Old England (horse)

The twenty-seventh running of the Preakness Stakes took place on Tuesday, May 27, 1902, at Gravesend Race Track on Coney Island, New York. On that day Old England went off as the second favorite at odds of 9–5 in the field of seven. In that race he broke well with a good start in third place under jockey Lee Jackson. Rounding the first turn, Old England moved forward into first place by one length. The pace of the race was somewhat fast that day with the first quarter in :24-3/5 and the half in :48-3/5.^[2] As the race progressed, Old England stayed in front by a single length down the entire backstretch and around the final turn.

Near the top of the lane two challengers made a charge at Old England but in the last sixteenth of a mile Namtor faded and dropped off while Major Daingerfield pulled up to Old England's side and fought with him all the way to the wire. In the end, Old England prevailed by a scant nose. Major Daingerfield finished second having outdistanced third-place finisher Namtor by six lengths.^[3]

The final time for the one mile and 70 yard race on dirt was 1:45-4/5 over a fast track. Old England won almost 70% of the total purse of $3,000 netting earnings $2,240.^[4]