1989 Preakness Stakes
The 1989 Preakness Stakes was the 114th running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 20, 1989, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Sunday Silence, who was jockeyed by Pat Valenzuela, won the race by a nose over runner-up Easy Goer. Approximate post time was 5:35 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:53-4/5.[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 98,896, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1989.[2]
| The Preakness Stakes | |
 "The Second Jewel of the Triple Crown" "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" | |
| Location | Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
|---|---|
| Date | May 20, 1989 |
| Winning horse | Sunday Silence |
| Jockey | Pat Valenzuela |
| Trainer | Charlie Whittingham |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
Jim McKay of ABC Sports labeled it "the best race that I have ever witnessed" during the 1995 Preakness telecast. The stretch duel of the race itself was featured on ABC's Wide World of Sports prelude claiming to be the "thrill of victory" for 12 years. It preceded the more memorable line "and the agony of defeat".
Payout
The 114th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
| Program number |
Horse name |
Win |
Place |
Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sunday Silence | US$6.20 | $3.00 | $3.20 |
| 2 | Easy Goer | - | $2.40 | $2.40 |
| 5 | Rock Point | - | - | $3.60 |
$2 Exacta: (8–2) paid $10.40
$2 Trifecta: (8-2–5) paid $66.00
The full chart
| Finish position |
Margin (lengths) |
Post position |
Horse name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Post time odds |
Purse earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 | 7 | Sunday Silence | Pat Valenzuela | Charlie Whittingham | E. Gaillard/A. Hancock/C. Whittingham | 2.10-1 | $325,000 |
| 2nd | nose | 8 | Easy Goer | Pat Day | Claude McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | .60-1 favorite |
$100,000 |
| 3rd | 5 | 6 | Rock Point | Chris Antley | Sidney Watters Jr. | Brookmeade Stable | 22.80-1 | $50,000 |
| 4th | 7 | 5 | Dansil | Larry Snyder | Frank Brothers | John A. Franks | 28.30-1 | $25,000 |
| 5th | 10 3⁄4 | 1 | Hawkster | Marco Castaneda | Ronald McAnally | J. Shelton Meredith | 53.60-1 | |
| 6th | 12 | 6 | Houston | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Lloyd R. French/Barry Beal/D. W. Lukas | 5.40-1 | |
| 7th | 38 | 3 | Pulverizing | Allen T. Stacy | Jerry Robb | Arnold A. Heft | 70.00-1 | |
| 8th | 39 1⁄2 | 8 | Northern Wolf | Clarence J. Ladner | Harold A. Allen | Deep Silver Stable | 33.70-1 | |
- Winning Breeder: Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds, Ltd.; (KY)
- Final Time: 1:53 4/5
- Track Condition: Fast
- Total Attendance: 98,896[2]
See also
References
- Daily Racing Form, May 21, 1989 Preakness Stakes Chart.
- 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section). The Maryland Jockey Club reported official Total Attendance as 98,896. This is listed as 90,145 Pimlico on-site attendance and 8,751 at Laurel on-site attendance.