PREAKNESS

Meaning of PREAKNESS in English

/preek"nis/ , n.

a horse race for three-year-olds run annually two weeks after the Kentucky Derby at Pimlico in Baltimore, Md.

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PREAKNESS — Preak ‧ ness, the /ˈpriːknəs/ BrE AmE an important US horse race for three-year-old horses, held each year in Maryland. …
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PREAKNESS STAKES — One of the three classic U.S. horse races making up the Triple Crown . It is held annually in mid-May …
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PREAKNESS STAKES — 1 3/16-mile (about 1,900-metre) flat race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held at Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Md., U.S., annually in …
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PREAKNESS, THE — Preak ‧ ness, the /ˈpriːknəs/ BrE AmE an important US horse race for three-year-old horses, held each year in Maryland. …
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SIMMS, WILLIE — born Jan. 16, 1870, near Augusta, Ga., U.S. died Feb. 26, 1927, Asbury, N.J. U.S. jockey. Simms began racing in …
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SHOEMAKER, BILL — or Willie Shoemaker in full William Lee Shoemaker born Aug. 19, 1931, Fabens, Texas, U.S. died Oct. 12, 2003, San …
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NATIVE DANCER — (foaled 1950) U.S. Thoroughbred racehorse. He won the Preakness and Belmont stakes in 1953 but finished second in the Kentucky …
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MAN O' WAR — (foaled 1917) U.S. Thoroughbred racehorse. In two seasons (1919–20), he won 20 of 21 races, including the Preakness and Belmont …
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HORSE RACING — Sport of running horses at speed. Typically, Thoroughbred s are raced with a rider astride and Standardbred s with the …
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TRIPLE CROWN — noun Usage: usually capitalized T&C 1. : an unofficial title in horse racing representing the championship achieved by a horse …
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TRIPLE CROWN — 1. an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes. 2. …
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BELMONT STAKES — /bel"mont/ a horse race for three-year-olds run annually at Elmont, N.Y., three weeks after the Preakness.
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