Important Record Set June 19, 2012
Bulletin: Secretariat's Preakness Time a Record:
The Maryland Racing Commission voted Tuesday in a special hearing at
Laurel Park that 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat, who set records
that still stand at the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and the Belmont States
(gr. I), also set the record in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico
39 years ago. In a unanimous 7-0 decision, the official time of the
Preakness was changed from 1:54 2/5 to 1:53. Secretariat is one of 11
Triple Crown winners. The Maryland Racing Commission said last week it
would investigate the official timing of the race at the request of
Secretariat’s owner Penny Chenery and Pimlico president Tom Chuckas.“I
didn’t know if it was appropriate to cheer but I couldn’t help myself,”
Chenery said. “This is a big day.”For more than two hours, the racing
commission heard testimony, backed by modern technology to prove
Secretariat’s time was actually faster than the Preakness record of 1:53
2/5, set by Tank's Prospect in 1985 and matched by Louis Quatorze in
1996 and
Curlin
in 2007. “Justice was served,” Chuckas said. “The Secretariat team made
a compelling case that he ran the race in 1:53 flat and added the
Preakness record to his resume. This is terrific news for Mrs. Chenery,
who has been diligent in her fight for nearly 40 years, and the entire
sport of horse racing.”The electronic timer in use at Pimlico for the
1973 Preakness recorded a winning time of 1:55—a clocking that quickly
became the source of controversy after two independent clockers from the
Daily Racing Form had individually hand-timed the race at a much
faster 1:53 2/5. In the days following race, the Maryland Racing
Commission stewards and later the racing commission concluded that there
were “extenuating circumstances” attendant to the electronic timer's
recording. As a result, the official time was subsequently changed to
that reported by Pimlico’s official hand clocker -- 1:54 2/5.
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