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Horse racing

    On the heels of Journalism’s remarkable run, Preakness heads toward a brave new world
    The next time racing returns to the site — the hope is for the 2027 Preakness — everything around it will be different.
    Journalism takes to the winner’s circle following the 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
    Park Heights statue of first Black Preakness-winning jockey proves ‘greatness has always lived here’
    A statue of George “Spider” Anderson, the first Black jockey to win the Preakness Stakes, was unveiled near Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
    Art with a Heart commissioned the sculpture of George “Spider” Anderson.
    Photos from one last Preakness at Pimlico
    Scenes from the last day of racing before Pimlico is rebuilt.
    Horses, jockeys and patrons gather on the track at Pimlico ahead of the first race of the day.
    ‘A gift from above:’ How Journalism authored an improbable — but fitting — Preakness win
    A lesser horse would not have recovered from the collision that almost spoiled Journalism’s trip.
    Jockey Umberto Rispoli, atop Journalism, waves to the crowd and throws flowers after winning the 150th Preakness Stakes.
    Maryland native Nik Juarez makes Preakness debut just in time
    The 2011 Winters Mill graduate hopes to buy a farm in Maryland someday.
    Horses bunch up in the starting stretch of the 150th Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 17, 2025. American Promise #3, ridden by Nik Juarez, rides in the middle of the pack.
    Journalism wins the 150th Preakness Stakes, last at Pimlico before track teardown
    Journalism capably handled the two-week turnaround after the Kentucky Derby and continued the winning ways he’s shown throughout his 3-year-old campaign.
    Journalism wins the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
    Preakness fashion: Sending the old Pimlico out in style
    See the best looks from the 150th Preakness.
    A couple head to the infield during The Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Baltimore.
    ‘Get ‘em while supplies last’: The economy operating outside Pimlico bids farewell
    Residents of Park Heights shared thoughts on the idea of not having Preakness next year — and the prospects of a new Pimlico.
    Anastasia Green and her husband, Derry Royster, sell T-shirts, socks, handmade glasses and drinks outside Pimlico Race Course.
    Live coverage: The last day for this version of Pimlico Race Course
    Whether you’re interested in the actual race, the events and parties or a last look at Pimlico Race Course, The Banner is all over it.
    Journalism wins the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
    A storied event at a crossroads: Get ready for a peculiar Preakness
    Today, for one last time, the roar of a Preakness crowd will echo off the condemned grandstand and patrons’ complaints about missing ceiling tiles and bathroom problems will murmur through the outdated clubhouse.
    Spectators take in a race on Preakness Friday at Pimlico Race Course.
    How to watch or attend the 150th Preakness Stakes
    The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes is set to start at 7:01 p.m.
    Journalism, the favorite at the 150th Preakness Stakes, gets a bath after running around the track at Pimlico Race Course on May 15.
    How to bet Preakness: River Thames offers value in an intriguing field
    Following last-minute maneuvering, the shine’s back on the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.
    Preakness Stakes entrant River Thames works out at Pimlico Race Course on Thursday.
    Opinion: Allowing the Derby winner not to race at Preakness is unacceptable
    The Triple Crown is horse racing’s chance to appeal to the general sports fan, Bill Dwyre writes.
    Sovereignty won a mud-slicked Kentucky Derby but will skip Preakness — robbing horse racing of a shot at the Triple Crown.
    With Derby winner Sovereignty skipping Preakness, the Triple Crown calendar debate rides again
    Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty is skipping the 150th Preakness Stakes, reigniting the Triple Crown calendar debate.
    Derby runner-up Journalism, the 8-5 favorite in the 150th Preakness Stakes, trains at Pimlico Race Course on Thursday.
    The 15 most memorable editions of the Preakness Stakes
    As we prepare for Saturday’s 150th running of the Preakness and the last at Pimlico Race Course before a major demolition and rebuild, it’s natural to think back on the most indelible editions of the Triple Crown series’ second jewel.
    Sunday Silence with jockey Pat Valenzuela in mount, left, battles with Easy Goer with Pat Day up as they near the finish line during Saturday's 114th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 20, 1989.   Kentucky Derby winner Sunday Silence out distanced Easy Goer to take the second jewel in racing's triple crown. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty)
    Pimlico Race Course is full of artifacts. Where will they go when it is razed?
    Meet the archivists charged with preserving Maryland's racing history.
    Jockey portraits hang in the Hall of Fame Dining Room at Pimlico Race Course.
    Pimlico Race Course is dilapidated, but it’s ours. And some people — even visitors — love it.
    It might be the homeliest venue anywhere hosting a major sporting event. But there's much to love about Pimlico.
    Pimlico Race Course prepares to host the 150th Preakness Stakes this week.
    Jockey who broke 24 bones and spent 5 weeks in a coma from a 2011 fall to ride in Preakness
    Mena will be aboard local long shot Pay Billy in the 150th Preakness Stakes on Saturday.
    A doctor told Raul Mena he would never ride again after his 2011 crash in Chile.
    Why are Preakness racehorses such good athletes? Their ancestors didn’t want to get eaten.
    A Johns Hopkins ophthalmologist has identified a gene mutation in horses that suggests why they became such good racehorses.
    Seize The Grey led the pack in the 149th running of The Preakness Stakes.
    Preakness weather forecast: Showers with a chance of storms
    The forecast for Preakness Stakes 2025? Showers and a chance of storms on the day of the big race.
    Horses race in the mud during the wet and rainy Preakness Stakes in 2024.
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