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2008 Preakness Stakes

133rd running of the Preakness Stakes

Field	Value
surface	Dirt
name	133rd Preakness Stakes
horse race	The Preakness Stakes
image	2008PreaknessLogo.jpg
caption	**"The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown"
"The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans"**
location	Pimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
date	May 17, 2008
winning horse	Big Brown
winning time	1:54.86
final odds	1-5
attendance	121,876
winning jockey	Kent Desormeaux
winning trainer	Richard E. Dutrow Jr.
conditions	Fast
previous	[2007](2007-preakness-stakes)
next	[2009](2009-preakness-stakes)

"The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans"** Baltimore, Maryland, United States

The 2008 Preakness Stakes was the 133rd running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race time was at 6:15 pm EDT and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. Big Brown, the 1-5 favorite, was the winner by 5 lengths over Macho Again. Approximate post time was 6:17 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:54.80. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 121,876, the second highest attended American thoroughbred racing event in 2008.

Payout

The 133rd Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number	Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
7	Big Brown	$ 2.40	$2.60	$2.40
1	Macho Again	-	$17.20	$10.40
3	Icabad Crane	-	-	$5.60

$2 Exacta: (7-1) paid $36.60
$2 Trifecta: (7-1-3) paid $336.80
$1 Superfecta: (7-1-3-6) paid $1,192.30

The full chart

Finish
Position	Margin
(lengths)	Post
Position	Horse name	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Post Time
Odds	Purse
Earnings
1st	0	7	Big Brown	Kent Desormeaux	Richard E. Dutrow Jr.	IEAH Stables	**1-5
favorite**	$600,000
2nd	5	1	Macho Again	Julien Leparoux	Dallas Stewart	West Point Thoroughbreds	40-1	$200,000
3rd	5	3	Icabad Crane	Jeremy Rose	H. Graham Motion	Earle I. Mack	22-1	$110,000
4th	6	6	Racecar Rhapsody	Robby Albarado	Ken McPeek	Carroll, Kaplan, Plattner & Guilfoyle	25-1	$60,000
5th	10	9	Stevil	John Velazquez	Nick Zito	Robert V. LaPenta	41-1	$30,000
6th	14	8	Kentucky Bear	Jamie Theriot	Reade Baker	Bear Stables Ltd.	14-1
7th	15	13	Hey Byrn	Chuck Lopez	Edward Plesa Jr.	Beatrice Oxenberg	34-1
8th	15	11	Giant Moon	Ramon Dominguez	Richard E. Schosberg	Albert Fried Jr.	37-1
9th	17	2	Tres Borrachos	Tyler Baze	C. Beau Greely	C. B. Greeley & P. Houchens	43-1
10th	18	4	Yankee Bravo	Alex Solis	Patrick Gallagher	Bienstock & Winner Stables	24-1
11th	26	12	Gayego	Mike E. Smith	Paulo Lobo	Cubanacan Stables	9-1
12th	26	10	Riley Tucker	Edgar Prado	William I. Mott	Zayat Stables	36-1
Scr	Scr	5	Behindatthebar	David Flores	Todd Pletcher	Padua Stables	Scr

Winning Breeder: Monticule; (KY)
Final Time: 1:54.86
Track Condition: Fast
Total Attendance: 121,876

References

[[Daily Racing Form]], May 18, 2009 Preakness Stakes Chart.
2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section). The Maryland Jockey Club reported official Total Attendance as 121,876. This is listed as 112,318 Pimlico on-site attendance and 9,654 at Laurel on-site attendance.

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