1997 Preakness Stakes
Finish Position Margin ( lengths ) Post Position Horse name Jockey Trainer Owner Post Time Odds
1 st 0 7 Silver Charm Gary Stevens Bob Baffert Robert B. Lewis 3.10-1
2 nd Head 4 Free House Kent Desormeaux J. Paco Gonzalez Trudy McCaffery 2.40-1
3 rd Head 9 Captain Bodgit Alex Solis Gary Capuano Team Valor 2.10-1 favorite
4 th ​ 1 ⁄ 2 5 Touch Gold Chris McCarron David Hofmans Stonerside Stable 4.60-1
5 th ​ 7 ⁄ 4 8 Frisk Me Now Edwin L. King , Jr Robert J. Durso Carol R. Dender 29.60-1
6 th 9 6 Concerto Mike E. Smith John J. Tammaro III Kinsman Stable 9.00-1
7 th 20 3 Hoxie Jose Santos Alfredo Callejas Robert Perez 68.10-1
8 th ​ 22 ⁄ 4 2 Wild Tempest Joe Bravo Nicholas P. Zito William J. Condren 61.30-1
9 th ​ 36 ⁄ 4 10 Cryp Too C. C. Lopez Allen Borosh Lauri Hegarty 54.30-1
10 th 37 1 Jack At the Bank Herb McCauley Alfredo Callejas Robert Perez 68.10-1
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The 1997 Preakness Stakes was the 122nd running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 17, 1997, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Silver Charm, who was jockeyed by Gary Stevens, won the race by a head over both runner-up Free House and Captain Bodgit. Approximate post time was 5:29 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:54-4/5. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 102,118, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1997.