2020 Preakness Stakes
| Preakness Stakes | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
 "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" | |
| Location | Pimlico Race Course Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Date | October 3, 2020 |
| Distance | 1+3⁄16 mi (9.5 furlongs; 1,900 m) |
The 2020 Preakness Stakes will be the 145th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (1.9 km). The Preakness Stakes is regularly scheduled to be held on the third Saturday in May, two weeks after the Kentucky Derby, but the 2020 running was rescheduled to Saturday, October 3, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[1]
This will be the first time since the 1945 Triple Crown races were affected by World War II that the event has taken place outside of its regular May schedule.[2] With the 2020 Belmont Stakes taking place on June 20 and the 2020 Kentucky Derby on September 5, the Preakness will be the final leg of the 2020 Triple Crown.[3]
References
- ^ Zanzucchi, Mia (May 16, 2020). "Preakness Stakes 2020 rescheduled for October 3". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Hanson, Vance (March 19, 2020). "1945 – When the Kentucky Derby moved from May to June". twinspires.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Walker, Childs (May 19, 2020). "Preakness will be third race of Triple Crown as Belmont Stakes moves to June 20". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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