1956 Preakness Stakes

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81st Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
LocationPimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
DateMay 19, 1956
Winning horseFabius
JockeyWilliam Hartack
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt
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The 1956 Preakness Stakes was the 81st running of the $135,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 19, 1956, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Fabius, who was jockeyed by William Hartack, won the race by one and three quarter lengths over runner-up Needles. Approximate post time was 5:46 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:582/5[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 30,714, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1956. It was also the first year that Pimlico Race Course began recording attendance figures.[2]

Payout[]

The 81st Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number 		Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
3 Fabius $7.00 $2.40 $2.40
6 Needles - $2.20 $2.20
5 Inside Tract - - $5.60

The full chart[]

Finish
Position 		Margin
(lengths) 		Post
Position 		Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Post Time
Odds 		Purse
Earnings
1st 0 3 Fabius William Hartack Jimmy Jones Calumet Farm 2.50-1 $84,250
2nd 13/4 6 Needles David Erb Hugh L. Fontaine D. & H. Stable (Jack Dudley & Bonnie Heath) 0.60-1
favorite 		$25,000
3rd 23/4 5 No Regrets Douglas Dodson Richard T. Waggoner Wallace E. Britt 61.40-1 $15,000
4th 81/4 7 Golf Ace Nick Shuk William G. Williams Winding Way Farm 24.40-1 $7,500
5th 83/4 8 Count Chic William Boland Lloyd A. Lawson Dino A. Lozzi 11.70-1
6th 91/2 2 Eiffel Blue Paul J. Bailey A. G. (Bob) Robertson Danny G. Arnstein 24.00-1
7th 93/4 4 Come On Red Alfred Popara Odie Clelland Helen W. Kellogg 21.10-1
8th 121/4 1 Ratheram William M. Cook Abelard Lamoureux Harvey C. Fruehauf 56.50-1
9th 221/4 9 Fleet Peet William Zakoor Abelard Lamoureux Harvey C. Fruehauf 56.50-1
  • Winning Breeder: Calumet Farm; (KY)
  • Winning Time: 1:58 2/5
  • Track Condition: Fast
  • Total Attendance: 30,714[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Daily Racing Form, May 20, 1956 Preakness Stakes Chart.
  2. ^ a b 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 70 (page P-6 of The Preakness section).

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