The 1971 Preakness Stakes was the 96th running of the $200,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 15, 1971, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Canonero II, who was jockeyed by Gustavo Ávila, won the race by one and one half lengths over runner-up Eastern Fleet. Approximate post time was 5:40 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:54 flat.[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 47,221, this is recorded as third highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1971.[2]

96th Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
LocationPimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
DateMay 15, 1971
Winning horseCanonero II
JockeyGustavo Ávila
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt
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Payout

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The 96th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
9 Canonero II US$8.80 $6.20 $4.00
5 Eastern Fleet - $8.20 $5.20
11 Jim French $3.20

The full chart

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Finish
Position
Margin
(lengths)
Post
Position
Horse name Jockey Trainer Owner Post
Time Odds
Purse
Earnings
1st 0 9 Canonero II Gustavo Ávila Juan Arias Edgar Caibett 3.40-1
co-favorite
$137,400
2nd 11/2 5 Eastern Fleet Eddie Maple Reggie Cornell Calumet Farm 6.40-1 $30,000
3rd 6 11 Jim French Ángel Cordero Jr. John P. Campo Frank J. Caldwell 3.40-1
co-favorite
$15,000
4th 61/4 1 Sound Off Chuck Baltazar Gerald Lord Gustave Ring 10.90-1 $7,500
5th 63/4 6 Bold Reason Jean Cruguet Angel Penna Sr. William A. Levin 12.40-1
6th 123/4 7 Executioner Jacinto Vásquez Edward J. Yowell October House Farm 3.90-1
7th 131/4 8 Royal J. D. Eddie Belmonte Angelo Bertrando John McCloy Davis 54.80-1
8th 131/2 4 Vegas Vic Bill Hartack Randy Sechrest Betty Sechrest & Charles Fritz 10.10-1
9th 133/4 3 Impetuosity Eric Guerin George Pool Wendell P. Rosso 17.20-1
10th 143/4 10 Spouting Horn Jack Kurtz William "Herbie" Edwards Jr. Walter D. Fletcher 81.40-1
11th 15 2 Limit to Reason Jorge Velásquez Thomas Joseph Kelly Brookmeade Stable 15.80-1
  • Winning Breeder: E. B. Benjamin; (KY)
  • Winning Time: 1:54 3/5
  • Track Condition: Fast
  • Total Attendance: 47,221[2]

References

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  1. ^ Daily Racing Form, May 16, 1971 Preakness Stakes Chart.
  2. ^ a b 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 73 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).
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