126th PREAKNESS STAKES
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
126th PREAKNESS STAKES
Grade I for three-year-olds; 11th race at Pimlico in Baltimore. Date— May 19, 2001; Distance—13/16 miles; Stakes Purse—$1,000,000 ($650,000 to winner; $200,000 for 2nd; $100,000 for 3rd; $50,000 for 4th); Track—Fast; Off—6:09 p.m. EDT; Favorite—Monarchos (2-1 odds).
Winner—Point Given; Field—11 horses; Time—1:55.51; Start—Good for all; Won—Driving; Sire—Thunder Gulch; Dam—Turko's Turn; Record (going into race)—9 starts, 5 wins, 3 second, 1 fifth; Last start—5th in Kentucky Derby (May 5); Breeder—The Thoroughbred Corp.
| Order of Finish | Jockey | PP | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | Stretch | Finish | To $1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Given | Gary Stevens | 11 | 9-11/2 | 6-hd | 3-1 | 1-1/2 | 1-21/4 | 2.30 |
| A P Valentine | Victor Espinoza | 4 | 6-2 | 7-1 | 7-1 | 3-2 | 2-nk | 10.20 |
| Congaree | Jerry Bailey | 5 | 2-1/2 | 2-1/2 | 2-hd | 2-21/2 | 3-11/4 | 2.80 |
| Dollar Bill | Pat Day | 10 | 8-1 | 9-2 | 11 | 5-1 | 4-21/4 | 8.30 |
| Griffinite | Shaun Bridgmohan | 3 | 7-1/2 | 8-hd | 9-hd | 7-1/2 | 5-11/2 | 59.10 |
| Monarchos | Jorge Chavez | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8-11/2 | 6-hd | 6-1 | 2.30 |
| Marciano | Mark Johnston | 1 | 4-hd | 4-1/2 | 4-2 | 4-11/2 | 7-11/4 | 46.30 |
| Bay Eagle | Raymond Dominguez | 9 | 10-31/2 | 10-11/2 | 10-3 | 9-10 | 8-no | 88.30 |
| Percy Hope | Jon Court | 8 | 5-2 | 5-11/2 | 5-hd | 8-2 | 9-171/2 | 52.60 |
| Richly Blended | Rick Wilson | 6 | 1-21/2 | 1-21/2 | 1-hd | 10-4 | 10-93/4 | 17.90 |
| Mr. John | Corey Nakatani | 2 | 3-11/2 | 3-21/2 | 6-1/2 | 11 | 11 | 20.20 |
Times—234/5; 471/5; 1:114/5; 1:362/5; 1:552/5.
$2 Mutual Prices—#11 Point Given ($6.60, $5.00, $4.00); #4 A P Valentine ($8.20, $5.20); #5 Congaree ($3.40).
Exacta—(11-4) for $81.40; Trifecta—(11-4-5) for $279.00; Pick Six—none; Scratched—none; Overweights—none; Attendance—104,454; TV Rating—6.0/15 share (NBC).
Trainers & Owners (by finish): 1—Bob Baffert & The Thoroughbred Corp.; 2—Nick Zito & Ol Memorial Stable (Michael Tabor/Rick Pitino); 3—Bob Baffert & Stonerside Stable; 4—Dallas Stewart & Gary/Mary West; 5—Jennifer Pedersen & Paraneck Stable; 6—John Ward Jr. & John Oxley; 7—Tim Ritchey & Win More Stable, Inc.; 8—Graham Motion & Lazy Lane Farms, Inc.; 9—Anthony Reinstedler & Waterfall Stable; 10—Ben Perkins Jr. & Raymond Dweck; 11—Elliott Walden & Thomas Van Meter II.
| 127th KENTUCKY DERBY | The 2001 Triple Crown | 133rd BELMONT STAKES |
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