, Maryland, United States | |
| Date | May 16, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Winning horse | Pleasant Colony |
| Jockey | Jorge Velásquez |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
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The 1981 Preakness Stakes was the 106th running of the $275,000 Grade 1
television network. Pleasant Colony, who was jockeyed by Jorge Velásquez, won the race by one length over runner-up Bold Ego. Approximate post time was 5:41 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:54-3/5.[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 84,133, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1981.[2]
Payout
The 106th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
| Program Number |
Horse Name |
Win |
Place |
Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Pleasant Colony | US$5.00 | $3.40 | $3.20 |
| 6 | Bold Ego | - | $4.60 | $4.20 |
| 2 | Paristo | - | - | $17.80 |
$2
Exacta
: (11–6) paid $25.00
The full chart
| Finish Position |
Margin (lengths) |
Post Position |
Horse name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Post Time Odds |
Purse Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 | 11 | Pleasant Colony | Jorge Velásquez | John P. Campo | Buckland Farm
|
1.50-1 favorite |
$200,800 |
| 2nd | 1 | 6 | Bold Ego | John Lively | Jack Van Berg | Double B Ranch | 3.60-1 | $40,000 |
| 3rd | 3 | 2 | Paristo | D. Curtis Ashcroft | George R. Handy | Belmont Farms | 74.30-1 | $20,000 |
| 4th | 8 | 10 | Thirty Eight Paces | William J. Passmore | King T. Leatherbury | Double Paces Stable | 27.00-1 | $10,000 |
| 5th | 101/2 | 6 | Partez | Sandy Hawley | D. Wayne Lukas | Elizabeth Davis | 7.60-1 | |
| 6th | 11 | 11 | Highland Blade | Jacinto Vásquez | David A. Whiteley | Pen-Y-Bryn Farm | 8.60-1 | |
| 7th | 111/4 | 13 | Escambia Bay | Mario Pino
|
J. William Boniface | Annette Eubanks | 48.80-1 | |
| 8th | 143/4 | 9 | Bare Knuckles | Rick D. Evans | Everett W. King | Barbara Kelly | 92.60-1 | |
| 9th | 151/4 | 5 | Double Sonic | Buck Thornburg | George Krnjaich | Fred Elias | 77.50-1 | |
| 10th | 151/2 | 1 | A Run | Frank J. Lovato, Jr. | Larry S. Barrera | Aaron U. Jones | 12.60-1 | |
| 11th | 16 | 8 | Woodchopper | Eddie Delahoussaye | John M. Gaver, Jr.
|
Greentree Stable | 4.10-1 | |
| 12th | 19 | 4 | Flying Nashua | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Larry S. Barrera | Holman Digiulio | 12.60-1 | |
| 13th | 27 | 3 | Top Avenger | Randy Romero | Dwight Viator | W. P. "Buster" Bishop | 48.80-1 |
- Winning Breeder: Thomas Mellon Evans; (VA)
- Winning Time: 1:54 3/5
- Track Condition: Fast
- Total Attendance: 84,133[2]
References
- ^ Daily Racing Form, May 17, 1981 Preakness Stakes Chart.
- ^ a b 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).