1925 Preakness Stakes Explained

50th Preakness Stakes
Class:Stakes race
Horse Race:The Preakness Stakes
Location:Pimlico Race Course
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Distance:NaNmiles
Winning Horse:Coventry
Winning Time:1:59 0/0
Final Odds:21.80-1
Winning Jockey:Clarence Kummer
Winning Trainer:William B. Duke
Winning Owner:Gifford A. Cochran
Conditions:Fast
Surface:Dirt
Previous:1924
Next:1926

The 1925 Preakness Stakes was the 50th running of the $50,000 Preakness Stakes horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds . The race took place on May 8, 1925 and was run 8 days before the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Clarence Kummer, Coventry won the race by four lengths over runner-up Backbone. The race was run on a track rated fast in a final time of 1:59

0/0.[1] [2] [3]

Payout

The 51st Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
11Coventry$45.60 $10.40 $10.90
1Backbone-$3.60 $3.00
7Almadel$10.90

The full chart

Daily Racing Form charts:[4]

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Finish
Position
Margin
(length)
Post
Position
Horse nameJockeyTrainerwidth=OwnerPost Time
Odds
Earnings
1st08CoventryClarence KummerWilliam B. DukeGifford A. Cochran21.80-1 †$52,700
2nd41BackboneLinus McAteeJames G. Rowe Jr.Harry Payne Whitney1.65-1 Ŧ$5,000
3rd1/29AlmadelLawrence McDermottWill BufordHal Price Headley$3,000
4th106ChanteyIvan H. ParkeJames G. Rowe Jr.Ŧ$2,000
5thHD12By HisselfChick LangRobert A. SmithWalter M. Jeffords Sr.38.10-1
6th27Gold StickJohn CallahanTom MoranArchibald Barklie73.70-1
7th12EdistoBert KennedyWilliam BatemanSeagram Stable
8th23VoltaicFrank ColtilettiGeorge M. OdomRobert L. Gerry Sr.15.65-1
9th15Single FootAlbert JohnsonHarry RitesJ. Edwin Griffith3.90-1
10th1/211Prince of BourbonAndy SchuttingerRoy WaldronXalapa Farm (Edward F. Simms)10.65-1
11th310Maid at ArmsJohn MaibenGwyn R. TompkinsGlen Riddle Farm5.35-1
12th104SwopeEarl SandeAlbert B. GordonBud Fisher10.35-1
† & Ŧ - coupled

Notes and References

  1. http://www.laurelpark.com/sites/www.laurelpark.com/files/content/race-info/MG2016Online.pdf Stronach Group, Preakness Stakes race history
  2. [Avalyn Hunter|Avalyn Hunter's]
  3. Web site: Coventry Captures Preakness Easily .... Victory Earns $52,700 for Cochran Before 35,000 . New York Times Section SPORTS, Page 8 . 1925-05-09 . 2020-03-25.
  4. https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1920s/drf1925050901/drf1925050901_3_1 Daily Racing Form Ma9 9, 1925 Preakness Stakes results chart