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WINNER!
Early Voting wins the 147th Preakness Stakes.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Julio Cortez
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Behind the scenes
WBAL-TV Preakness coverage
PHOTO: WBAL-TV\Jacob Sexton
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The Woodlawn Vase from afar
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H-O-T
The official numbers are in for Baltimore — the official weather station at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport fell one degree short of setting a record high temperature Saturday. Does that make it feel any cooler for you??
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Jim McKay Turf Sprint
Carotari wins the Jim McKay Turf Sprint.
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Preakness Music and Arts Festival in Park Heights
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Preakness Music and Arts Festival in Park Heights
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Preakness Music and Arts Festival in Park Heights
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Preakness Music and Arts Festival in Park Heights
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Preakness Music and Arts Festival in Park Heights
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The Sir Barton Stakes
Ethereal Road takes The Sir Barton Stakes for trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
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Horses preparing to race at Pimlico Race Course
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Grandstand at Pimlico Race Course
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Pimlico Race Course betting window
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan at the Preakness
PHOTO: WBAL-TV\Hannah Hoffman
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott at the Preakness
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Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski at the Preakness
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Justin, Scott and Spiegel at the Preakness
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Taylor Grenda at the Preakness
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Chick Lang
Lea Farms’ Lightening Larry, racing for the first time outside of Florida, took to the heat on a steamy day at historic Pimlico Race Course and struck for a 12-1 upset of Saturday’s $200,000 Chick Lang, his first graded-stakes victory.
PHOTO: Maryland Jockey Club
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The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers entertain a packed crowd in the infield at Pimlico Race Course for Preakness 147.
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InfieldFest crowd
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The Dinner Party Stakes
Set Piece with jockey Florent Geroux wins The Dinner Party Stakes.
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A crowded infield at Pimlico Race Course for InfieldFest.
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Park Heights Preakness Festival
Odessa Rose, an author and longtime Park Heights resident, she’s one of the vendors at the first annual Park Heights Preakness Festival.
PHOTO: WBAL-TV\Kim Dacey
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Skipat
Team Hanley and Parkland Thoroughbreds’ Joy’s Rocket, winless in her previous eight starts that included four second-place finishes, looked like a winner all the way around historic Pimlico Race Course Saturday during a dominant 4 1/4-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Skipat.
PHOTO: Maryland Jockey Club
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WBAL-TV’s Puppy with a Purpose, Tucker, enjoys visiting the Preakness!
PHOTO: WBAL-TV\Jacob Sexton
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SkyTeam 11 shows Preakness 2022 InfieldFest
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NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico talks Preakness and Ravens with Pete Gilbert at the Stakes Barn during Preakness 147
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Ashley Hinson and Jason Newton cover Preakness 147!
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Maryland Sprint Stakes
Jaxon Traveler wins the Maryland Sprint Stakes for trainer Steve Asmussen.
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Gallorette
Klaravich Stable Inc.’s Technical Analysis looked right at home in her first visit to historic Pimlico Race Course, notching her third graded-stakes score with a popular front-running triumph in Saturday’s $150,000 Gallorette.
PHOTO: Maryland Jockey Club
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What a view!
The great view from WBAL-TV Preakness set of the first turn on the racetrack at Pimlico Race Course in northwest Baltimore.
PHOTO: WBAL-TV\Jordan Wertlieb
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Good morning!
Sunrise at Pimlico Race Course.
PHOTO: WBAL\Scott Wykoff
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Pimlico Special
First Captain wins the Pimlico Special ridden by Luis Saez.
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The Very One
Joanne Shankle’s Can the Queen, based down the road at Laurel Park, went all the way on the lead and held off favored Honey Pants late to spring a 1 1/2-length upset over the New York shipper in Friday’s $100,000 The Very One at historic Pimlico Race Course.
PHOTO: Maryland Jockey Club
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Hilltop Stakes
Pizza Bianca, owned by celebrity chef Bobby Flay, trained by Christophe Clement Racing Stable and ridden by Jose Ortiz, wins the Hilltop Stakes Presented on Black-Eyed Susan Day.
PHOTO: Maryland Jockey Club
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Miss Preakness Stakes
Lady Scarlet, trained by Mike Maker and ridden by Irad Ortiz, wins the Miss Preakness Stakes on Black-Eyed Susan Day.
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Super Quick blazes to near record $150K Allaire du Pont win on Black-Eyed Susan Day
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Black-Eyed Susan Day
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Braziya, 6, is really excited for Black-Eyed Susan Day at Pimlico Race Course. She’s the best dressed for sure!!!
PHOTO: WBAL-TV\Rachel Duncan
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Simplification’s owner living American dream
Very few owners of Triple Crown series-caliber runners have the skills and experience that Tami Bobo possesses. The owner of Simplification has been working with horses for about 30 years — Arabians, Quarter Horses and now Thoroughbreds — and learned the business from the ground up.
Through those decades, she has climbed from young groom to successful professional horse trader to the co-owner of a horse that was fourth in the Kentucky Derby and now is a legit contender in the Preakness at Pimlico Race Course.
PHOTO: Maryland Jockey Club
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Skippylongstocking
PHOTO: Maryland Jockey Club\Jon Kral
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Secret Oath
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Good morning!
