Preakness bans outside beverages from the infield

Black-eyed Susans and broad-brimmed hats, trademarks of Preakness Day, may be enduring, but another Pimlico tradition is on the way out: Infield spectators will no longer be allowed to bring their own beer and other beverages into the racetrack.

By Bill Ordine and Sam Sessa

February 6, 2009