Preakness

[ preek-nis ]

Trademark.

1. a horse race for three-year-olds run annually two weeks after the Kentucky Derby at Pimlico in Baltimore, Md.: the second race in the Triple Crown.

Example Sentences

The group also owns last year’s Preakness winner National Treasure, who also won this year’s Pegasus World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times

National Treasure, winner of last year’s Preakness, led most of the 1 1/8-mile race and led by a length entering the top of the stretch.

From Los Angeles Times

However, Preakness winner Seize the Grey did not come to Santa Anita, instead running in the $1-million Pennsylvania Derby last week, which he won.

From Los Angeles Times

The California Crown race is part of a bonus program with a $5-million bonus to any horse that won the Preakness Stakes, California Crown and Pegasus.

From Los Angeles Times

For now, the question is how much the final leg of the Triple Crown will be a rematch of sorts from the Derby or Preakness.

From Seattle Times