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Is 1,100 fathoms as long as The Preakness Stakes?

It's about one-and-one-tenth times as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 1,045 fathoms.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 1,045 fathoms. Dubbed "the race for the Black-eyed Susans" after Maryland's state flower, the winning horse is actually draped with a garland of painted yellow daisies, as Black-eyed Susans do not bloom in time for the late-May race.
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