2008 Preakness Stakes

133rd Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes
"The Second 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
Jockey	Kent Desormeaux
Conditions	Fast
Surface	Dirt
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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 ¹⁄₄ 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, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 2008.

The 133rd Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule