1963 Preakness Stakes

The 1963 Preakness Stakes was the 88th running of the $200,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 18, 1963, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Candy Spots, who was jockeyed by Bill Shoemaker, won the race by three and one half lengths over runner-up Chateaugay. Approximate post time was 5:48 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a distance of a mile and one-sixteenth on a fast track in a final time of 1:56-1/5.[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 35,263, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1963.[2]

88th Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
LocationPimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
DateMay 18, 1963
Distance1 3/16 miles
Winning horseCandy Spots
JockeyBill Shoemaker
TrainerMesh Tenney
OwnerRex C. Ellsworth
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt

Payout

The 88th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
8 Candy Spots $5.00 $3.20 $2.20
4 Chateaugay - $4.40 $2.40
5 Never Bend - - $2.20

The full chart

Finish
Position
Margin
(lengths)
Post
Position
Horse name Jockey Trainer Owner Post Time
Odds
Purse
Earnings
1st 0 8 Candy Spots Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney Rex C. Ellsworth 1.50-1
favorite
$127,500
2nd 3 1/2 4 Chateaugay Braulio Baeza James P. Conway Darby Dan Farm 2.90-1 $30,000
3rd 8 5 Never Bend Manuel Ycaza Woody Stephens Cain Hoy Stable 2.90-1 $15,000
4th 10 1/4 2 Lemon Twist Sidney LeJeune Peter C. Keiser Theodore D. Buhl 22.80-1 $7,500
5th 10 1/2 6 Sky Wonder Charles E. Burr Budd I. Lepman Mrs. Charles D. Morgan 37.10-1
6th 11 1/4 7 Rural Retreat Robert L. Baird Gordon R. Potter William B. Robinson 99.50-1
7th 17 1/4 1 On My Honor Paul Frey James D. Jordan Mike & Jack Stein 34.50-1
8th 20 1/4 3 Country Squire Wayne Chambers Robert N. Blackburn Jacnot Stable (Jack R. Hogan) 22.30-1
  • Winning Breeder: Rex C. Ellsworth; (KY)
  • Winning Time: 1:56 1/5
  • Track Condition: Fast
  • Total Attendance: 35,263[2]

References

  1. Daily Racing Form, May 19, 1963 Preakness Stakes Chart.
  2. 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 72 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).
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