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Is 8,290 nails as long as The Preakness Stakes?

It's about one-fourth as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 33,440 nails.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 33,440 nails. 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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