1979 Preakness Stakes highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1979. The 104th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule $2 Exacta: (2–3) paid $15.80 1979 Preakness Stakes The 1979 Preakness Stakes was the 104th running of the $235,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 19, 1979, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Spectacular Bid, who was jockeyed by Ronnie Franklin, won the race by six and one half lengths over runner-up Golden Act. Approximate post time was 5:41 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was
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