Curlin's winning time tied the Preakness record because earlier races were not timed to hundredths of a second.
Curlin (2007) 1:53.46
Curlin nipped Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense by putting his head in front on the final stride.
Louis Quatorze (1996) 1:53 2/5
Louis Quatorze quickly gained the lead and set all the fractions over a drying-out track termed fast.
Tank's Prospect (1985) 1:53 2/5
Tank's Prospect took the lead during the final strides. Chief's Crown held the lead through the stretch.
SPLITS
Horse 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str Fin
Curlin :22.830 :45.750 1:09.800 1:34.680 1:53.460 Louis Quatorze :23 :46 1/5 1:09 4/5 1:34 2/5 1:53 2/5
Tank's Prospect :22 2/5 :45 1/5 1:09 2/5 1:34 1/5 1:53 2/5
Next fastest Horse Year Time
Gate Dancer 1984 1:53 3/5 Summer Squall 1990 1:53 3/5
Sunday Silence 1989 1:53 4/5 Canonero II 1971 1:54
Horse Year Time
Hansel 1991 1:54 Timber Country 1995 1:54
Spectacular Bid 1979 1:54 1/5 Codex 1980 1:54 1/5
Note: Secretariat's time in the 1973 Preakness, officially recorded as 1:54 2/5, is disputed. Three men in the press box at the time and a videotape review 25 years later all clocked the winning time at 1:53 2/5, which would have been a record that has since been matched three times.