1947 Preakness Stakes
The 1947 Preakness Stakes was the 57th running of the $100,000 added Preakness Stakes, a horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds. The second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series took place on May 10, 1947 and was run seven days after the 1947 Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Douglas Dodson, who was praised by the Daily Racing Form for a smart ride, Faultless won the mile and three sixteenths race by one and a quarter lengths over runner-up On Trust with the betting favorite Phalanx in third. Jet Pilot, winner of the Kentucky Derby, finished fourth. The race was run on a track rated fast in a final time of 1:59 flat.[1][2]
| Preakness Stakes | |
| Location | Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
|---|---|
| Date | May 10, 1947 |
| Winning horse | Faultless |
| Winning time | 1:59 0/0 |
| Jockey | Douglas Dodson |
| Trainer | Jimmy Jones |
| Owner | Calumet Farm |
| Conditions | Three-year-olds, 126 lbs. |
| Surface | Dirt |
Payout
The 57th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
| Horse Name |
Win |
Place |
Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faultless | $10.40 | $4.80 | $2.80 |
| On Trust | - | $7.00 | $3.40 |
| Phalanx | $2.20 |
The full chart
1947 Preakess Stakes scheduled starters, jockeys, trainers, owners[3]
| Finish Position |
Lengths Behind |
Post Position |
Horse name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Post Time Odds | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 | 2 | Faultless | Douglas Dodson | Jimmy Jones | Calumet Farm | 4.20-1 | $98,500 |
| 2nd | 1¼ | 1 | On Trust | Johnny Longden | William Molter | Earl O. Stice & Sons | 8.10-1 | $20,000 |
| 3rd | 2½ | 8 | Phalanx | Sylvester Veitch | Eddie Arcaro | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | 1.10-1 | $10,000 |
| 4th | 1¼ | 7 | Jet Pilot | Eric Guerin | Tom Smith | Maine Chance Farm | 5.60-1 | $5,000 |
| 5th | ½ | 3 | Riskolater | William Balzaretti | Burton B. Williams | Circle M Farm (Edward S. Moore) | 89.30-1 | |
| 6th | 1 | 9 | Cosmic Bomb | Shelby Clark | Willie Booth | William G. Helis Sr. | 26.20-1 | |
| 7th | 1 | 5 | Secnav | Conn McCreary | Horatio Luro | Mill River Stable (Josephine Hartford Douglas) | 56.50-1 | |
| 8th | HD | 4 | Bullet Proof | Wayne D. Wright | Henry S. Clark | Liz Whitney | 26.20-1 | |
| 9th | 6 | 11 | Cornish Knight | Albert Snider | Albert E. Alexandra | E. P. Taylor | 57.50-1 | |
| 10th | NK | 6 | Contest | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 27.60-1 | |
| 11th | 8 | 10 | King Bay | Robert Campbell | Ray White | Bernard J. Bax | 23.90-1 | |
- Winning breeder: Calumet Farm (KY)
- Times: 1/4 mile 0:23 2/5; 1/2 mile – 0:47 1/5; 3/4 mile – 1:12 1/5; mile – 1:39 1/5; 1 3/16 – 1:59 0/0.
- Track condition: fast
Clem McCarthy's Blunder
During the homestretch of the Preakness, radio broadcaster Clem McCarthy mistakenly called Jet Pilot the leader and eventually the winner until Clem made a big mistake, and later apologize to the radio audience and correctly named Faultless the winner.
References
- "Pimlico/Laurel 2017 Media Guide". Maryland Jockey Club. January 1, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- "Official Racing Charts: Pimlico". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. May 12, 1947. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- "Field for Fifty-Seventh Preakness". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. May 10, 1947. Retrieved November 7, 2018.