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• Led by assistant trainer Jimmy Barnes, Justify calmly got off the van, ears perked, after a 1 1/2-hour flight from Louisville, Ky., for Saturday's 143th running of the Preakness Stakes.
• The 1983 Preakness Stakes was the 108th running of the $350,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 21, 1983, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network.

Proud Clarion was a huge upset when he won the 1967 Kentucky Derby at 30-1 odds. His final time was 2:00.60, the sixth fastest ever. A $2 winning bet placed on him paid $62.20 in 1967 dollars. He went on to finish third in the Preakness, but he didn't finish in the money in the Belmont Stakes. Can craps be beaten. He was vanquished by his foe Damascus, who had.

Once upon a time, not all that long time ago, the Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park was a sleepy little stakes race held in late February or early March, with a purse ranging from $50,000 to $100,000.

Then on a sunny day in 1992, a horse named Lil E. Tee finished third in the Southwest, beaten a head for second place by Pine Bluff. A few months later, Lil E. William hill free slots machines for fun. Tee sprung a memorable upset in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Pine Bluff battled to victory in the Preakness (G1). Suddenly, the Southwest wasn't quite so sleepy.

Serving as a local steppingstone toward the Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn, the Southwest has risen steadily in prominence since Lil E. Tee and Pine Bluff launched it into the spotlight. Champions Smoke Glacken and Lawyer Ron won the race in 1997 and 2006, respectively, and fan favorite Smarty Jones stopped off in the Southwest winner's circle prior to his runaway victories in the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness.

10 to 1000 bet. Held over a mile for much of its history, the Southwest achieved Grade 3 status in 2008 and was lengthened to 1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles in 2013, the same year it became an official Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race offering 10 qualification points to the winner. Champion 3-year-old Will Take Charge was the first runner of note to contest the newly-restructured Southwest, finishing sixth before going on to compete in all three legs of the 2013 Triple Crown.

The 2017 edition also came up strong as One Liner powered to victory in 1:41.85, establishing a stakes record. Distant third-place finisher Lookin At Lee went on to finish second in the Kentucky Derby, reiterating the Southwest's position as an important prep for the spring classics. With a purse value reaching $500,000 in 2016 and $750,000 in 2020, it's safe to say the Southwest is wide awake and here to stay.

By J. Keeler Johnson

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10 to 1000 bet. Held over a mile for much of its history, the Southwest achieved Grade 3 status in 2008 and was lengthened to 1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles in 2013, the same year it became an official Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race offering 10 qualification points to the winner. Champion 3-year-old Will Take Charge was the first runner of note to contest the newly-restructured Southwest, finishing sixth before going on to compete in all three legs of the 2013 Triple Crown.

The 2017 edition also came up strong as One Liner powered to victory in 1:41.85, establishing a stakes record. Distant third-place finisher Lookin At Lee went on to finish second in the Kentucky Derby, reiterating the Southwest's position as an important prep for the spring classics. With a purse value reaching $500,000 in 2016 and $750,000 in 2020, it's safe to say the Southwest is wide awake and here to stay.

By J. Keeler Johnson

Preakness Stakes 2017 Odds 2020

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