1958 Preakness Stakes Explained

Surface:Dirt
83rd Preakness Stakes
Horse Race:The Preakness Stakes
Location:Pimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
Date:May 17, 1958
Winning Horse:Tim Tam
Winning Jockey:Ismael Valenzuela
Conditions:Fast
Previous:1957
Next:1959

The 1958 Preakness Stakes was the 83rd running of the $150,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 17, 1958, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Tim Tam, who was jockeyed by Ismael Valenzuela, won the race by one and one half lengths over runner-up Lincoln Road. Approximate post time was 5:50 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:57

1/5[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 36,912, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1958.[2]

Payout

The 83rd Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
8Tim Tam $4.20 $2.80 $2.20
10Lincoln Road-$4.80 $3.40
11Gone Fishin'- - $4.80

The full chart

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Finish
Position
Margin
(lengths)
Post
Position
Horse nameJockeyTrainerwidth= OwnerPost Time
Odds
Purse
Earnings
1st08Tim Tam Ismael ValenzuelaHorace A. JonesCalumet Farm1.10-1
favorite
$98,950
2nd1 1/2 10Lincoln RoadChris RogersSylvester VeitchSunny Blue Farm (Isaac Blumberg)8.50-1 $20,000
3rd511Gone Fishin'Ralph NevesCharlie WhittinghamLlangollen Farm Stable18.40-1$10,000
4th5 1/42PlionSteve BrooksTom JolleyEdward G. Potter Jr.125.50-1 $5,000
5th6 3/46NoureddinJimmy CombestJoseph H. Pierce Jr.Crabgrass Stable9.30-1
6th8 3/41Talent ShowWilliam LesterClyde Troutt62.40-1
7th12 1/45Jewel's RewardManuel YcazaIvan H. ParkeMaine Chance Farm3.10-1
8th14 3/44Silky SullivanBill ShoemakerReggie CornellTom Ross & Phil Klipstein6.40-1
9th167Chance It TonyLogan BatchellerWilliam MianziMrs. Anthony Cannuli 204.90-1
10th16 1/29Martin's RullahKarl KorteEugene JacobsGeorge E. Lewis 94.80-1
11th21 1/23MichoreEllis GrayJames W. Hechter Powhatan Stable228.60-1
12th33 1/211Liberty RulerAnthony DeSpiritoIvan H. Parke3.10-1
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Notes and References

  1. [Daily Racing Form]
  2. 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 70 (page P-6 of The Preakness section).