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aboard Blue Man in 1952. Pat Day still holds the record for most con-
secutive Preakness victories with three back- to-back wins. His streak started in 1994 with Tabasco Cat, followed by Timber Country in 1995 and Louis Quatorze in 1996. Bill Hartack has fi ve Preakness wins for Bold
Ruler (1957), Bally Ache (1960), Greek Money (1962), Northern Dancer (1964) and Majestic Prince (1969). Bob Baff ert entered the Preakness record
books just last year when he notched his sev- enth Preakness win to become the trainer with the most Preakness wins. His 2023 vic- tory came with National Treasure. Baff ert’s fi rst Preakness win was in 1997 with Silver Charm. Other Preakness wins came with Real Quiet (1998), Point Given (2001), War Emblem (2002) and Lookin At Lucky (2010). Baff ert also trained Triple Crown winners American Pharoah (2015) and Justify (2018). R. Wydham Walden has won the Preakness
seven times as a trainer and holds the record for the most consecutive Preakness wins with fi ve. His fi rst Preakness victory was in 1875 with Tom Ochiltree. His 1878 win with Duke of Ma- genta started his win streak followed by Harold (1879), Grenada (1880), Saunterer (1881) and Vanguard (1882). His last Preakness win was in
1888 with Maryland-bred Refund. Calumet Farms in Kentucky holds the re-
cally been dominated by colts and geldings, 56 fi llies have run in the race and six fi llies have claimed Preakness victories. T e fi rst fi lly to win the Preakness was Flocarline in 1903 fol- lowed by Whimsical in 1906, Rhine Maiden in 1915 and Nellie Morse in 1924. It took another 85 years before a fi lly was blanketed with Black-eyed Susans. Rachel Al- exandra broke the boys’ streak with her 2009 Preakness win. T en in 2020, Swiss Skydiver become the latest fi lly to win the Preakness. Only three lady jockeys have ridden in the
In 2020, Swiss Skydiver (on the inside rail) set the second fastest Preakness time while becoming the latest fi lly to win the Preakness Stakes.
cord for both the most Preakness wins by an owner and most wins by a breeder. T e farm, which was founded by Warren Wright, has owned/bred eight winners. T eir fi rst winner was Whirlaway in 1941 and its latest Preakness victory was with Oxbow in 2012.
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