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Maryland Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas says he is rooting for California Chrome to win the Triple Crown — both for the health of the industry and the storyline.

Could a potential Triple Crown be upended by a nasal adhesive strip? Only in the arbitrary, maddening world of thoroughbred racing.

California Chrome trainer Art Sherman said that there "might be an issue" over a rule disallowing nasal strips at horse races in New York, where the Belmont Stakes is held.

California Chrome's trainer, Art Sherman, raised the rather startling possibility that his horse might not run in the Belmont Stakes because of New York rules barring a nasal adhesive strip the colt has used throughout his six-race winning streak.

As "Bronco" Billy Gowan made his way back to the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday night, the trainer looked and acted as if his horse, Ride on Curlin, had just won.

Bee Bee Bee, Bob Nieman and Joe Black are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for May 18-24

Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome has just three weeks and 1 1/2 miles of racing ahead of him in his bid to become horse racing's 12th Triple Crown winner.

Picture-perfect day at Preakness

California Chrome was the best 3-year-old thoroughbred in America going into the Kentucky Derby. He was the best at Churchill Downs. And now he's the 2014 Preakness Stakes champion after distancing himself from Saturday's 10-horse field.

Twelve years after missing out on the Triple Crown in the final leg, Victor Espinoza is getting an improbable second chance. His horse, War Emblem, stumbled early in the 2002 Belmont Stakes and was never able to recover position. After winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, the horse finished eighth in the Belmont.

For eight years, Damon Lann has watched over the Kentucky Derby champion at Pimlico

After winning the Preakness on Saturday, California Chrome co-owner Steve Coburn made some pointed remarks about the way his group was treated at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby.

Tom Chuckas, president and chief operating officer of the Maryland Jockey Club, said Saturday that he would like to see horse racing's Triple Crown events played out over two months, not five weeks.

Results from each horse race on Preakness Day, Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

This is the eighth year that Baltimorean Damon Lann has been tasked with protecting the Kentucky Derby winner in the days leading up to the Preakness.

Good morning, Baltimore, and welcome to the 139th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. It was a sunny 62 degrees at Pimlico when the first race went to post Saturday, with the track in fast condition after Friday morning¿s rain soaked the track.

Todd Pletcher arrived at his Pimlico paddock this morning to find his filly, Stopchargingmaria, full of energy. Coming off disappointing performances in her two races this year, Pletcher didn't know what his amped-up horse would deliver.

Graham Motion couldn't figure out what he had in Ring Weekend for the longest time. But the gelding will run in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.

Preakness favorite California Chrome galloped smoothly over a rain-splattered track at Pimlico Race Course the morning after a hullabaloo erupted over his sore throat.

All the Preakness news ahead of Saturday's race

Ralph Steadman says he likes the Ralph Steadman of "For No Good Reason." And that, perhaps, is a problem.

Riding, racing and ribbons

Preakness favorite California Chrome and his trainer Art Sherman have ties to Maryland racing.

California Chrome may be a heavier Preakness favorite than Orb was a year ago. But turns of fortune are swift and unpredictable in thoroughbred racing, even for the champions who appear least vulnerable.

A second deluge in little more than two weeks is forecast to soak the region Friday, making for a miserable Black-Eyed Susan Day at Pimlico Race Course – though officials are confident in a fast track for a sunny and cool Preakness Stakes on Saturday.

The recent Kentucky Derby event, held at the Carriage House and sponsored by the Port Deposit Chamber of Commerce, was a grand success. Folks enjoyed food, music and lots of fun while raising funds to restore the drinking fountain in the town square.

To our soldiers and armed forces for Armed Forces Day Saturday, a tribute to those who have served or are serving in any of our military branches. We salute them for their courage and dedication

Ria Antonia owner Ron Paolucci has plenty of ways to refute the overwhelming sentiment that his 30-1 long shot filly will be overmatched running with the colts in Saturday's 139th Preakness Stakes.

Ten years ago, John Servis trained Smarty Jones to wins in the 2004 Derby and Preakness before just falling short of claiming the Triple Crown with a second-place finish at the Belmont Stakes.

Dynamic Impact's connections weren't sure what they had entering the April 19 Illinois Derby. The colt had flashed plenty of talent, but his performance in the afternoon never seemed to match his workouts in the morning.

With Triple Crown season upon us, we are calling on Congress to pass the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act to protect the sport's athletes — both equine and human — and begin to restore integrity and confidence in an industry whose reputation has been badly sullied.

California Chrome drew the third post at the Preakness Stakes

California Chrome will be the Preakness favorite as he continues his quest to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978.

Bob Baffert, the Hall of Fame trainer of Preakness entry Bayern, hopes his horse has more luck in Baltimore than Bodemeister did at Pimlico two years ago.

If there's a heaven for horses, then California Chrome's great-great-grandsire will be peering down at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday to see whether his progeny can do what he did 50 years ago: win the Preakness and, with it, the first two legs of racing's Triple Crown.

If you go Preakness 2014 this weekend, odds are you'll recognize the voice calling the race. That's because the voice belongs to Dave Rodman, who has called the Preakness — and every other horse race at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course, except when he was sick or on vacation — every year since 1991. "I've never really put a number to it," said Rodman, when asked to estimate how many races he's called. "I'm not trying to break any world records or anything."

Coley Blind, of Monkton, has needed all the good luck he can get. In a racing office abuzz with activity, he is responsible for putting together the stakes races on Maryland's biggest race day of the year, including the biggest race of all — this Saturday's 140th Preakness Stakes, the second leg of racing's Triple Crown.

California Chrome took a quick liking to the surface at Pimlico Race Course Tuesday in his first workout since arriving in Baltimore.

Reaction from the Bud Norris ejection and Ravens draft notes

Ticket sales for the 139th Preakness Stakes on Saturday are running a couple percentage points ahead of last year, the fourth largest turnout in the history of the race, but the president of the Maryland Jockey Club sees the possibility of a record crowd.

Ride on Curlin finished a distant seventh in the Kentucky Derby, yet he was treated like a rock star Monday on his trip from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to Pimlico Race Course.

After California Chrome took his first few steps on the grounds at Pimlico Race Course, he stopped to pose for photos just like the star he is.