2012 Preakness Stakes


The 2012 Preakness Stakes was the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 19, 2012, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. The post time was EDT. I'll Have Another won the second leg of the Triple Crown, narrowly defeating Bodemeister in a last-furlong push.
The Maryland Jockey Club report a record crowd of 121,309, the second highest attendance for American thoroughbred racing events in North America during 2012.
I'll Have Another became the 33rd horse to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes double.

Payout

The 137th Preakness Payout Schedule
Program
Number		Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
9I'll Have AnotherUS$8.40$3.80$2.80
7Bodemeister–$3.20$2.80
6Creative Cause––$3.60

The post draw was televised on the Horse Racing TeleVision network on May 17, 2012 at EDT.
Both the winner of the 2012 Kentucky Derby, I'll Have Another and the second placed horse Bodemeister entered the race. Also back from the Derby were fourth-place finisher Went the Day Well and fifth-place finisher Creative Cause, as well as Daddy Nose Best, who placed tenth, and Optimizer, who took 11th at the Derby.
Bodemeister was the 8/5 morning-line favorite and I'll Have Another was the 5/2 second choice.
Kent Desormeaux the original named rider of Tiger Walk was removed after failing a breathalyzer test in New York and replaced by Ramon Dominguez.
Finish
Position		Margin
Post
Position		Horse nameJockeyTrainerOwnerMorning Line
Odds		Post Time
Odds		Purse
Earnings
1st09I'll Have AnotherMario GutierrezDoug O'NeillJ. Paul Reddam5-23.20$600,000
2ndneck7BodemeisterMike E. SmithBob BaffertZayat Sables8-5
favorite		1.70
favorite		$200,000
3rd96Creative CauseJoel RosarioMike HarringtonMike & Tiffany Moreno6-16.30$110,000
4th124ZetterholmJunior AlvaradoRichard E. DutrowHeinz Steinmann20-120.50$60,000
5th151/42Teeth of the DogJoe BravoMichael MatzWinter Park Partners15-115.50$30,000
6th151/210OptimizerCorey NakataniD. Wayne LukasBluegrass Hall30-123.30
7th173/411CozzettiJose LezcanoDale RomansAlbaugh Stables30-127.30
8th251Tiger WalkRamon DominguezIgnacio Correas IVSagamore Farm30-123.40
9th271/48Daddy Nose BestJulien LeparouxSteven AsmussenBob & Cathy Zollars12-111.10
10th301/25Went the Day WellJohn R. VelazquezH. Graham MotionTeam Valor6-15.70
11th341/43PretensionJavier SantiagoChristopher GroveKidwell Petite Stable30-133.70