Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunHorse trainer D. Wayne Lukas at Pimlico this morning during Preakness week leading up to the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox / Baltimore SunPreakness entrant Quip on the track for an early morning workout.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunKentucky Derby Winner Justify arrives at Pimlico for the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox / Baltimore SunKentucky Derby winner, Justify is walked back to his stall after receiving a bath.
Amy Davis, Baltimore SunJustify, the Kentucky Derby winner arrives at BWI Wednesday afternoon, where he waited briefly in a trailer with other Preakness horses for the trip to Pimlico. He is accompanied on the flight by assistant trainer Jim Barnes.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunFrom left, Ellioitt Walden, the owner of Kentucky Derby winner Justify and Bob Baffert, the horses' trainer talk as Justify arrives at Pimlico for the 143rd running of Preakness Stakes.
Jerry Jackson / Baltimore SunGood Magic , the Kentucky Derby runner-up, arrives at Pimlico to prepare for next Saturday's Preakness.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunPreakness horse, Good Magic ridden by Walter Malasquez this morning during Preakness week leading up to the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Amy Davis, Baltimore SunJustify, the Kentucky Derby winner, yawns as he waits in a trailer for the trip to Pimlico. He was escorted on the trip by assistant trainer Jim Barnes, right.
Amy Davis, Baltimore SunJustify, the Kentucky Derby winner, accompanied on the flight by assistant trainer Jim Barnes, waits in a trailer for the trip to Pimlico.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunPreakness horse, Bravazo ridden by Yony Hernandez, gallops around the track this morning in preparation for Saturday's 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunGood Magic ridden by Walter Malasquez gallops on the track this morning in preparation for Saturday's 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunHorse trainer D. Wayne Lukas gets ready to head out for his horses' early morning workout at Pimlico this morning during Preakness week leading up to the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Jerry Jackson / Baltimore SunGood Magic , the Kentucky Derby runner-up, arrives at Pimlico to prepare for next Saturday's Preakness.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunBob Baffert, the trainer for Kentucky Derby winner Justify, waits for the horse to arrive at Pimlico for the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Charlie Riedel / Associated PressLone Sailor drew the No. 2 post position for Saturday's Preakness and was given 15-1 morning-line odds. Trained by Tom Amoss, he finished eighth in the Derby and was runner-up in the Louisiana Derby. Lone Sailor owner G M B Racing tweeted that Irad Ortiz Jr. will have the mount.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunD. Wayne Lukas, right, watches as Sporting Chance is escorted off the trailer by Lupe Guerrero as they arrive at Pimlico Race Course. Lukas arrived with his two horses, Sporting Chance and Bravazo for the 143rd running of Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox / Baltimore SunBravazo, trained by D. Wayne Lukas, is in the outside post with 20-1 odds after he finished sixth in the Kentucky Derby. Lukas brought the winner of the Risen Star Grade 2 race at The Fairgrounds (Louisiana) to Baltimore on Monday. Ridden by Walter Malasquez, Bravazo worked out on the track this morning at Pimlico.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunBravazo ridden by Walter Malasquez on the track this morning at Pimlico during Preakness week leading up to the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunPreakness horse, Bravazo gets covered in a blanket after a bath this morning before Saturday's 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore SunHorses return to their barns after a race at Pimlico Race Course.
Amy Davis / Baltimore SunJustify, the Kentucky Derby winner, is led off the plane at BWI airport, where he and the other Preakness horses boarded trailers for the trip to Pimlico Race Course.
Lloyd Fox / Baltimore SunLone Sailor is bathed by groom, Maurice Sanchez.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunWorkers get the infield set amid puddles after heavy rain in the area. The main sound stage is also being built as preparation for Saturday's 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes continues.
Amy Davis, Baltimore SunJustify, the Kentucky Derby winner, is led off the plane at BWI airport, where he and the other Preakness horses boarded trailers for the trip to Pimlico.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunPreakness horse, Bravazo gets washed down after a morning workout during Preakness week leading up to the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunSporting Chance gets a bath after arriving at Pimlico this aftetrnoon. D. Wayne Lukas arrives at Pimlico Race Course with his two horses, Sporting Chance and Bravazo for the 143rd running of Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunD. Wayne Lukas' horse, Bravazo grazes after arriving at Pimlico Race Course. Lukas arrives with his two horses, Sporting Chance and Bravazo for the 143rd running of Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunKentucky Derby winner Justify is escorted off the trailer by assistant trainer Jim Barnes as the horse arrives at Pimlico for the 143rd running of Preakness Stakes.
Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore SunRusted I-beam in the concourse box seating area at Pimlico Race Course shows its age.
Amy Davis, Baltimore SunJustify, the Kentucky Derby winner, is led off the plane at BWI airport, where he and the other Preakness horses boarded trailers for the trip to Pimlico.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunKentucky Derby Winner Justify is walked around the barn by trainer Bob Baffert after arriving at Pimlico for the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunGood Magic ridden by Walter Malasquez gallops on the track this morning as students from Roland Park Country School get a front row seat. Horses continue to take to the track to prepare for Saturday's 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunA portrait of Preakness horse, Bravazo, after a morning bath.
Jerry Jackson / Baltimore SunGood Magic , the Kentucky Derby runner-up, is attended to in his stall at Pimlico after arriving for next Saturday's Preakness.
Lloyd Fox / Baltimore SunKentucky Derby winner, Justify riden by exercise rider, Humberto Gomez, during his morning workout.
