During a full day of racing capped by a dramatic come-from-behind Preakness Stakes win by the horse Journalism, dozens of fans watched the action in a trackside tent paid for by Maryland taxpayers.
Amid the rush to modernize an aging Pimlico, traditionalists feel conflicted as the track they’ve come to love for its history is about to be changed forever.
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.
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condemned grandstand and patrons’ complaints about missing ceiling tiles and bathroom problems will murmur through the outdated clubhouse.
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.