122nd PREAKNESS STAKES
Updated August 28, 2020 |
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122nd PREAKNESS STAKES
Grade I for three-year olds; 10th race at Pimlico in Baltimore. Date— May 17, 1997; Distance— 13/16 miles; Stakes Purse— $751,000 ($488,150 to winner; $150,200 for 2nd; $75,100 for 3rd; $37,550 for 4th); Track— Fast; Off— 5:34 p.m. EDT; Favorites— Captain Bodgit and Free House (2-1).
Winner— Silver Charm; Field— 10 horses; Time— 1:542/5; Start— Good for all but Touch Gold; Won— Driving; Sire— Silver Buck (Buck Passer); Dam— Bonnie's Poker (Poker); Record (going into race)— 7 starts, 4 wins, 3 second; Last start— Won the Kentucky Derby (May 3); Breeder— Mary Lou Wootton (Fla.)
| Order of Finish | Jockey | PP | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | Stretch | Finish | To $1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Charm | Gary Stevens | 7 | 4-1 | 3-1/2 | 2-11/2 | 2-1/2 | 1-hd | 3.10 |
| Free House | Kent Desormeaux | 4 | 2-1 | 2-11/2 | 1-11/2 | 1-1 | 2-hd | 2.40 |
| Captain Bodgit | Alex Solis | 9 | 9-1/2 | 9-2 | 8-4 | 4-4 | 3-11/4 | 2.10 |
| Touch Gold | Chris McCarron | 5 | 10 | 7-hd | 5-2 | 3-11/2 | 4-71/4 | 4.60 |
| Frisk Me Now | Eddie King | 8 | 6-21/2 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 6-6 | 5-11/4 | 29.60 |
| Concerto | Mike Smith | 6 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 3-1/2 | 5-2 | 6-11 | 9.00 |
| Hoxie | Jose Santos | 3 | 7-2 | 8-21/2 | 9-5 | 8-10 | 7-23/4 | 68.10* |
| Wild Tempest | Joe Bravo | 2 | 3-1/2 | 4-1 | 4-hd | 7-1 | 8-14 | 61.30 |
| Cryp Too | C.C. Lopez | 10 | 1-21/2 | 1-hd | 7-1/2 | 10 | 9-hd | 54.30 |
| Jack At The Bank | Herb McCauley | 1 | 8-1/2 | 10 | 10 | 9-4 | 10 | 68.10* |
Times— 224/5; 464/5; 1:102/5; 1:352/5; 1:542/5.
$2 Mutual Prices— #6 Silver Charm ($8.20, $4.00, $2.60); #3 Free House ($3.60, $2.60); #8 Captain Bodgit ($2.40).
Exacta— (6-3) for $22.40; Trifecta— (6-3-8) for $38.20; Pick Six— none; Scratched— none. Overweights— none. Attendance— 88,594; TV Rating— 4.9/14 share (ABC).
Trainers & Owners (by finish): 1— Bob Baffert & Robert and Beverly Lewis; 2— Paco Gonzalez & John A. Toffan and Trudy McCaffery; 3— Gary Capuano & Team Valor; 4— David Hofmans & Frank Stronach and Stonerside Stable; 5— Robert J. Durso & Carol C. Dender; 6— John Tammaro III & Kinsman Stable; 7— Alfredo Callejas & Robert Perez; 8— Nick Zito & William J. Condren; 9— Allen Borosh & Lauri Hegarty; 10— Alfredo Callejas & Robert Perez.
| 123rd KENTUCKY DERBY | The 1997 Triple Crown | 129th BELMONT STAKES |
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