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Who is the most famous Preakness Stakes winner of all time?

by YPB Team

The Preakness Stakes has witnessed some of the greatest thoroughbreds in history thunder down the Pimlico stretch over 150 years. Who stands as the most legendary winner of the second jewel of the Triple Crown?

  1. Secretariat — ranked #11
    Secretariat
    The 1973 Triple Crown champion who holds the Preakness Stakes' fastest official time (1:53.00) and is widely regarded as the greatest racehorse in history.
  2. American Pharoah — ranked #22
    American Pharoah
    The 2015 Triple Crown winner who ended a 37-year drought without a champion, making him the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont.
  3. Justify — ranked #33
    Justify
    The 2018 Triple Crown winner who became only the second undefeated Triple Crown champion in history, accomplishing the feat without ever racing as a two-year-old.
  4. Affirmed — ranked #44
    Affirmed
    The 1978 Triple Crown winner whose epic rivalry with Alydar — who finished second in all three races — produced one of the greatest sporting rivalries in history.
  5. War Admiral — ranked #55
    War Admiral
    The 1937 Triple Crown champion, son of Man o' War, remembered not only for his Preakness win but for his legendary match race loss to the populist hero Seabiscuit the following year.
  6. Whirlaway — ranked #66
    Whirlaway
    The 1941 Triple Crown winner known as 'Mr. Longtail' for his distinctive long, flowing tail, famous for his dramatic come-from-behind racing style under trainer Ben Jones.
  7. Smarty Jones — ranked #77
    Smarty Jones
    The feel-good 2004 Preakness winner who shattered the margin of victory record by 11.5 lengths, captured America's hearts, and came agonizingly close to the Triple Crown before finishing second at Belmont.
  8. Swiss Skydiver — ranked #88
    Swiss Skydiver
    The 2020 Preakness Stakes winner and one of only six fillies to have ever won the race, defeating a field of colts in a dramatic victory that capped a remarkable season.
  9. Funny Cide — ranked #99
    Funny Cide
    The 2003 Preakness winner who was the first New York-bred gelding to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, becoming a national sensation before falling just short of the Triple Crown.

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