1961 Preakness Stakes


The 1961 Preakness Stakes was the 86th running of the $200,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 20, 1961, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Carry Back, who was jockeyed by John Sellers, won the race by three quarters of a length over runner-up Globemaster. Approximate post time was 5:47 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:57-3/5 The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 32,211, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1961.

Payout

The 86th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
4Carry Back$4.00$3.20$2.20
6Globemaster-$8.00$3.40
3Crozier--$2.40

The full chart

Finish
Position
Margin
Post
Position
Horse nameJockeyTrainerOwnerPost Time
Odds
Purse
Earnings
1st04Carry BackJohn SellersJack A. PriceMrs. Katherine Price1.00-1
favorite
$135,800
2nd3/46GlobemasterJohn L. RotzThomas KellyLeonard P. Sasso8.60-1$30,000
3rd43/43CrozierBraulio BaezaJulius E. Tinsley, Jr.Fred W. Hooper3.00-1$15,000
4th51/49Dr. MillerHerb HinojosaHirsch JacobsEthel D. Jacobs10.90-1$7,500
5th91/47SherluckSam BoulmetisHarold YoungJacob Sher15.20-1
6th91/28Hitting AwayRobert UsseryJames E. FitzsimmonsOgden Phipps9.20-1
7th101/22Nashua BlueBuck ThornburgLloyd MurrayBoncrist Farm69.40-1
8th111/45Orleans DogeGeorge HettingerWilliam J. Resseguet Sr.Ben Weiner41.90-1
9th171/41Crimson FuryWillie CarstensGordon R. PotterCrimson King Farm186.00-1