1958 Preakness Stakes

83rd Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
LocationPimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
DateMay 17, 1958
Winning horseTim Tam
JockeyIsmael Valenzuela
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt
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The 1958 Preakness Stakes was the 83rd running of the $150,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 17, 1958, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Tim Tam, who was jockeyed by Ismael Valenzuela, won the race by one and one half lengths over runner-up Lincoln Road. Approximate post time was 5:50 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:571/5[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 36,912, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1958.[2]

Payout

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The 83rd Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
8 Tim Tam $4.20 $2.80 $2.20
10 Lincoln Road - $4.80 $3.40
11 Gone Fishin' - - $4.80

The full chart

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Finish
Position
Margin
(lengths)
Post
Position
Horse name Jockey Trainer Owner Post Time
Odds
Purse
Earnings
1st 0 8 Tim Tam Ismael Valenzuela Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1.10-1
favorite
$98,950
2nd 1 1/2 10 Lincoln Road Chris Rogers Sylvester Veitch Sunny Blue Farm (Isaac Blumberg) 8.50-1 $20,000
3rd 5 11 Gone Fishin' Ralph Neves Charlie Whittingham Llangollen Farm Stable 18.40-1 $10,000
4th 5 1/4 2 Plion Steve Brooks Tom Jolley Edward G. Potter Jr. 125.50-1 $5,000
5th 6 3/4 6 Noureddin Jimmy Combest Joseph H. Pierce Jr. Crabgrass Stable 9.30-1
6th 8 3/4 1 Talent Show William Lester Clyde Troutt Ada L. Rice 62.40-1
7th 12 1/4 5 Jewel's Reward Manuel Ycaza Ivan H. Parke Maine Chance Farm 3.10-1
8th 14 3/4 4 Silky Sullivan Bill Shoemaker Reggie Cornell Tom Ross & Phil Klipstein 6.40-1
9th 16 7 Chance It Tony Logan Batcheller William Mianzi Mrs. Anthony Cannuli 204.90-1
10th 16 1/2 9 Martin's Rullah Karl Korte Eugene Jacobs George E. Lewis 94.80-1
11th 21 1/2 3 Michore Ellis Gray James W. Hechter Powhatan Stable 228.60-1
12th 33 1/2 11 Liberty Ruler Anthony DeSpirito Ivan H. Parke Maine Chance Farm 3.10-1
  • Winning Breeder: Calumet Farm; (KY)
  • Winning Time: 1:57 2/5
  • Track Condition: Fast
  • Total Attendance: 36,912[2]

References

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  1. ^ Daily Racing Form, May 18, 1958 Preakness Stakes Chart.
  2. ^ a b 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 70 (page P-6 of The Preakness section).
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