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The Chick Lang Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

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held annually during the third week of May at Pimlico Race Course

Pimlico Race Course

Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...

in Baltimore, Maryland. Currently an Ungraded stakes race

Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...

open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on dirt over a distance of six furlong

Furlong

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....

s. Previously a Grade III race, it was downgraded by the American Graded Stakes Committee and lost its graded status in 2011.

The race is named in honor of the former Pimlico General Manager who was affectionately known to Marylanders as "Mr. Preakness." Charles John (Chick) Lang died March 18, 2010 of natural causes at the age of 83. The Maryland Jockey Club made the name change shortly after his passing.

The race was formerly named in honor of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Hirsch Jacobs

Hirsch Jacobs

Hirsch Jacobs was an American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.Jacobs was the leading race-winning trainer in the United States 1933-39, 1941–44, the U.S. leading money-winning trainer, 1946, 1960, 1965, and the U.S. leading money-winning breeder, 1964-67...

(1904–1970). Jacobs was a leading trainer, leading owner and leading breeder at many eastern tracks throughout the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's. One of horse racing's premier trainers, Jacobs saddled 3,569 winners in his lifetime, more than anyone in the history of thoroughbred racing at the time of his retirement. Horses that Jacobs trained earned more than $12,000,000 in purses. Jacobs led the United States in total number of yearly winners 11 times from 1933 to 1944, except 1940, when he finished second.

The Hirsch Jacobs Stakes was inaugurated in 1975. It became an American graded stakes race in 2005. The fastest time for the race is held by Songster who won in 2006 in a time of 1:09.72.

Records

Speed record:

6 furlongs - 1:09.10 - Lantana Mob (2008)

Most wins by an owner:

No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:

2 - Hal C.B. Clagett (1991, 1994); Israel Cohen (1992, 1993)

Most wins by a jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...

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3 - Ramon Dominguez (2002, 2003, 2004); Rick Wilson (1998, 1999, 2000)

Most wins by a trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...

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4 - Ben W. Perkins, Jr.
Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr.
Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, he is the son of Ben Perkins, Sr. who conditioned racehorses for close to fifty years. In 1981, Perkins, Jr. won his first race with at Atlantic...

(1995, 1999, 2000, 2011)

