1974 Preakness Stakes the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1974. The 99th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule 1974 Preakness Stakes The 1974 Preakness Stakes was the 99th running of the $210,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 18, 1974, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Little Current, who was jockeyed by Miguel A. Rivera, won the race by seven lengths over runner-up Neopolitan Way. Approximate post time was 5:41 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a track listed as good in a
1949 Belmont Stakes three horses receiving $2000, $1,000, and $500 respectively. 1949 Belmont Stakes The 88th Belmont Stakes was an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on June 11, 1949. From the fourteen starters, Capot won the race under a ride much praised in the media by future Hall of Fame jockey Ted Atkinson. While Capot had won the Preakness Stakes, there was no Triple Crown at stake as second-place finisher Ponder had won the Kentucky Derby. The 1949 Belmont Stakes carried a gross purse of $91,500 which went to the first four finishers