An annual horse race for three-year-olds at Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland. Held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby, it is the second race of horse racing's Triple Crown.
Example sentencesExamples
A Preakness Stakes win photo of Secretariat and a winning ticket brought $850.
Definition of Preakness in US English:
Preakness
nounˈprēknis
An annual horse race for three-year-olds at Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland. Held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby, it is the second race of horse racing's Triple Crown.
Example sentencesExamples
A Preakness Stakes win photo of Secretariat and a winning ticket brought $850.