Winners since 1975

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Purse	Grade
2011	Vengeful Wildcat	3	Carlos Marquez	Ben W. Perkins, Jr. Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, he is the son of Ben Perkins, Sr. who conditioned racehorses for close to fifty years. In 1981, Perkins, Jr. won his first race with at Atlantic...	New Farm	6 fur. Furlong A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....	1:10.54	$100,000
2010	Comedero	3	Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990...	Michael Stidham	Peter Redekop B. C., Ltd.	6 fur.	1:10.16	$100,000	III
2009	Everyday Heroes	3	Jose Caraballo José Caraballo Jose Caraballo moved to New York with his parents at the age of 14. In 1947 Jose studied graphics and sculpture in a Greenwich Village workshop. That same year he had the good fortune to meet the great Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo at the Rufino Tamayo Studio at the Brooklyn Museum of Art where...	Timothy F. Ritchey Timothy F. Ritchey Timothy F. "Tim" Ritchey is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is best known as the trainer of Afleet Alex, a 2005 winner of two American Classic Races, the Preakness and Belmont Stakes....	Cash Counter Stables	6 fur.	1:09.51	$100,000	III
2008	Lantana Mob	3	Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990...	Steve Asmussen Steve Asmussen Steven Mark Asmussen is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Born into a horse racing family, his parents, Keith and Marilyn "Sis" Asmussen, are both trainers who operate El Primero Training Center off the Mines Road in Laredo, the seat of Webb County in south Texas...	Vinery Stables/Tom Ludt	6 fur.	1:09.10	$100,000	III
2007	Street Magician	3	Rafael Bejarano	Michael J. Trombetta	R. Larry Johnson	6 fur.	1:10.97	$100,000	III
2006	Songster	3	Edgar Prado	Thomas Albertrani	Darley Racing Darley Racing Darley Racing is a one of the world's preeminent thoroughbred horse racing operations. It is controlled by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and vice-president of the United Arab Emirates....	6 fur.	1:09.72	$100,000	III
2005	No Race	-	No Race	No Race	No Race	no race	0:00.00	no race	III
2004	Abbondanza	3	Ramon Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing....	Timothy Tullock, Jr.	Germania Farms	6 fur.	1:10.72	$100,000
2003	Mt Carson	3	Ramon Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing....	Rodney Jenkins	David P. Reynolds David P. Reynolds David P. Reynolds was Chairman emeritus of Reynolds Metals Co. and an owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses. He is the son of Richard S. Reynolds, Sr...	6 fur.	1:10.85	$100,000
2002	True Direction	3	Ramon Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing....	Carlos Morales	Morton & Marisol Binn	6 fur.	1:10.90	$75,000
2001	City Zip	3	Jorge Chavez Jorge Chávez Jorge Chávez Dartnell , also known as Géo Chávez, was a Franco – Peruvian aviator. At a young age, he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats...	Linda L. Rice	Charles R. Thompson	6 fur.	1:10.20	$75,000
2000	Max's Pal	3	Rick Wilson	Ben W. Perkins, Jr. Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, he is the son of Ben Perkins, Sr. who conditioned racehorses for close to fifty years. In 1981, Perkins, Jr. won his first race with at Atlantic...	Lambholm South, LLC	6 fur.	1:10.20	$75,000
1999	Earlton	3	Rick Wilson	Ben W. Perkins, Jr. Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, he is the son of Ben Perkins, Sr. who conditioned racehorses for close to fifty years. In 1981, Perkins, Jr. won his first race with at Atlantic...	Not Found	6 fur.	1:10.60	$75,000
1998	Klabin's Gold	3	Rick Wilson	Allen Iwinski	Acclaimed Racing Stable	6 fur.	1:11.40	$55,000
1997	Original Gray	3	Carlos H. Marquez	John J. Tammaro, III	Thornmar Farm	6 fur.	1:10.80	$55,000
1996	Viv	3	Mark Johnson	Grover G. Delp	Rebecca Anglin	6 fur.	1:12.00	$55,000
1995	Ft. Stockton	3	Jerry Bailey	Ben W. Perkins, Jr. Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, he is the son of Ben Perkins, Sr. who conditioned racehorses for close to fifty years. In 1981, Perkins, Jr. won his first race with at Atlantic...	New Farm	6 fur.	1:10.20	$55,000
1994	Foxie G.	3	Edgar Prado	Dale Capuano	Hal C.B. Clagett	6 fur.	1:11.40	$55,000
1993	Montbrook	3	Mike Luzzi Mike Luzzi Michael Jude Luzzi is an American jockey. He grew up near Delaware Park Racetrack where his grandfather, trainer Buddy Raines, had a major role in raising him and his brother John who also became a jockey...	Dean Gaudet	Israel Cohen	6 fur.	1:12.00	$55,000
