2006 Preakness Stakes
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The 2006 Preakness Stakes was the 131st running of the Preakness Stakes
. The race took place on May 20, 2006, and was televised in the United States
on the NBC
television network
. Bernardini
, who was jockeyed by Javier Castellano
, won the race. Approximate post time was 6:19 p.m. Eastern Time. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 128,643, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events
for North America in 2006.
$2 Exacta: (8–7) paid $171.60
$2 Trifecta
: (8–7–3) paid $3,912.80
$1 Superfecta
: (8–7–3–5) paid $11,151.20
Winning Owner: Darley Stables
Winning Breeder: Darley Stud
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
. The race took place on May 20, 2006, and was televised in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on the NBC
NBC
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. Bernardini
Bernardini
Bernardini is a thoroughbred race horse foaled on March 23, 2003 at Darley Stable in Kentucky. A son of A.P. Indy, he is out of Cara Rafaela who won almost a million dollars over the course of her racing career...
, who was jockeyed by Javier Castellano
Javier Castellano
Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In...
, won the race. Approximate post time was 6:19 p.m. Eastern Time. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 128,643, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events
American thoroughbred racing top attended events
This is a listing of the top attended stakes race for thoroughbred racing in North America by year. This chart will list the paid attendance to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky; the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland; the Kentucky Oaks at...
for North America in 2006.
Payout
The 131st Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule| Program Number |
Horse Name |
Win |
Place |
Show |
| 8 | Bernardini Bernardini Bernardini is a thoroughbred race horse foaled on March 23, 2003 at Darley Stable in Kentucky. A son of A.P. Indy, he is out of Cara Rafaela who won almost a million dollars over the course of her racing career... |
$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 27.80 |
$9.40 | $5.80 |
| 7 | Sweetnorthernsaint Sweetnorthernsaint Sweetnorthernsaint is a Thoroughbred race horse. A Florida foal of March 2003, he was a top contender for the Triple Crown in 2006. Late in his two year-old season he was very hard to handle, so much so that they could not get him to focus enough to train on the track and his owners made the... |
- | $7.80 | $5.00 |
| 3 | Hemingway's Key | - | - | $8.00 |
$2 Exacta: (8–7) paid $171.60
$2 Trifecta
Trifecta
In horse racing terminology, a trifecta is a parimutuel bet in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third in exact order. The word comes from the related betting term, "perfecta". A trifecta is known as a tiercé in France and Hong Kong and as a tris in Italy.It...
: (8–7–3) paid $3,912.80
$1 Superfecta
Superfecta
The superfecta is a type of wager in parimutuel betting in which the bettor, in order to win, must pick the first four finishers of a race in the correct sequence...
: (8–7–3–5) paid $11,151.20
The full chart
| Finish Position |
Lengths Behind |
Post Position |
Horse name | Trainer | Jockey | Post Time Odds |
Purse Earnings |
| 1st | 0 | 8 | Bernardini Bernardini Bernardini is a thoroughbred race horse foaled on March 23, 2003 at Darley Stable in Kentucky. A son of A.P. Indy, he is out of Cara Rafaela who won almost a million dollars over the course of her racing career... |
Thomas Albertrani | Javier Castellano Javier Castellano Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In... |
12.90-1 | $650,000 |
| 2nd | 5-1/4 | 7 | Sweetnorthernsaint Sweetnorthernsaint Sweetnorthernsaint is a Thoroughbred race horse. A Florida foal of March 2003, he was a top contender for the Triple Crown in 2006. Late in his two year-old season he was very hard to handle, so much so that they could not get him to focus enough to train on the track and his owners made the... |
Michael Trombetta | Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:... |
8.40-1 | $200,000 |
| 3rd | 11-1/4 | 3 | Hemingway's Key | Nicholas P. Zito | Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose is an American Thoroughbred racehorse jockey. He began his career as a professional rider at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware and in 2001 was his breakout year and he was voted the United States' Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey.In 2005, Rose guided Afleet Alex, to... |
29.40-1 | $100,000 |
| 4th | 15-1/4 | 5 | Brother Derek Brother Derek Brother Derek is a thoroughbred horse. He was bred by Mary H. Caldwell and owned by Cecil N. Peacock.Trained by Dan Hendricks, Brother Derek began racing at age two in California... |
Dan L. Hendricks Dan L. Hendricks Dan L. Hendricks is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Hendricks took out his trainers license in 1987 after working for Richard Mandella for nine years. On July 7, 2004, Dan is paralyzed from the waist down as the result of a motocross accident at Perris, California... |
Alex Solis Alex Solis Alex O. Solis is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California... |
3.20-1 | $50,000 |
| 5th | 22-1/4 | 4 | Greeley's Galaxy | George Weaver | Richard Migliore | 34.90-1 | |
| 6th | 22½ | 2 | Platinum Couple | Joseph A. Lostritto | Jose L. Espinoza Jose L. Espinoza Jose L. Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.-Year-end charts:Jose L. Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
33.20-1 | |
| 7th | 25¾ | 1 | Like Now Like Now Like Now is a thoroughbred racehorse. As a foal of 2003, he was a possible contender for the U.S. Triple Crown in 2006.-Connections:Like Now recently changed hands and his new owner is Daryl Thompson.... |
Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran P. McLaughlin is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He currently has a blog website, at http://kiaranmclaughlin.com where he updates what horses he has racing for that particular day... |
Garrett Gomez | 17.40-1 | |
| 8th | 28 | 6 | Diabolical | Steve Klesaris | Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
26.00-1 | |
| 9th | dnf | 6 | Barbaro Barbaro Barbaro was an American thoroughbred who decisively won the 2006 Kentucky Derby, but shattered his leg two weeks later in the 2006 Preakness Stakes, ending his racing career and eventually leading to his death.... |
Michael Matz Michael Matz Michael Ray Matz is an American Olympic equestrian rider and horse trainer. He is perhaps most well known for having trained the ill-fated Barbaro to win the 132nd Kentucky Derby in 2006. The previously undefeated colt suffered a career and life ending injury after the start of the Preakness Stakes... |
Edgar Prado | 0.5-1 favorite |
|
Winning Owner: Darley Stables
Winning Breeder: Darley Stud
Darley Stud
Darley Stud is a Thoroughbred breeding operation owned by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and vice-president of the United Arab Emirates. Darley breeds horses in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Dubai, Japan and Australia....
- Final Time: 1:54.65
- Track Condition: Fast
- Total Attendance: 128,643
See also
- 2006 Kentucky Derby2006 Kentucky DerbyThe 2006 Kentucky Derby was the 132nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 2006. There was a crowd of 157,532 in attendance.- Payout :The 132nd Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule* $2 Exacta: Paid $587.00...
- Preakness Stakes "top three finishers" and startersPreakness Stakes top three finishersThis is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, third or fourth place and the number of starters in the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing run at 1-3/16 mile on dirt for three-year olds at Pimlico Race Course in...