1957 Preakness Stakes

82nd running of the Preakness Stakes

Horse race

82nd Preakness StakesThe Preakness Stakes

Location| Pimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
Date| May 18, 1957
Winning horse| Bold Ruler
Jockey| Eddie Arcaro
Conditions| Fast
Surface| Dirt

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The 1957 Preakness Stakes was the 82nd running of the $120,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 18, 1957, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Bold Ruler, who was jockeyed by Eddie Arcaro, won the race by one and one half lengths over runner-up Iron Liege. Approximate post time was 5:48 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:561/5[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 32,856, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1957.[2]

## Payout[edit]

The 82nd Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number  | Horse Name
| Win
| Place
| Show

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5 | Bold Ruler | $4.80  | $2.60  | $2.40
4 | Iron Liege | \-  | $2.40  | $2.20
6 | Inside Tract  | \-  | \-  | $4.00

## The full chart[edit]

Finish
Position  | Margin
(lengths) | Post
Position  | Horse name  | Jockey  | Trainer  | Owner  | Post Time
Odds  | Purse
Earnings

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1st | 0  | 5  | Bold Ruler | Eddie Arcaro | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1.40-1  | $66,300
2nd | 2  | 4  | Iron Liege | Bill Hartack | Jimmy Jones | Calumet Farm | 1.30-1
favorite | $25,000
3rd | 21⁄4 | 6  | Inside Tract  | Eldon Nelson | John J. Weipert Jr.  | D & M Stable (Raymond da Brino & Joseph Martino)  | 53.90-1  | $15,000
4th | 41⁄2 | 2  | Promised Land  | Ted Atkinson | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 19.90-1  | $5,000
5th | 73⁄4 | 3  | Nah Hiss  | Robert Ussery | Chester Ross  | Mrs. Jules Schwartz  | 16.30-1  |
6th | 143⁄4 | 1  | Inswept  | Joe Culmone | Frank A. Bonsal | Roslyn Farm  | 20.60-1  |
7th | 263⁄4 | 7  | Federal Hill  | Willie Carstens  | Milton Rieser  | Clifford Lussky  | 7.00-1  |

* Winning Breeder: Wheatley Stable; (KY)
* Winning Time: 1:56 1/5
* Track Condition: Fast
* Total Attendance: 32,856[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Daily Racing Form, May 19, 1957 Preakness Stakes Chart.
2. ^ a b 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 70 (page P-6 of The Preakness section).

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