Horse racing

Shamrock Farm was established in 1948 by Art Rooney, who founded the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it remains in the the Rooney family.

A new effort, coinciding with a state-financed injection of $400 million into thoroughbred racetrack facilities, seeks to invigorate the Preakness — beginning with next year, its 150th edition.

After long planning to “rotate” the racing oval at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course, state officials now expect the track to remain at the same angle when the historic venue is rebuilt.

Other investors in the league include NBA legend Julius Erving, country singer Tanya Tucker, rapper Nelly, rapper Rick Ross and New York Giants linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux.

At fan appreciation day Sunday, visitors browsed Preakness and Pimlico merchandise from years past and left with up to two items.

All attendees will receive a Preakness Stakes souvenir glass and have the opportunity to grab other merchandise, such as T-shirts and baseball caps, while supplies last.

To help me make sense of Olympic equestrian events and allegations of animal cruelty, I went to Maryland’s top elected horseman — Steuart Pittman.

Baffert holds the record for most Preakness Stakes victories by a trainer with eight, the most recent in 2023 with National Treasure.

Racing, training and simulcast wagering at the track will cease on Sept. 1. But the Preakness Stakes is set to return in May 2025 for the 150th edition of the race.

Post Time, owned by Ellen Charles’ Hillwood Stable, had done just about everything asked of him by trainer Brittany Russell leading up to this race. And Saturday was no exception.

Mindframe finished second in a field that included Kentucky Derby winner Mysitk Dan, Derby runner-up Sierra Leone, Preakness winner Seize the Grey and six other runners at historic Saratoga Race Course.

Frank Stronach, 91, the founder and longtime owner of The Stronach Group was arrested and charged with rape, indecent assault on a female, sexual assault and forcible confinement in Canada.

Not since Caveat in 1983 has a Maryland-bred horse won the Belmont Stakes, and not since Magic Weisner in 2002 has a horse from the Old Line State even entered.

The Baltimore Banner followed trainer Graham Motion as he prepared for the biggest day in Maryland racing, and was there as a promising filly took on a new challenge.

For years, the state government has sponsored a trackside tent, where the invited crowd includes past and present politicians, state officials and business leaders — and the 149th Preakness was no different.

But this yearling looked just like Arrogate, and so Nakayama investigated a little further. She found out the yearling, named Seize the Grey, was in fact Arrogate’s son, and she “fell in love.”

The grandstand was dotted with few attendees as rain soaked Pimlico Race Course early in the day of the running of the 149th Preakness Stakes.

The fashion looked a little different as attendees braved the rain at Preakness.

Here are scenes from the horse racing at Pimlico during the 149th Preakness Stakes.

It’s not news to anyone that the course and its facilities need work. Visitors have suggestions.