1955 Preakness Stakes

80th running of the Preakness Stakes Dirt 80th Preakness Stakes The Preakness Stakes Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, United States May 28, 1955 Nashua Eddie Arcaro James E. Fitzsimmons Three-year olds 1954 1956 The 1955 Preakness Stakes was the 80th Preakness Stakes overall and it was held on May 28, 1955, at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Nashua, ridden by Eddie Arcaro and trained by James E. Fitzsimmons won the race,Nashua captures Preakness Stakes https://www.newspapers.com/image/23854752/?terms=%22preakness%2Bstakes%22 Newspapers.com Brownsville Herald 24 November 2018 outrunning Saratoga who finished second.Nashua nabs Preakness, outduels Saratoga down the stretch https://www.newspapers.com/image/458943526/?terms=%22preakness%22%2C%22Nashua%22 Newspapers.com San Francisco Examiner 24 November 2018 Traffic Judge, who was trained by Woody Stephens finished third.Few can match Sunriver's female line https://www.drf.com/news/few-can-match-sunrivers-female-line Daily Racing Form Daily Racing Form 24 November 2018 Nashua's winning time of 1:54 3/5 for the mile and three-sixteenth race on dirt broke the Pimlico track record.https://www.nytimes.com/1955/05/29/archives/track-record-set-nashua-beats-saratoga-at-pimlico-in-1546-for-1-316.html Track Record Set New York Times, Section Sports, page 113 1955-05-29 2021-07-13 Background Going into the race, Nashua was the favorite despite coming off a loss to Swaps in the 1955 Kentucky Derby. Saratoga was the second favorite and had previously lost to Nashua prior to the Preakness.Nine horses poised for Preakness https://www.newspapers.com/image/74033373/?terms=%22preakness%2Bstakes%22 Newspapers.com Long Beach Independent 24 November 2018 Results The chart below is the results of the 1955 Preakness Stakes.2018 Preakness Stakes Media Guide http://www.gulfstreampark.com/docs/default-source/media-guide/2018pmgweb-p.pdf Preakness Stakes Preakness Stakes 24 November 2018 20 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180820092307/http://www.gulfstreampark.com/docs/default-source/media-guide/2018pmgweb-p.pdf dead Lineups for the Preakness Today https://www.newspapers.com/image/374910882/?terms=%22preakness%22%2C%22traffic%2Bjudge%22 Newspapers.com The Baltimore Sun 24 November 2018 Finish PositionMargin (lengths)Post PositionHorse nameJockeyTrainerOwnerOddsEarnings1st5 Nashua Eddie Arcaro James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable1-2$67,5502nd14 Saratoga Nick Shuk Frank A. Bonsal Montpelier Stable5-1 3rd71 Traffic Judge Eric Guerin Woody Stephens Walnut Springs Farm (Clifford Mooers)6-1 4thnk8 Nance's Lad John Choquette Hilton A. Dabson Everglades Farm (H. A. Dabson & Chester J. Caithness)12-1 5th39 Honey's Alibi Carlos Gonzalez Joseph F. Inzelone W-L Ranch Co.8-16th3½ 3 Fleet Path Jimmy Lynch Walter J. Susini Duntreath Farm (Perne L. Grissom)15-17th72 Sticks Robert J. Martin John C. Wozneski B and G Stable (Frank A. Benner & Norman C. Galbraith)50-18th47 Go Lightly Joe Culmone James McGee Roslyn Stable (Gough W. Thompson) 30-1 Scratched: Chuck Thomson Winning Breeder: Belair Stud; (KY) Winning Time: 1:54 3/5 (new track record) Track Rating: Fast Total Attendance: 35,608 References Category:1955 in horse racing Category:1955 in sports in Maryland Category:1950s in Baltimore Category:May 1955 sports events in the United States Category:Preakness Stakes races