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1984 Preakness Stakes

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109th Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
LocationPimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
DateMay 19, 1984
Winning horseGate Dancer
JockeyÁngel Cordero Jr.
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt
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The 1984 Preakness Stakes was the 109th running of the $350,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 19, 1984, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Gate Dancer, who was jockeyed by Angel Cordero, won the race by one and one half lengths over runner-up Play On. Approximate post time was 5:41 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:53-3/5.[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 80,566, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1984.[2]

Payout

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The 110th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
3 Gate Dancer US$11.60 $5.00 $4.20
10 Play On - $7.20 $5.00
2 Fight Over $5.60

$2 Exacta: (3–10) paid $106.60

The full chart

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Finish
Position
Margin
(lengths)
Post
Position
Horse name Jockey Trainer Owner Post Time
Odds
Purse
Earnings
1st 0 3 Gate Dancer Ángel Cordero Jr. Jack Van Berg Kenneth Opstein 4.80-1 $243,600
2nd 1-1/2 10 Play On Jean-Luc Samyn William H. Turner Jr. Welcome Farm 8.10-1 $50,000
3rd 5 2 Fight Over Octavio Vergara John Parisella Ted M. Sabarese 11.20-1 $30,000
4th 53/4 4 Taylor's Special Bill Shoemaker William I. Mott William F. Lucas 3.70-1 $15,000
5th 63/4 6 Pine Circle Mike E. Smith Claude R. McGaughey III Loblolly Stable 55.80-1
6th 7 7 Wind Flyer Declan J. Murphy Charles L. Dickey Robert E. Masterson 60.50-1
7th 71/4 5 Swale Laffit Pincay Jr. Woody Stephens Claiborne Farm 0.80-1
favorite
8th 71/2 8 Raja's Shark Rick Wilson Salvatore Campo Irwin Feiner 54.40-1
9th 10 1 Pac Soldier Dave Byrnes J. William Boniface First Edition Stable 39.00-1
10th 101/4 9 S. S. Hot Sause Donnie A. Miller Jr. Jack Kousin Alan S. Kline 34.10-1
  • Winning Breeder: William R. Davis; (FL)
  • Winning Time: 1:53 3/5
  • Track Condition: Fast
  • Total Attendance: 81,235[2]

References

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  1. ^ Daily Racing Form, May 20, 1984 Preakness Stakes Chart.
  2. ^ a b 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).
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