Pimlico morning workout on racetrack
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Preakness favorite Epicenter walks by Secret Oath’s trainer, D. Wayne Lukas
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Early Voting during morning workouts on the racetrack
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Armagnac during morning workouts on the racetrack
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Skippylongstocking during morning workouts on the racetrack
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Simplification during morning workouts on the racetrack
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Secret Oath during morning workouts on the racetrack
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Happy Jack during morning workouts on the racetrack
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Fenwick during morning workouts on the racetrack
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Creative Minister during morning workouts on the racetrack
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Sun returns to racetrack
The sun returned Thursday to Pimlico Race Course following overnight rain. It’s going to be hot and humid through the Preakness Stakes. – Meteorologist Taylor Grenda
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Horse trainer survives two kidnappings to fulfill American Dream at Preakness
All people face adversity in life, but for Antonio Sano’s journey to the 147th Preakness, there was enough adversity for 10 lifetimes. (Story)
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Simplification works out on the racetrack
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Preakness favorite Epicenter arrives at Pimlico
Saturday’s Preakness Stakes favorite Epicenter arrived at Pimlico Race Course shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday following his 10 1/2-hour van ride from Louisville, Kentucky.
Scott Blasi, who oversees Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen’s Churchill Downs division, was on hand to meet the van and unload Epicenter.
Epicenter, and his stablemates for other Preakness Weekend stakes, arrived about 10 minutes after the Chad Brown-trained Preakness contender Early Voting, the Wood Memorial runner-up.
PHOTO: Maryland Jockey Club
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Early Voting is the 7-2 second choice in the field of nine
The Chad Brown-trained Preakness contender Early Voting, the Wood Memorial runner-up, arrived Tuesday at Pimlico Race Course ahead of the Preakness Stakes.
Early Voting is the 7-2 second choice in the field of nine.
PHOTO: Maryland Jockey Club
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Sunrise Tours return to Pimlico for first time in two years due to COVID-19
People are getting a behind-the-scenes look at Pimlico Race Course in the days leading up to the 147th Preakness Stakes. (Story)
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The Woodlawn Vase: Sport’s most unique trophy
The Woodlawn Vase, presented to the winners of the legendary Preakness Stakes, has long been considered one of the most intricate, unique and expensive trophies in all of sport.
Designed in 1860 by Tiffany & Co. for the Woodlawn Racing Association in Louisville, Kentucky, the vase has a colorful history and is an incredible work of silversmithing.
John Scheinman recently traveled to the Baltimore Museum of Art, where the Woodlawn Vase is displayed and housed for the Maryland Jockey Club. Scheinman got an up-close view of the vase from Brittany Luberda, assistant curator, decorative art, and spoke to Jim Stieff of Stieff Silver, the maker of the replica trophies given to the Preakness winners.
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Simplification ‘good and healthy’ for Preakness run
Maryland Jockey Club: Tami Bobo and Tristan De Meric’s Simplification galloped 1 1/2 miles Tuesday morning in preparation for the 147th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
“He had an easy gallop and then, the last three-eighths (of a mile) an open gallop,” trainer Antonio Sano said.
Simplification, who was rated fourth at 6-1 in the Preakness morning-line after drawing Post No. 1 at Monday’s post-position draw, finished fourth in the May 7 Kentucky Derby, in which he closed from 15th to fourth while racing very wide.
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Skippylongstocking gets acquainted with Pimlico
On the morning after arriving in Baltimore by van from Florida Monday, Daniel Alonso’s Skippylongstocking got acquainted with the Pimlico Race Course racetrack over which he is scheduled to run in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes.
“He jogged a mile,” trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. said. “Tomorrow, he’ll gallop, and he’ll gallop up to the race.”
Skippylongstocking, who was rated at 20-1 in the morning line after drawing Post No. 9 for the Preakness, has been a bit of a pleasant surprise with his late development.
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Preakness legend hopes to continue luck with filly Secret Oath
Secret Oath has eyes on matching Rachel Alexandra and Swiss Skydiver as filly Preakness winners, and she has a Hall of Fame trainer prepping her for Saturday.
At the end of the Stakes Barn, the Captain of the Old Guard, D. Wayne Lukas remains here, as ever. A six-time Preakness champion, Lukas again holds court in Baltimore.
Through all the changes in Triple Crown racing, he remains a constant. His first winner was in 1980 with Codex and he returns to Pimlico every chance he gets. (Story)
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Epicenter
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Horse at Sunrise Tour
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Simplification has a snack at Pimlico Race Course
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Preakness Preps
Planting flowers at Pimlico Race Course
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Home of the Preakness
Pimlico Race Course
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Post positions drawn
The field was set Monday afternoon for the 2022 Preakness Stakes.
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Ever wonder what happens to racehorses when they can no longer perform on the track? They go here, an Elkton facility that finds the horses new homes and a new purpose.
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Good morning!
Sunrise at Pimlico Race Course on Monday.
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Simplification goes for workout
Simplification goes out for a morning workout on Monday.
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Simplification arrives
Simplification, which finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby, arrived around 5 a.m. on May 10 in Baltimore after a 600-mile van ride from Louisville, Kentucky. He’s in stall 26 at stakes barn.
PHOTO: WBAL\Scott Wykoff
