Swiss Skydiver, the chestnut filly sired by Daredevil, became only the sixth filly in history to win the Preakness Stakes in 145 runnings. - And she did so in almost track record time for 1 and 3/16 miles which was set by Secretariat in 1973. Secretariat ran the Preakness in 1:53; Swiss Skydiver ran it in 1:53.28, after a very slow start to the race. I also need to state that I quoted an outdated site when I stated on Wednesday that the race had a purse of $1.5 million. Due to the pandemic, the purse was $1 million.
There were 11 starters in this year's race, the third leg of the Triple Crown in this pandemic year. Authentic, who won the Derby four weeks ago, was second by a neck. The first two finishers had a dramatic duel down the stretch, but Authentic never caught the filly. Newcomer Jesus' Team was third, 9 3/4 lengths behind Authentic, and just a head before Art Collector. (Art Collector missed the Derby after rearing and flipping over in the paddock before that race.
Just past the Preakness finish line - Swiss Skydiver on the right wins
The payouts for $2 bets were: $25.40 for Swiss Skydiver to win; $ $3.60 for Authentic to place; $12.20 for Jesus' Team to show. A $2 perfecta bet paid $75.60; a $1 trifecta paid $1,205.70; and a $1 superfecta bet paid $5,035.
The complete order of finish was: (1) Swiss Skydiver, (2) Authentic, (3) Jesus' Team, (4) Art Collector, (5) Max Player - the only horse to run in all three Triple Crown races, (6) Excession, (7) Mr. Big News, (8) Thousand Words, (9) Ny Traffic, (10) Pneumatic, and (11) Liveyourbeastlife - whose owner paid a $25,000 supplemental fee to enter the race.
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