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Preakness Stakes winners: Full list of past champions

Here is a full list of the past winners of the Preakness Stakes. 
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The 2016 Preakness Stakes will be held on Saturday at Pimlico.

Last year, American Pharoah won the race on his way to becoming the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to win the Triple Crown.

Nyquist is looking to become just the second horse to win the Triple Crown in the year after another horse accomplished the feat. After winning the Kentucky Derby, he is favored at 4/7 odds. Exaggerator is expected to be his toughest competition after finishing second at the Derby and currently has 15/4 odds.

For a full list of Preakness Stakes winners since 1873, click here. Check out the past winners since 1970 below:

2015 - American Pharoah

2014 - California Chrome

2013 - Oxbow

2012 - I'll Have Another

2011 - Shackleford

2010 - Lookin At Lucky

2009 - Rachel Alexandra

2008 - Big Brown

2007 - Curlin

2006 - Bernardini

2005 - Afleet Alex

2004 - Smarty Jones

2003 - Funny Cide

2002 - War Emblem

2001 - Point Given

2000 - Red Bullet

1999 - Charismatic 

1998 - Real Quiet

1997 - Silver Charm

1996 - Louis Quatorze

1995 - Timber Country

1994 - Tabasco Cat

1993 - Prairie Bayou

1992 - Pine Bluff

1991 - Hansel

1990 - Summer Squall

1989 - Sunday Silence

1988 - Risen Star

1987 - Alysheba

1986 - Snow Chief

1985 - Tank's Prospect

1984 - Gate Dancer

1983 - Deputed Testamony

1982 - Aloma's Ruler

1981 - Pleasant Colony

1980 - Codex

1979 - Spectacular Bid

1978 - Affirmed

1977 - Seattle Slew

1976 - Elocutionist

1975 - Master Derby

1974 - Little Current

​1973 - Secretariat

1972 - Bee Bee Bee

1971 - Canonero II

1970 - Personality