127th PREAKNESS STAKES
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
127th PREAKNESS STAKES
Grade I for three-year-olds; 12th race at Pimlico in Baltimore. Date—May 18, 2002; 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—6:12 p.m. EDT; Favorite—War Emblem (5-2 odds). Winner—War Emblem; Field—13 horses; Time—1:56.36; Start—Good for all; Won—Driving; Sire—Our Emblem; Dam—Sweetest Lady; Record (going into race)—8 starts, 5 wins; Last start—1st in Kentucky Derby (May 4); Breeder—Charles Nuckols Jr. & Sons (Ky.).
| Order of Finish | Jockey | PP | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | Stretch | Finish | To $1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| War Emblem | Victor Espinoza | 8 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-1/2 | 1-11/2 | 1-3/4 | 2.80 |
| Magic Weisner | Richard Migliore | 2 | 11-2 | 1-11/2 | 7-11/2 | 4-11/2 | 2-3/4 | 45.70 |
| Proud Citizen | Mike Smith | 12 | 6-1/2 | 5-11/2 | 3-1/2 | 2-41/2 | 3-11/2 | 7.40 |
| Harlan's Holiday | Edgar Prado | 6 | 10-hd | 9-hd | 6-11/2 | 3-1/2 | 4-nk | 5.20 |
| Easyfromthegitgo | Donnie Meche | 7 | 7-1/2 | 7-11/2 | 9-1/2 | 5-5 | 5-7 | 23.40 |
| U S S Tinosa | Kent Desormeaux | 1 | 5-hd | 6-2 | 4-hd | 6-11/2 | 6-61/2 | 10.20 |
| Crimson Hero | Chris McCarron | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10-3 | 7-1/2 | 14.80 |
| Medaglia d'Oro | Jerry Bailey | 5 | 3-hd | 3-hd | 5-1 | 7-3 | 8-3/4 | 3.00 |
| Straight Gin | Robby Albarado | 3 | 12-7 | 11-hd | 11-3 | 8-11/2 | 9-3 | 28.00 |
| Menacing Dennis | Mario Pino | 11 | 1-hd | 1-hd | 1-hd | 9-1/2 | 10-63/4 | 51.20 |
| Table Limit | Gary Stevens | 9 | 8-1 | 8-hd | 10-hd | 11-4 | 11-hd | 23.10 |
| Booklet | Pat Day | 10 | 4-1 | 4-hd | 8-hd | 12-1/2 | 12-1/2 | 9.90 |
| Equality | Ramon Dominguez | 13 | 9-1 | 12-6 | 12-2 | 13 | 13 | 27.50 |
Times—22.87; 46.10; 1:10.60; 1:36.22; 1:56.36
$2 Mutual Prices—#8 War Emblem ($7.60, $6.00, $4.40); #2 Magic Weisner ($33.00, $14.00); #12 Proud Citizen ($5.00).
Exacta—(8-2) for $327.00; Trifecta—(8-2-12) for $2,311.00; Pick Six—none; Scratched—none; Overweights—none; Attendance—101,138; TV Rating—6.5/16 share (NBC).
Trainers & Owners (by finish): 1—Bob Baffert & The Thoroughbred Corp.; 2—Nancy Alberts & Nancy Alberts; 3—D. Wayne Lukas & Robert Baker/David Cornstein/William Mack; 4—Ken McPeek & Starlight Stable; 5—Steven Asmussen & James Cassels/Bob Zollars; 6—Jerry Hollendorfer & Peter Abruzzo/Barry Thiriot; 7—Nick Zito & Tracy Farmer; 8—Bobby Frankel & Edmund Gann; 9—Nick Zito & Marylou Whitney Stable; 10—Jeff Bonde & JMJ Racing Stables LLC; 11—D. Wayne Lukas & Overbrook Farm; 12—John Ward & John Oxley; 13—Graham Motion & Pin Oak Stable.
| 128th KENTUCKY DERBY | The 2002 Triple Crown | 134th BELMONT STAKES |
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