Preakness is an unincorporated community located within Wayne in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Preakness is the birthplace of Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer, Barry Littlefield and his brother Fred Littlefield, a jockey who won the 1888 Preakness Stakes.

[6] An alternative translation derives the name from per-ukunees, which is thought to mean "young buck".

[7][8] As of the 2020 United States census, the population for the area was 18,487.

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