1947 Preakness Stakes run on a track rated fast in a final time of 1:59 flat. The 57th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule 1947 Preakess Stakes scheduled starters, jockeys, trainers, owners 1947 Preakness Stakes The 1947 Preakness Stakes was the 57th running of the $100,000 added Preakness Stakes, a horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds. The second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series took place on May 10, 1947 and was run seven days after the 1947 Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Douglas Dodson, who was praised by the "Daily Racing Form" for a smart ride, Faultless won the mile and three sixteenths race by
2002 Belmont Stakes 2002 Belmont Stakes The 2002 Belmont Stakes was the 134th running of the Belmont Stakes. The race, known as the "test of the champion" and sometimes called the "final jewel" in thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown series, was held on June 8, 2002, three weeks after the Preakness Stakes and five weeks after the Kentucky Derby. War Emblem, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Victor Espinoza, was the race favorite after winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in front-running fashion. However, he lost all chance of completing the Triple Crown after stumbling at the start of the race.