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Preakness Stakes 2027
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Fri, 14 May 2027 · Horse Racing

Hotels for Preakness Stakes 2027

In Baltimore on Fri, 14 May 2027. 17 hotels within a 10-minute walk of Baltimore and 41 within 20 minutes — book close and keep the journey home short.

When
Fri, 14 May 2027 · starts 8pm local time
Venue
Baltimore
Stations by the venue
Charles Center (Baltimore Metro SubwayLink)
Hotels within a 10-minute walk
17
Typical weather
May here averages 17°C, with around 106 mm of rain across the month.

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About Preakness Stakes 2027

The Preakness Stakes — the 'middle jewel' of American racing's Triple Crown — returns to its historic home at Pimlico in Baltimore on Saturday 15 May 2027, two weeks after the Kentucky Derby, following the track's redevelopment. Run over a mile and three sixteenths, the Preakness is where a Derby winner's Triple Crown dream lives or dies, and the 'Run for the Black-Eyed Susans' fills Baltimore with racing fans, infield revellers and their spring finery.

Stay in the Inner Harbor or downtown for the restaurants, the waterfront and easy access up to the track, and book early — Preakness weekend is the biggest date on Baltimore's sporting calendar and rooms disappear fast.

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History

The Preakness Stakes is the middle jewel of American racing's Triple Crown, run a couple of weeks after the Kentucky Derby and traditionally staged at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. First contested in 1873, it actually predates the Derby and is named after a colt called Preakness, who won an important race at the track's opening in 1870.

Open to three-year-olds, it is run over a mile and three sixteenths, a shade shorter than the Derby, and the winner is draped in a blanket of black-eyed Susans, Maryland's state flower, giving the race its floral nickname. A Derby winner arrives at the Preakness with the Triple Crown still alive, and it is here that many a dream has ended, for only a handful of horses have gone on to sweep all three legs.

In recent years the historic Pimlico grandstand has undergone a major redevelopment, and the race remains the biggest day on Baltimore's sporting calendar.

Records & quirks

  • The Preakness Stakes was first run in 1873, two years before the Kentucky Derby.
  • It is the second leg of American racing's Triple Crown.
  • The race is traditionally held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • It is contested by three-year-olds over a mile and three sixteenths.
  • The winner is covered in a blanket of black-eyed Susans, Maryland's state flower.
  • The race takes its name from a colt called Preakness, who won at Pimlico in 1870.

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