1989 Preakness Stakes


The 1989 Preakness Stakes was the 114th running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 20, 1989, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Sunday Silence, who was jockeyed by Pat Valenzuela, won the race by a nose over runner-up Easy Goer. Approximate post time was 5:35 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:53-4/5. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 98,896, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1989.
Jim McKay of ABC Sports labeled it "the best race that I have ever witnessed" during the 1995 Preakness telecast. The stretch duel of the race itself was featured on ABC's Wide World of Sports prelude claiming to be the "thrill of victory" for 12 years. It preceded the more memorable line "and the agony of defeat".

Payout

The 114th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule
Program
Number		Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
8Sunday Silence$6.20$3.00$3.20
2Easy Goer-$2.40$2.40
5Rock Point--$3.60

$2 Exacta: paid $10.40
$2 Trifecta: paid $66.00

The full chart

Finish
Position		Margin
Post
Position		Horse nameJockeyTrainerOwnerPost Time
Odds		Purse
Earnings
1st07Sunday SilencePat ValenzuelaCharlie WhittinghamE. Gaillard/A. Hancock/C. Whittingham2.10-1$325,000
2ndnose8Easy GoerPat DayClaude McGaughey IIIOgden Phipps.60-1
favorite		$100,000
3rd56Rock PointChris AntleySidney Watters Jr.Brookmeade Stable22.80-1$50,000
4th75DansilLarry SnyderFrank BrothersJohn A. Franks28.30-1$25,000
5th1HawksterMarco CastanedaRonald McAnallyJ. Shelton Meredith53.60-1
6th126HoustonAngel Cordero, Jr.D. Wayne LukasLloyd R. French/Barry Beal/D. W. Lukas5.40-1
7th383PulverizingAllen T. StacyJerry RobbArnold A. Heft70.00-1
8th8Northern WolfClarence J. LadnerHarold A. AllenDeep Silver Stable33.70-1