--- description: Two horses involved in early Preakness Day races died Saturday at Pimlico Race Course, and a jockey broke a collar bone title: 2 Horses Die in Early Preakness Day Races image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1830268b9c65c7e5/69889445bc6cfc06b83dd14c/preakness-stakes1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Horse Racing](/tag/horse-racing/) ## Horse Racing Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 2 Horses Die in Early Preakness Day Races  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 21, 2016 7:45 PM CUT  Homeboykris ridden by Horacio Karamanos leads the field in a race prior to the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 21, in Baltimore, Maryland. Homeboykris ridden by Horacio Karamanos leads the field in a race prior to the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 21, in Baltimore, Maryland.Patrick Smith—Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 21, 2016 7:45 PM CUT Two horses involved in early Preakness Day races [died Saturday](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/40d52b0f22b8468286d32df4febc9b85/winner-1st-race-preakness-day-collapses-dies "undefined"), and a jockey broke a collarbone, making for a dark start to the events at Pimlico Race Course. One of the horses, 4-year-old Pramedya, broke down in the fourth race and was euthanized on the track after breaking her left front cannon bone, [the Associated Press reported](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/40d52b0f22b8468286d32df4febc9b85/winner-1st-race-preakness-day-collapses-dies "undefined"). Jockey Daniel Centeno was thrown from the horse in the incident and broke his collarbone. The other horse, Homeboykris, collapsed and died after winning the opening race. Officials said they think the 9-year-old horse had a heart attack, the AP reported. Following the deaths, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called on the horses’ owners to release veterinary records and a list of medications administered before the race, saying on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/peta/status/734087674777243648 "undefined") that horses can die or break down when they have injuries that are “masked by excessive use of medications.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4344126/horses-dead-preakness-stakes-races/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4344126/horses-dead-preakness-stakes-races/"},"headline":"2 Horses Die in Early Preakness Day Races","datePublished":"2016-05-21T19:45:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:44:28.158Z","description":"A jockey also broke his collarbone","url":"https://time.com/4344126/horses-dead-preakness-stakes-races/","keywords":["Horse Racing","animals","Maryland"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1830268b9c65c7e5/69889445bc6cfc06b83dd14c/preakness-stakes1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1830268b9c65c7e5/69889445bc6cfc06b83dd14c/preakness-stakes1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The 141st Running of the Preakness Stakes","caption":"The 141st Running of the Preakness Stakes","creditText":"Patrick Smith—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/horse-racing/","name":"Horse Racing"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4344126/horses-dead-preakness-stakes-races/","name":"2 Horses Die in Early Preakness Day Races"}}]}] ```