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Horse racing

    Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson laughs with teammates on the sidelines during a preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on August 17, 2024.
    Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is investing in a team-based horse racing league
    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.
    Fans "shop" for Pimlico and Preakness merchandise.
    Ahead of Pimlico’s next chapter, fans get a day to grab memories
    At fan appreciation day Sunday, visitors browsed Preakness and Pimlico merchandise from years past and left with up to two items.
    Racing at Pimlico will move to Laurel Park as the historic Baltimore racetrack undergoes extensive renovation.
    Pimlico holding Fan Appreciation Day with free swag before track shuts down
    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.
    Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman, a former competitive horse rider and trainer, with retired racehorse Willy at his farm in Davidsonville. Pittman sold off his horses and rented out his barns after being elected in 2018.
    Animal cruelty or beautiful sport? Decoding horses at the Olympics with Steuart Pittman
    To help me make sense of Olympic equestrian events and allegations of animal cruelty, I went to Maryland’s top elected horseman — Steuart Pittman.
    Trainer Bob Baffert hugs jockey John Velazquez after they won the 2023 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.
    Churchill Downs lifts suspension of trainer Bob Baffert following Medina Spirit’s failed drug test
    Baffert holds the record for most Preakness Stakes victories by a trainer with eight, the most recent in 2023 with National Treasure.

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    The exterior of Pimlico Race Course seen on Black-Eyed Susan Day on May 17, 2024.
    Maryland formally takes control of Pimlico Race Course site
    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.
    National Treasure with jockey Flavien Prat wins the Hill N Dale Metropolitan Mile at Saratoga Race Course. Maryland-bred Post Time came in second.
    Post Time’s 2nd-place finish continues strong showing for Maryland at Belmont Stakes
    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.
    Dornoch, with Luis Saez up, crosses the finish line ahead of Mindframe, with Irad Ortiz Jr. up, to win the 156th Belmont Stakes on Saturday.
    Mindframe comes achingly close to breaking Triple Crown losing streak for Maryland-breds
    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 faces multiple criminal charges, including rape, in Canada.
    Founder of group that owns the Preakness charged with rape, sexual assault in Canada
    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.
    Belmont Stakes entrant Mindframe, who was born in Maryland and would be the first such horse to win a Triple Crown race since 1983, works out ahead of the 156th running of the race.
    Belmont Stakes runner Mindframe has a chance to make Maryland racing history
    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.

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    Jockey Jorge Ruiz rides Five Towns in the Gallorette Stakes on Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course.
    How to train a racehorse: Five Towns runs ‘her race’ in the Gallorette on Preakness Day
    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.
    Seize The Grey, ridden by jockey Jaime Torres, takes an early lead in the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 18, 2024.
    Who got to watch Preakness in the state government tent?
    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.
    Seize The Grey, ridden by jockey Jaime Torres, wins the 149th Preakness Stakes.
    Seize the Grey wins Preakness Stakes for legendary trainer D. Wayne Lukas
    It’s Lukas’ 15th win in American racing’s premier series and seventh at Pimlico Race Course, the most recent prior to Saturday being Oxbow in 2013.
    Members of the owner group for Seize the Gray, celebrate after he wins The Preakness Stakes.
    Amid low Preakness turnout, ecstatic Seize the Grey owners give horse racing a shot of life
    For just $127, more than 2,500 investors bought a share in Preakness winner Seize the Grey. The money bought them the thrill of a lifetime.
    Seize The Grey, ridden by jockey Jaime Torres, took an early lead in the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes before winning the race.
    Preakness recap: Seize the Grey wins the 149th Preakness Stakes
    Seize the Grey upset the favorite, Mystik Dan, to win the 149th Preakness Stakes.

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    Seize The Grey leads the pack down the back during The Preakness Stakes.
    Photos: Jockeys and horses battle the mud at Preakness
    Here are scenes from the horse racing at Pimlico during the 149th Preakness Stakes.
    Preakness attendees place bets and wander through the upper concourse at Pimlico Race Course Saturday.
    What out-of-town fans would change about Pimlico, Preakness
    It’s not news to anyone that the course and its facilities need work. Visitors have suggestions.
    Under a new plan, much of Pimlico Race Course will be razed and rebuilt.
    Politicians optimistic for the future of Preakness, Pimlico
    In recent years, politicians attending the Preakness Stakes have fretted about the future of Pimlico Race Course and the racing industry. This year, they had reason for optimism.
    Horses pass during a race on Black Eyed Susan Day at Pimlico Race Course on May 17, 2024.
    2024 Preakness race times and concert schedules
    A dozen races are scheduled to take place before the Preakness Stakes at 7:01 p.m. on May 18, 2024.
    Jockey John Velazquez tosses black-eyed Susan petals after winning the 2023 Preakness Stakes riding National Treasure.
    Everything you need to know about Preakness 2024
    Everything you need to know ahead of the 149th Preakness Stakes.