It's the 134 running of the $1 million Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. Three year old Preakness Stakes Contenders, will run the one and 3/16th mile track at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland. In the U.S., all the action takes place on Saturday, May 16, 2009. More Preakness Stakes horse betting information

Building Triple Crown Challenge Traditions

Visa USA is proud to be the title sponsor of the Visa Triple Crown. Recognized worldwide as the premier payment card, Visa is the exclusive card of the Visa Triple Crown and the Visa Triple Crown Challenge, and it is the only card accepted for ticket purchases at the Triple Crown events.

"The power inherent in Visa's long-standing brand message, 'Visa. It's everywhere you want to be,' is strengthened by the ongoing success of our marketing partnerships. Our exclusive sponsorship of Thoroughbred racing's most prestigious competition, the Visa Triple Crown, links the Visa brand with one of America's premier sporting events," said Carl Pascarella, president and chief executive officer, Visa U.S.A. "We're really looking forward to seeing one amazing horse visit all three winner's circles at all three races and claim Visa's $5 million bonus."

The $5 million Visa Triple Crown Challenge is one of the largest payouts in sports and represents the supreme test of a Thoroughbred's speed and endurance - an achievement that has been accomplished by only eleven champions in its history.

As a global sports marketing leader, Visa enjoys strong partnerships with the most recognizable sports and entertainment properties in the world, including the Olympic Games, the National Football League, Broadway and NASCAR.

Visa is the leading payment brand and the largest payment system in the United States, with more volume that all other major payment cards combined. Visa plays a pivotal role in advancing new payment products and technologies to benefit its 14,000 U.S. member financial institutions and their cardholders. There are more than 345 million Visa credit, commercial and check cards, which generate more than $765 billion in annual transaction volume. Visa-branded cards are accepted at over 19 million locations worldwide, including some 627,000 ATMs in the Visa/PLUS Global ATM Network.

Triple Crown Winners

1919 Sir Barton	1930 Gallant Fox	1935 Omaha	1937 War Admiral
1941 Whirlaway	1943 Count Fleet	1946 Assault	1948 Citation
1973 Secretariat	1977 Seattle Slew	1978 Affirmed