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Is 739.70 rods as long as The Preakness Stakes?

It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 380 rods.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 380 rods. 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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