What's the record time for the Preakness and who was it set by?

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And do you think Big Brown can beat it?

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Answer 1

Horstradamus fails to take into account the conditions. With these factored in Big Brown ran faster than even Secretariat (from www.thesheets.com).

I think that he has a chance but I doubt he'll actually do it. 1:53 and change is no small feat at a distance of 9.5 furlongs.

Three horses share the record time for the Preakness: Tank's Prospect, Louis Quatorze, and last year's Curlin, all at 1:53:40 (1:53 and 2/5).

Answer 2

The Effendi time is not the current record because back then the Preakness was a shorter race.   I don't think Big Brown can beat it.  His time in the Derby was relatively slow.  For more in-depth analysis check out http://www.winningponies.com/

Answer 3

Effendi won the Preakness when the distance was one mile.  It's current distance is 1 and 3/16 miles.  Curlin tied the record time for that distance last year at 1:53-2/5 (1:53.46).

Answer 4

The Preakness has been run at several distances throughout the years, so while Effendi ran it in the quickest time, he also ran a shorter distance.  At the current distance (1-3/16 mile), the record is 1:53 2/5 seconds. This record was set by Tank's Prospect in 1985, and equaled by Louis Quatorze in 1996 and Curlin in 2007.  Technically, Secretariat ran the Preakness in 1:53 2/5 in 1973 as well, but there was a error in the timer that day, and while the Daily Racing Form records that as his time, Pimlico still officially lists his time as 1:54 2/5.

As far as Big Brown, I'm going to say no, because I don't think the pace will be especially fast in the race, because he's not running against especially fast horses, and it's expected that he won't run as big of a race as he did in the Derby.  Also, it sounds like the track still has some moisture, so that might slow things down a bit.  I wouldn't mind being wrong about that though -- you never know what will happen.

Answer 5

The horse Effendi won it in 1909 with a time of 1:39.80.

Not sure if Big Brown has what it takes. This record has stood for nearly 100 years.