Amy Davis, Baltimore SunJustify, the Kentucky Derby winner, waits in a trailer for the trip to Pimlico with assistant trainer Jim Barnes.
Lloyd Fox / Baltimore SunA D. Wayne Lukas entry, Sporting Chance drew the third post and was given 30-1 odds. He finished fourth in the Pat Day Mile (G3) on the Derby undercard. He arrived at Pimlico and got bath after his arrival. Sporting Chance took to the Pimlico track Tuesday morning.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunFrom left, Trainers D. Wayne Lukas and Bob Baffert, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Justify, talk in the Stakes Barn.
Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore SunThe finish of a race near the permanent chalets that are under construction on the infield corporate area of Pimlico Race Course. The new structures are the current effort in modernizing the track for the near future.
Amy Davis, Baltimore SunJustify, the Kentucky Derby winner, is led off the plane at BWI airport, where he and the other Preakness horses boarded trailers for the trip to Pimlico.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunTrainer D. Wayne Lukas arrives at Pimlico Race Course with his two horses, Sporting Chance and Bravazo for the 143rd running of Preakness Stakes.
Roberto Borea / Associated PressArkansas Derby runner-up Quip drew the No. 1 post and was given 12-1 morning odds. He is owned by WinStar Farm, whose president and CEO Elliott Walden is shown with Menifee at 124th Preakness. With trainer Rodolphe Brisset aboard, Quip turned in his final timed work for the 143rd Preakness on Sunday morning, breezing a half-mile in 48.20 seconds at Keeneland. Quip won the Tampa Bay Derby and was second in the Arkansas Derby.
Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore SunTrainer Steve Asmussen (above) committed Tenfold and he drew the No. 6 post Wednesday and was given 20-1 morning-line odds. A son of two-time Horse of the Year Curlin, Tenfold did not compete last year but won his first two races in 2018 before finishing fifth in the Arkansas Derby.
Kevin Richardson, Baltimore SunBob Baffert, trainer of Justify, talks with reporters after post position drawing for the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Justify is currently the odds-on 1-2 morning-line favorite.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunHorse trainer D. Wayne Lukas with his Preakness horse, Sporting Chance at Pimlico this morning during the week leading up to the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox / Baltimore SunThe winner of the Kentucky Derby drew the No. 7 post Wednesday and was made the 1-2 Preakness favorite. Justify arrived by flight from Louisville to BWI on Wednesday afternoon, got a quick tour of the barn area by trainer Bob Baffert and was settled in before the draw.
Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore SunThe concourse box seating area at Pimlico Race Course that shows its age.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunPreakness horse Bravazo gets washed down after the morning workout during Preakness week leading up to the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox / Baltimore SunLone Sailor riden by exercise rider Maurice Sanchez during a morning workout.
Kevin Richardson, Baltimore SunD. Wayne Lukas, trainer of Sporting Chance and Bravazo, talks with reporters after post position drawing for the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Jerry Jackson / Baltimore SunGood Magic , the Kentucky Derby runner-up, is led to his stall at Pimlico after arriving for next Saturday's Preakness.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunTrainer D. Wayne Lukas leads his Preakness horse, Bravazo off the track early this morning as the horses continue to take to the track to prepare for Saturday's 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Jerry Jackson / Baltimore SunThe Kentucky Derby runner-up was made the second choice in Saturday's Preakness at 3-1 and he drew the No. 5 post. He arrived at Pimlico Race Course Monday from Belmont (N.Y.) Park. Good Magic worked out Tuesday with exercise rider Walter Malasquez aboard.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunBravazo stands in a stall at Pimlico after arriving this afternoon. D. Wayne Lukas arrives at Pimlico Race Course with his two horses, Sporting Chance and Bravazo for the 143rd running of Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunPreakness horse, Good Magic, gets a bath after the morning workout during Preakness week leading up to the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
Lloyd Fox, Baltimore SunHorse trainer D. Wayne Lukas at Pimlico this morning during Preakness week leading up to the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
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Horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas at Pimlico this morning during Preakness week leading up to the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
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One local horse will be going for her third win in as many starts.
One trainer with a history of success at Pimlico Race Course will be looking for his own hat trick.
And one owner, perhaps in absentia, will be looking for victory after months of controversy.
It should be an interesting field for Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan at Pimlico, the featured race of the day leading into Saturday’s 143rd Preakness.
Goodonehoney, who as a 5-1 shot won her first race this year after a bad start by 4¾ lengths in a 6-furlong optional claimer at Laurel Park on March 24. She followed that with an impressive 7-length win in the Weber City Miss at Laurel on April 21 to earn an automatic spot in the Black-Eyed Susan.
Trainer Dale Romans, who won the Preakness with Shackleford in 2011, has won the Black-Eyed Susan twice in four previous starts with Keen Pauline in 2015 and Go Maggie Go the following year. He’ll have two chances Friday, with 7-2 favorite Coach Rocks and and 15-1 long shot C.S. Incharge, the winner of the Suncoast Stakes in February.
“They’re both nice fillies,” Romans said. “C.S. Incharge is an improving filly, and Coach came out of the Kentucky Oaks in good shape. I didn’t like the way she ran [at Churchill Downs the day before the Kentucky Derby], but we’re going to wheel her right back the same way we did with Maggie. It’d be nice if we got the same kind of finish in the race as we did that year.”
One of Coach Rocks’ owners is former Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, who lost his job this past fall amid the growing FBI investigation in the sport’s corruption and later saw the NCAA vacate his team’s 2013 national championship. Pitino did not attend the Kentucky Oaks, where Coach Rocks finished seventh.
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