Preakness Stakes was known as the Preakness Handicap. In March 2009 Magna Entertainment Corp., which owns Pimlico, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy thus throwing open the possibility the Stakes could move again. On April 13, 2009, the Maryland Legislature approved a plan to buy the Stakes and the Pimlico course if Magna Entertainment cannot find a buyer. Attendance at the Preakness Stakes ranks second in North America and usually surpasses the attendance of all other stakes races including the Belmont Stakes, the Breeders' Cup and the Kentucky Oaks. The attendance of the Preakness Stakes typically only trails the Kentucky Derby, for more
1910 Belmont Stakes American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse. His successes in 2010 would earn him the Three-Year-Old Champion nation honors. For jockey Butwell the win was his first in the Belmont with a second coming in the 1917 edition. For another future Hall of Fame inductee, trainer James Rowe won the seventh of his record eight career wins in the Belmont Stakes. Owner James R. Keene's win marked his third Belmont Stakes triumph in four years and a record sixth overall. His record would be eventually be equaled in 1955 by the Belair Stud Stable. The 1910 Preakness Handicap was run on May