A horse racing first

Today we are looking at a first in the sport of Kings, horse racing. On May 23, 1873 at baltimore, Maryland the first running of the Preakness Stakes was held. The winner of the rasce was Survivor with hall of fame jockey George Barbee aboard. Not much is known of Survivor record after this race. What is known is that he won the race by 10 lengths a record that held up until 2004 when Smarty Jones won the race by 11 1/2 lengths.
Barbee was about 23 years old at the time of the historical race. He continued torace until 1884. He died in 1940 and is buried near Belmont Park. He was voted into the hall of fame in 1996.
Tomorrow we look at a Boxing first.