1983 Preakness Stakes

108th Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
Location Pimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
Date May 21, 1983
Winning horse Deputed Testamony
Jockey Donnie A. Miller, Jr.
Conditions Sloppy
Surface Dirt

The 1983 Preakness Stakes was the 108th running of the $350,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 21, 1983, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Deputed Testamony, who was jockeyed by Donnie A. Miller, Jr., won the race by two and three quarter lengths over runner-up Desert Wine. Approximate post time was 5:42 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a sloppy track in a final time of 1:55-2/5.[1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 71,768, recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events in 1983.[2]

Payout

The 108th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
1 Deputed Testamony $31.00 $10.00 $6.40
7 Desert Wine - $4.80 $4.20
3 High Honors - - $9.60

$2 Exacta: (1–7) paid $174.60

The full chart

Finish
Position
Margin
(lengths)
Post
Position
Horse name Jockey Trainer Owner Post Time
Odds
Purse
Earnings
1st 0 3 Deputed Testamony Donnie A. Miller Jr. William J. Boniface Francis P. Sears 14.50-1 $251,200
2nd 2-3/4 7 Desert Wine Chris McCarron Jerry M. Fanning Cardiff Stud 4.40-1 $50,000
3rd 6-3/4 3 High Honors Jorge Velásquez Lou Rondinello Daniel M. Galbreath 15.70-1 $30,000
4th 81/2 6 Marfa Miguel A. Rivera D. Wayne Lukas Beal & French 4.50-1 $15,000
5th 83/4 1 Play Fellow Jean Cruguet Harvey L. Vanier Nancy A. Vanier 8.30-1
6th 111/2 11 Sunny's Halo Eddie Delahoussaye David C. Cross, Jr. David J. Foster Racing 1.10-1
favorite
7th 14 5 Big Bet Roger I. Velez Hubert Hine Zelda Cohen 20.40-1
8th 15 9 Parfaitement Herb McCauley William J. Boniface Mrs. Bernard Daney 14.50-1
9th 153/4 10 Common Sense Jack C. Penny Dennis J. Manning J & L Stable 47.10-1
10th 193/4 12 Flag Admiral Pat Day Ambrose R. Cremen Carter & Gentry 26.10-1
11th 233/4 4 Chas Conerly Kenneth Skinner Mervin Marks D. H. Lavezzo, Jr. 68.20-1
12th 303/4 8 Paris Prince Terry Liphan Laz Barrera Dolly Green 47.80-1
  • Winning Breeder: Bonita Farm, (MD)
  • Winning Time: 1:55 2/5
  • Track Condition: Sloppy
  • Total Attendance: 71,768[2]

References

  1. Daily Racing Form, May 22, 1983 Preakness Stakes Chart.
  2. 1 2 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section).
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