1899 Preakness Stakes
The 1899 Preakness Stakes was the 24th running of the $1,000 added Preakness Stakes, a horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run on May 30, 1899 at the Gravesend Race Track on Coney Island, New York. The mile and a sixteenth race was won by Half Time over runner-up Filigrane. The race was run on a track rated fast in a final time of 1:47 flat that equaled the Gravesend track record for the distance.[1]
| Preakness Stakes | |
| Location | Gravesend Race Track, Coney Island, New York United States |
|---|---|
| Date | May 30, 1899 |
| Winning horse | Half Time |
| Winning time | 1:47.00 |
| Jockey | Richard Clawson |
| Trainer | Frank McCabe |
| Owner | Philip J. Dwyer |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
The 1899 Kentucky Derby was run on May 4 and the 1899 Belmont Stakes on May 25, five days before the Preakness.[2][3] For jockey Richard Clawson, the win aboard Half Time was his second in the 1899 Classics having won the Belmont aboard Jean Bereaud in which he had defeated Half Time.[4]
The 1919 Preakness Stakes would mark the first time the race would be recognized as the second leg of a U.S. Triple Crown series.[5]
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Half Time | Richard Clawson | Frank McCabe | Philip J. Dwyer | 1:47.00 |
| 2 | 2 | Filigrane | Fred Littlefield | R. Wyndham Walden | A. H. & D. H. Morris | 3/4 |
| 3 | 3 | Lackland | Henry Spencer | A. Jack Joyner | August Belmont Jr. | 5 |
- Winning Breeder: Walter Showalter (KY)
References
- "Brooklyn Form Chart - Preakness Stakes". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. May 31, 1899. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- "1899 Kentucky Derby". Churchill Downs Incorporated. May 4, 1899. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- "1899 Belmont" (PDF). NYRA Belmont Stakes. May 25, 1899. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- "1899 Belmont" (PDF). NYRA Belmont Stakes. May 25, 1899. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- Liebman, Bennett (April 24, 2008). "The Rail: The Race for the Triple Crown - Origins of Triple Crown". The New York Times. New York, NY. Retrieved May 9, 2009.