1981 Preakness Stakes

106th Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
Location	Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Date	May 16, 1981
Winning horse	Pleasant Colony
Jockey	Jorge Velasquez
Conditions	Fast
Surface	Dirt
← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 Preakness Stakes was the 106th running of the $275,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 16, 1981, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Pleasant Colony, who was jockeyed by Jorge Velasquez, won the race by one length over runner-up Bold Ego. Approximate post time was 5:41 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:54-3/5.^[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 84,133, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1981.^[2]

Payout

The 106th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program Number	Horse Name	Win	Place	Show
11	Pleasant Colony	$5.00	$3.40	$3.20
6	Bold Ego	-	$4.60	$4.20
2	Paristo	-	-	$17.80

$2 Exacta: (11–6) paid $25.00

The full chart

Finish Position	Lengths Behind	Post Position	Horse name	Trainer	Jockey	Owner	Post Time Odds	Purse Earnings
1st	0	11	Pleasant Colony	John P. Campo	Jorge Velásquez	Buckland Farm	1.50-1 favorite	$200,800
2nd	1	6	Bold Ego	Jack Van Berg	John Lively	Double B Ranch	3.60-1	$40,000
3rd	3	2	Paristo	George R. Handy	D. Curtis Ashcroft	Belmont Farms	74.30-1	$20,000
4th	8	10	Thirty Eight Paces	King T. Leatherbury	William J. Passmore	Double Paces Stable	27.00-1	$10,000
5th	101/2	6	Partez	D. Wayne Lukas	Sandy Hawley	Elizabeth Davis	7.60-1
6th	11	11	Highland Blade	David A. Whiteley	Jacinto Vasquez	Pen-Y-Bryn Farm	8.60-1
7th	111/4	13	Escambia Bay	J. William Boniface	Mario Pino	Annette Eubanks	48.80-1
8th	143/4	9	Bare Knuckles	Everett W. King	R. D. Evans	Barbara Kelly	92.60-1
9th	151/4	5	Double Sonic	George Krnjaich	Buck Thornburg	F. Elias	77.50-1
10th	151/2	1	A Run	Larry S. Barrera	Frank J. Lovato, Jr.	A. U. Jones	12.60-1
11th	16	8	Woodchopper	John M. Gaver, Jr.	Eddie Delahoussaye	Greentree Stable	4.10-1
12th	19	4	Flying Nashua	Larry S. Barrera	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Holman Digiulio	12.60-1
13th	27	3	Top Avenger	Dwight Viator	Randy Romero	W. P. Bishop	48.80-1

Winning Breeder: T. M. Evans; (VA)
Winning Time: 1:54-3/5
Track Condition: Fast
Total Attendance: 84,133^[2]

References

↑ Daily Racing Form, May 17, 1981 Preakness Stakes Chart.
1 2 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).

External links

Official website

Preakness Stakes

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