1963 Preakness Stakes
| The Preakness Stakes | |
| Location |
Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
|---|---|
| Date | May 18, 1963 |
| Winning horse | Candy Spots |
| Jockey | Bill Shoemaker |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
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The 1963 Preakness Stakes was the 88th running of the $200,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 18, 1963, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Candy Spots, who was jockeyed by Bill Shoemaker, won the race by three and one half lengths over runner-up Chateaugay. Approximate post time was 5:48 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:56-1/5.[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 35,263, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1963.[2]
Payout
The 88th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
| Program Number |
Horse Name |
Win |
Place |
Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Candy Spots | $5.00 | $3.20 | $2.20 |
| 4 | Chateaugay | - | $4.40 | $2.40 |
| 5 | Never Bend | - | - | $2.20 |
The full chart
| Finish Position |
Lengths Behind |
Post Position |
Horse name | Trainer | Jockey | Owner | Post Time Odds |
Purse Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 | 8 | Candy Spots | Mesh Tenney | Bill Shoemaker | Rex C. Ellsworth | 1.50-1 favorite |
$127,500 |
| 2nd | 31/2 | 4 | Chateaugay | James P. Conway | Braulio Baeza | Darby Dan Farm | 2.90-1 | $30,000 |
| 3rd | 8 | 5 | Never Bend | Woody Stephens | Manuel Ycaza | Cain Hoy Stable | 2.90-1 | $15,000 |
| 4th | 101/4 | 2 | Lemon Twist | Sidney LeJeune | Theodore D. Buhl | 22.80-1 | $7,500 | |
| 5th | 101/2 | 6 | Sky Wonder | Charles E. Burr | Mrs. Charles D. Morgan | 37.10-1 | ||
| 6th | 111/4 | 7 | Rural Retreat | R. L. Baird | W. B. Robinson | 99.50-1 | ||
| 7th | 171/4 | 1 | On My Honor | Paul Frey | Mike & Jack Stein | 34.50-1 | ||
| 8th | 201/4 | 3 | Country Squire | Wayne Chambers | Jacnot Stable | 22.30-1 |
- Winning Breeder: Rex C. Ellsworth; (KY)
- Winning Time: 1:56-1/5
- Track Condition: Fast
- Total Attendance: 35,263[2]
References
- ↑ Daily Racing Form, May 19, 1963 Preakness Stakes Chart.
- 1 2 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 72 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).
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