The 2007 Preakness Stakes was the 132nd running of the Preakness Stakes. The race took place on May 19, 2007. It was a photo finish between Curlin and Street Sense, which was won by Curlin by a head, the shortest margin of victory in Preakness history. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 132,221, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 2007. This figure represents a record attendance for The Preakness Stakes.
The winning time was the third fastest ever at 1:53.46, sixth one-hundredths slower than the record time of 1:53.40 set in 1985 by Tank's Prospect and tied in 1985 by Louis Quatorze.
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