Race-by-race results from Preakness Day

Race 1: Jockey Joel Rosario rode Aussi Austin to victory in the first of 13 races on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. Bake Shop took second and Pretension finished third in the 1 1/...

John Velazquez finishes 2nd with Itsmyluckyday, wins two other races at Pimlico

John Velazquez's run of misfortune began when he broke a rib and his right wrist during a tumble at Aqueduct Racetrack in April.

NBC Sports delivers another winning Preakness telecast

Whether it's a Sunday night football game or the third Saturday in May at Pimlico, when NBC Sports floods the zone with members of its A-Team, the telecast is almost always a winner.

John Carroll grad Nicole Stall mixes family and racing as husband's horse runs in Preakness

It's not always in the Preakness Stakes, but every year, John Carroll graduate Nicole Stall urges her husband, trainer Al Stall Jr., to find a race for one of his horses on the third Saturday in May.

Police report peaceful day at Preakness

Orb is horse to beat and has made the rest of Preakness field an afterthought

Shug McGaughey, the trainer for Kentucky Derby winner Orb, attributes his calm demeanor since that race to maturity.

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens had help on his way back to Preakness

Gary Stevens became the oldest jockey to win the Preakness on Saturday, and the 50-year-old Hall of Famer has Clark Masterson to thank.

Rain at Pimlico isn't a welcome sight for Preakness jockeys

Among the concerns for jockeys at the Preakness today is the weather.

Maryland Jockey Club president says Preakness brand 'has changed dramatically'

Maryland Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas said Saturday that the Preakness brand “has changed dramatically” in the last few years, citing an attendance bump in the infield celebration and increased security all around the racetrack.

Fiftyshadesofhay wins Black-Eyed Susan Stakes

She had a cool name and a hot jockey, but Fiftyshadesofhay didn't look like she had much of a chance for most of Friday's 89th Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

Preakness-proven Baffert will send 'Govenor' out for an upset

Bob Baffert strode into the Preakness stakes barn Friday morning, shouting toward Orb's trainer Shug McGaughey loud enough so all could hear.

Napravnik reflects on early days at Pimlico as she prepares for Preakness ride

Sitting in front of a microphone Friday morning, Rosie Napravnik fielded questions about her first race at Pimlico Race Course while donning a hat from her new sponsor, Snickers Bites. For the 25-...

Rosie Napravnik believes Mylute can run with Orb in Preakness

Kentucky Derby winner Orb is the even-money favorite for the Preakness, so the biggest topics leading up to the weekend have, obviously, been about his chances and how to beat him on Saturday.

Orb takes aim at the Preakness [Pictures]

Rock star status: Preakness horses get royal treatment

Handlers used special massage techniques to soothe Goldencents' muscular frame and sudsy sponges to stimulate the shine and bloom on the Preakness competitor's chocolate-colored coat — while a sizable entourage seemed transfixed.

Jockey Gary Stevens discovering his love of racing again

Nearly a quarter century ago, Gary Stevens was an up-and-coming jockey in Southern California, hoping to make his mark on the sport, put a lot of money in the bank and move on to something else as quickly as possible.

Sidewalk chefs serve up taste of Pimlico

After 25 Preaknesses, Annette Thomas has her routine, and recipes, down pat.

A year after riding through sorrow, jockey Joel Rosario returns to Preakness with favorite Orb

Joel Rosario rode anyway.

Five for Friday: Greatest Triple Crown winners in history

The 138th running of the Preakness Stakes takes place Saturday evening at Pimlico Race Course, where Kentucky Derby winner Orb will be racing for the second leg of the Triple Crown. Orb, the early favorite, still has a long way to go -- 2 and 11/16 miles to be precise -- to become the first Triple...

Everything revolves around Orb

The colt was a knucklehead, really. He had speed and endurance in his pedigree, but if you had polled his owners and his trainer a year ago, none would have predicted that he'd gallop in the same steps as his great-grandsire, 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew.

Preakness analysis and betting tips

(NOTE: To download Liam's full cheat sheet for all of Saturday's races, click here. Following is his analysis on the Preakness Stakes.)

Orb is the favorite in our media poll

Maryland Jockey Club senior vice president for communications Mike Gathagan credentialed more than 1,600 media members for the 138th Preakness.

As Orb gets set for Preakness, Bel Air's Mike Pons works the crowd

Mike Pons has had a busy week.

The 2013 Preakness Celebration Hot Air Balloon Festival

Secretariat's Preakness run still looks brilliant on 40th anniversary

Secretariat was a star but not yet a legend when his van rolled up to Pimlico Race Course in the second week of May 1973.