1992	Speakerphone	3	Clarence Ladner	Dean Gaudet	Israel Cohen	6 fur.	1:10.40	$43,500
1991	Ameri Run	3	Greg W. Hutton	John J. Robb	Hal C.B. Clagett	6 fur.	1:10.80	$43,500
1990	Collegian	3	Harry Vega Harry Vega Harry Vega is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Vega began his riding career in Michigan in 1983 then in the late 1980s moved to compete at tracks on the Northeast coast of the United States...	John Rigattieri	Michael Jackson	6 fur.	1:10.20	$43,500
1989	Pulverizing	3	Allen T. Stacy	Jerry Robb	Arnold & Sylvia Heft	6 fur.	1:11.20	$55,000
1988	Finder's Choice	3	Jose A. Santos	Charlie Hadry	Stuart S. Janney III	6 fur.	1:12.20	$46,500
1987	Green Book	3	Greg W. Hutton	Ron Alfano	H. Joseph Allen H. Joseph Allen H. Joseph Allen is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder.A graduate of the University of Michigan, Allen is a partner with his cousin Peter M. Brant in the privately owned newsprint company, Brant-Allen Industries, Inc...	6 fur.	1:11.80	$47,000
1986	Super Delight	3	John "Jake" Nied, Jr.	Dennis Heimer	Tartan Farms	6 fur.	1:11.80	$35,000
1985	Beat Me Daddy	3	Vincent Bracciale, Jr.	Not Found	Not Found	6 fur.	1:11.80	$35,000
1984	Mickey Mall	3	Rick Wilson	Sal Campo	Stanley Joselson	6 fur.	1:10.80	$35,000
1983	Imperial Age	3	John "Jake" Nied, Jr.	J. William Boniface	Bonita Farm	6 fur.	1:10.80	$35,000
1982	Mortgage Man	3	Anthony S. Black Anthony S. Black Anthony S. "Tony" Black is a record-holding jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing. He is a nephew of U.S...	Richard Dutrow, Sr. Richard E. Dutrow, Sr. Richard E. "Dick" Dutrow, Sr. Richard E. "Dick" Dutrow, Sr. Richard E. "Dick" Dutrow, Sr. (March 8, 1937 - February 19, 1999 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Dutrow, along with King T. Leatherbury, John J. Tammaro, Jr. and Hall of Fame inductee Bud Delp, were known as Maryland...	Dr. Rifat Hussain	6 fur.	1:10.60	$35,000
1981	Century Prince	3	Vincent Bracciale, Jr.	Not Found	Not Found	6 fur.	1:10.60	$35,000
1980	Amber Pass	3	Don MacBeth Don MacBeth Donald MacBeth was a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Red Deer, Alberta, Macbeth rode horses at Alberta racetracks before going to race in the United States. Among horses of note, he rode Deputy Minister, winner of the 1981 Sovereign and Eclipse awards for Outstanding...	Sonny Hine Sonny Hine Hubert "Sonny" Hine was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer best known as the trainer of 1998 U.S. Horse of the Year, Skip Away.- Early life :...	Entremont Stable	6 fur.	1:10.80	$35,000
1979	Breezing On	3	William J. Passmore William J. Passmore William J. "Bill" Passmore, Sr. was an American jockey and racing steward, who rode thoroughbred horses for 38 years including at the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes winning 3,531 races and $23 millions in his 38-year career before spending 20 years as a steward.The 5-foot,...	Laz Barrera Laz Barrera Lazaro Sosa Barrera was a Cuban-born American Hall of Fame thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Born in Havana, "Laz" Barrera was one of nine brothers who went on to become involved in thoroughbred horse racing in the United States...	Harbor View Farm	6 fur.	1:11.80	$35,000
1978	Shelter Half	3	Gunnar Lindberg	Doug Peterson	Four Brothers Stable	6 fur.	1:11.00	$36,075
1977	Iron Derby	3	Danny R. Wright	Not Found	Not Found	6 fur.	1:11.20	$29,800
1976	Zen	3	Jorge Vasquez Jorge Vásquez Jorge Luis Vásquez is a Major League Baseball pitcher. He currently plays for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League.-Career:...	David A. Whiteley David A. Whiteley David A. Whiteley is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who trained three Champions and who in 1979 won the third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown.The son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Frank Y...	Pen Y Bryn Farm	6 fur.	1:11.40	$29,200
1975	Bombay Duck	3	Menotti Aristone Menotti Aristone Menotti Aristone was a jockey who raced in the 75' Kentucky Derby on his horse Bombay Duck. He was leading by three lengths when someone in the infield threw a frisbee over his head. That caused the horse to shy back and then someone else in the infield threw a can of beer at the horse, hitting...	Ben W. Perkins, Sr.	Shelly Meredith	6 fur.	1:11.20	$31,000

Records

Winners since 1975

See also