2016 Preakness Stakes
The 2016 Preakness Stakes (in full, the Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes, due to sponsorship) was the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes. The race was held on May 21, 2016, and was scheduled to be run at 6:45 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and was televised on NBC. Exaggerator won the race, while 2016 Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist finished third. The Maryland Jockey Club reported a track record total attendance of 135,256, the second highest attendance for American thoroughbred racing events in North America during 2016.
| Preakness Stakes | |
"The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown" "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" | |
| Location | Pimlico Race Course Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Date | May 21, 2016 |
| Winning horse | Exaggerator |
| Winning time | 1:58.31 |
| Jockey | Kent Desormeaux |
| Trainer | J. Keith Desormeaux |
| Owner | Big Chief Racing LLC. et al |
| Conditions | Sloppy (sealed) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Attendance | 135,256 (record at the time) |
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