This Day in History: 2014-05-17

California Chrome continued on his quest for a Triple Crown sweep, scoring a dominating victory in the 139th running of the Preakness Stakes in front of a record crowd of 123,469. Preakness day all-source handle of $83,786,363 was wagered on a 13-race program, including $53,655,673 wagered on the Preakness alone.