Preakness Stakes

What 128th Preakness Stakes, second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown Where Pimlico Race Course When Today, post time 6:12 p.m. Distance 1 3/16 miles Purse $1 million Gates open 8:30 a.m. First race 10:30 a.m. Weather forecast Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the low 60s. Admission Clubhouse: $18 Grandstand: $15 Infield: $40 Seating capacity: New grandstand: 6,415 Old grandstand: 5,926 Clubhouse: 1,285 Turfside Terrace: 700 Sports Palace: 160 Terrace box seats: 3,936 Standing room (est.

Concealed Identity, the only horse up for Preakness consideration that was bred and has raced exclusively in Maryland, walked the shedrow at Bowie Training Center this morning as his connections weighed the merits of entering the second leg of the Triple Crown. "All options are open,” co-owner Linda Gaudet, wife of trainer Eddie Gaudet, told Maryland Jockey Club stakes coordinator Coley Blind this afternoon. Eddie Gaudet said today that the $100,000 James W. Murphy Stakes on the Preakness undercard is very much an option for the 3-year-old son of 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Smarty Jones.

On those recent warm days, was there anyone in Baltimore who didn't think ahead to an afternoon in the infield at Pimlico? We're just 60 days from the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes. Over at the Sun's Preakness page , you can catch up on all the pertinent news surrounding this year's event. No, we still haven't found Kegasus. (Eh, who am I kidding: we haven't really been looking for him either.) The field for the first leg of the Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby, is beginning to take shape.

The Preakness Stakes post time -- the time the race is scheduled to begin -- is 6:20 p.m.  About 40 minutes before post, not long before horses and riders began heading to their gates, Pimlico officials said the tack's conditions were fast and firm. PHOTOS AND MORE Preakness infield party scene [Pictures] Preakness 2013 bikini contest [Pictures] Celebrities at Preakness 2013 [Pictures]  

Gov. Martin O'Malley scored the behind-the-scene tour most Preakness fans wish for: an up-close look at the 11 horses in the Stakes Stables. Tom Chuckas, president of the Maryland Jockey Club, walked the governor around the barns, packed high with hay and lined with flower baskets, that house the Preakness racers. O'Malley shook hands with the chiropractor and trainer for I'll Have Another. "He's ready to go," Larry "Thumper" Jones, the chiropractor, said of the Kentucky Derby winner.

Preakness post time: About 6:19 p.m. Preakness Stakes date: May 21 Site: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore Preakness on TV: Chs. 11, 4 (NBC) Preakness odds: 1. Astrology 15-1 2. Norman Asbjornson 30-1 3. King Congie 20-1 4. Flashpoint 20-1 5. Shackleford 12-1 6. Sway Away 15-1 7. Midnight Interlude 15-1 8. Dance City 12-1 9. Mucho Macho Man 6-1 10. Dialed In 9-2 11. Animal Kingdom 2-1 12. Isn't He Perfect 30-1 13. Concealed Identity 30-1 14. Mr. Commons 20-1 Tickets to Preakness: Infield, in advance $50, on race day, $60. Prices throughout the grandstand vary, and some require reservations, so call (410)

Distance, purse 1 3/16 miles, $1 million Weather 40 percent chance of rain, high 74 Gates open 8 a.m. (10 a.m. for Corporate Village, Turfside Terrace and Clubhouse Turn Reserved) TV ESPN: Noon Chs. 11, 4: 5 p.m. Radio WBAL (1090 AM): 5 p.m.