Preakness Stakes Recipe
When is the Preakness Stakes?
The Preakness Stakes is on Saturday, Saturday, May 20th!
Where is the Preakness Stakes?
The Preakness Stakes is raced at Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore, Maryland
Where can I watch the Preakness Stakes?
Watch the Preakness Stakes live on TV with NBC at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
The 143rd running of the $1,500,000 Preakness Stakes (Grade I), is the second jewel of the Triple Crown, set for Saturday, Saturday, May 20th at the historic track.
Black-eyed Susan the Drink of the Preakness Stakes?
The Preakness Stakes has some traditions that fans really enjoy maybe one of the most delicious is the cocktail named after it. The flower horseshoe that adorns the neck of the winning horse is made of 'black-eyed susans,' and some refer to the Preakness Stakes as "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans." So, it is no surprise that one of the traditions that fans enjoy is consuming a Black-Eyed Susan cocktail.
Black-Eyed Susan - Recipe
This is the one time you want another Black Eye!
1 - 1/4 cup vodka4 cups orange juice
1 - 1/4 cup light rum
ice ring
3/4 cup triple sec
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
4 cups pineapple juice
Chill all ingredients. Just before serving combine in a punch bowl. Unmold ice ring and float in bowl. Makes 10 large servings.
Triple Crown
Graded Stakes Races
Saratoga Race Course: Honorable Miss Handicap ,$200,000 ,3&up f/m ,6f Dirt
Del Mar: Cougar II Stakes ,$100,000 ,3&up ,12f Dirt
Saratoga Race Course: Caress Stakes ,$200,000 ,4&up f/m ,5.5f Turf
Saratoga Race Course: Amsterdam Stakes ,$200,000 ,3yo ,6.5f Dirt
Ascot (UK): King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes ,$1,588,000 ,3&up ,12f Turf
Ascot (UK): Princess Margaret Stakes ,$83,000 ,2yo f ,6f Turf
Ascot (UK): Valiant Stakes ,$108,000 ,3&up f/m ,8f Turf
Del Mar: Bing Crosby Stakes ,$400,000 ,3&up ,6f Dirt
Del Mar: San Diego Handicap ,$300,000 ,3&up ,8.5f Dirt
Monmouth Park: Monmouth Oaks ,$250,000 ,3yo f ,8.5f Dirt
Saratoga Race Course: Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap ,$350,000 ,3&up ,6f Dirt
Saratoga Race Course: Jim Dandy Stakes ,$500,000 ,3yo ,9f Dirt
Woodbine: Ontario Colleen Stakes ,$135,000 ,3yo f ,8f Turf
Woodbine: Seagram Cup Stakes ,$175,000 ,3&up ,8.5f AW
