1984 Preakness Stakes

109th Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
Location	Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Date	May 19, 1984
Winning horse	Gate Dancer
Jockey	Angel Cordero, Jr.
Conditions	Fast
Surface	Dirt
← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Preakness Stakes was the 109th running of the $350,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 19, 1984, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Gate Dancer, who was jockeyed by Pat Day, won the race by one and one half lengths over runner-up Play On. Approximate post time was 5:41 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:53-3/5.^[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 80,566, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1984.^[2]

Payout

The 110th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program Number	Horse Name	Win	Place	Show
3	Gate Dancer	$11.60	$5.00	$4.20
10	Play On	-	$7.20	$5.00
2	Fight Over	-	-	$5.60

$2 Exacta: (3–10) paid $106.60

The full chart

Finish Position	Lengths Behind	Post Position	Horse name	Trainer	Jockey	Owner	Post Time Odds	Purse Earnings
1st	0	3	Gate Dancer	Jack Van Berg	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Kenneth Opstein	4.80-1	$243,600
2nd	1-1/2	10	Play On	William H. Turner, Jr.	Jean-Luc Samyn	Welcome Farm	8.10-1	$50,000
3rd	5	2	Fight Over	John Parisella	Octavio Vergara	T. M. Sabarese	11.20-1	$30,000
4th	53/4	4	Taylor's Special	William I. Mott	Bill Shoemaker	F. W. Lucas	3.70-1	$15,000
5th	63/4	6	Pine Circle	Claude R. McGaughey III	Mike E. Smith	Loblolly Stable	55.80-1
6th	7	7	Wind Flyer	Charles L. Dickey	Declan J. Murphy	R. E. Masterson	60.50-1
7th	71/4	5	Swale	Woody Stephens	Laffit Pincay Jr	Claiborne Farm	0.80-1 favorite
8th	71/2	8	Raja's Shark	Salvatore Campo	Rick Wilson	I. Feiner	54.40-1
9th	10	1	Pac Soldier	J. William Boniface	Dave Byrnes	First Edition Stable	39.00-1
10th	101/4	9	S. S. Hot Sause	Jack Kousin	Donnie A. Miller, Jr.	A. S. Kline	34.10-1

Winning Breeder: W. R. Davis; (FL)
Winning Time: 1:53-3/5
Track Condition: Fast
Total Attendance: 81,235^[2]

References

↑ Daily Racing Form, May 20, 1984 Preakness Stakes Chart.
1 2 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).

External links

Official website

Preakness Stakes

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