The 2012 Preakness Stakes was the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 19, 2012, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. The post time was EDT ( UTC). I'll Have Another won the second leg of the Triple Crown, narrowly defeating Bodemeister in a last-furlong push.
The Maryland Jockey Club report a record crowd of 121,309, the second highest attendance for American thoroughbred racing events in North America during 2012.2013 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 97.
I'll Have Another became the 33rd horse to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes double.
Payout The 137th Preakness Payout Schedule
Program Number Horse Name Win Place Show9 I'll Have Another US$8.40 $3.80 $2.807 Bodemeister – $3.20 $2.806 Creative Cause – – $3.60
$2 Exacta: (9–7) paid $18.60 $2 Trifecta: (9–7–6) paid $70.80 $1 Superfecta: (9–7–6–4) paid $424.30
The full chart
The post draw was televised on the Horse Racing TeleVision network (HRTV) on May 17, 2012, at EDT.
Both the winner of the 2012 Kentucky Derby, I'll Have Another and the second placed horse Bodemeister entered the race. Also back from the Derby were fourth-place finisher Went the Day Well and fifth-place finisher Creative Cause, as well as Daddy Nose Best, who placed tenth, and Optimizer, who took 11th at the Derby.
Bodemeister was the 8/5 morning-line favorite and I'll Have Another was the 5/2 second choice.
Kent Desormeaux the original named rider of Tiger Walk was removed after failing a breathalyzer test in New York and replaced by Ramon Dominguez.
Finish PositionMargin (lengths)Post PositionHorse nameJockeyTrainerOwnerMorning Line OddsPost Time OddsPurse Earnings1st 0 9 I'll Have Another Mario Gutierrez Doug O'Neill J. Paul Reddam5-23.20$600,0002ndneck7 Bodemeister Mike E. Smith Bob Baffert Zayat Sables8-5 favorite1.70 favorite$200,0003rd96 Creative Cause Joel Rosario Mike Harrington Mike & Tiffany Moreno6-16.30$110,0004th124 Zetterholm Junior Alvarado Richard E. Dutrow Heinz Steinmann20-120.50$60,0005th151/42 Teeth of the Dog Joe Bravo Michael Matz Winter Park Partners15-115.50$30,0006th151/210 Optimizer Corey Nakatani D. Wayne Lukas Bluegrass Hall30-123.307th173/411 Cozzetti Jose Lezcano Dale Romans Albaugh Stables30-127.308th251 Tiger Walk Ramon Dominguez Ignacio Correas IV Sagamore Farm30-123.409th271/48 Daddy Nose Best Julien Leparoux Steven Asmussen Bob & Cathy Zollars12-111.1010th301/25 Went the Day Well John R. Velazquez H. Graham Motion Team Valor6-15.7011th341/43 Pretension Javier Santiago Christopher Grove Kidwell Petite Stable30-133.70
Winning Breeder: Harvey Clarke; (KY) Final Time – 1:55:94 Track – Fast Attendance - 121,309
See also 2012 Kentucky Derby 2012 Belmont Stakes
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