Amateur jump jockey Charles Fenwick III, a former flat jockey here in Maryland, spends mornings leading up to the Preakness at Pimlico, introducing folks to Maryland racing.
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Add a commentRead editor Joe Clancy's personal commentary on his connection to 1962 Preakness winner Greek Money
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Add a commentRace of 1962 included competition, controversy and historic win for region.
By Cindy Deubler
Thirty-three thousand people sweat in the clubhouse and grandstand as two Thoroughbreds battle down the stretch, locked together in a duel that will award one – just one – a victory in the year’s richest race for 3-year-olds. The jockeys implore, the bettors cheer, trainers stress, owners hope, the horses keep running. Everybody leans as the colts flash across the finish line, inseparable for all but the photo-finish camera.
Down to the wire – 25 times (from 136 runnings) in the Preakness has the winner gotten the job done by a neck, or less.
Among those who hit the wire in the nick of time were such racing greats as Triple Crown winners War Admiral, Assault and Affirmed; Kentucky Derby winners Burgoo King, Bold Venture, Majestic Prince, Sunday Silence and Silver Charm; and the gray ghost, Native Dancer.
Witnesses to dramatic finishes are left exhausted and exhilarated?–?who can forget the battle between Sunday Silence and Easy Goer. . . the three-horse finish with Silver Charm, Free House and fast-closing Captain Bodgit. . . the mighty Curlin fighting to catch Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense in the final strides?
One of the most exciting, and controversial, finishes came 50 years ago, between Greek Money and Ridan (see story on page 20 of our May issue). Click here for our May issue photo spread for 15 additional Preakness finishes to savor, with the photo-finish camera needed to determine the outcome.
May means Preakness time in the Mid-Atlantic, and Maryland in particular. Through the years, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown has provided thrills, chills and memories. Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred’s Cindy Deubler caught up with some industry players with a simple question: “What’s your most memorable Preakness?”
Add a commentRead Joe Clancy's story on steeplechaser Arcadius in The New York Times here.
And see Dr. Monty McInturff's discussion on cause of death in an interview here.
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