May 17, 2013

Kentucky Derby winner Orb is a heavy favorite to win the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. If he bests the field of nine, Orb — who is co-owned by Baltimore county resident Stuart Janney III — will be one big step closer to capturing horse racing’s first Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978. Look through photos of Orb leading up to the Preakness.

: Orb gets a bath after his morning workout Friday at Pimlico Race Course. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Orb is shown during a morning workout at Pimlico Race Course. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Jockey Joel Rosario greets Orb on Friday at Pimlico Race Course. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Orb is walked by Arnold Valasquez after a workout Thursday morning at Pimlico Race Course. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Orb gets a bath after a Thursday morning workout at Pimlico Race Course. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Exercise rider Jennifer Patterson guides Orb around the track in preparation for Preakness. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Orb licks one of his hooves during a bath at Pimlico Race Course. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

: Orb has won his past five races leading up to the Preakness. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Orb grazes after his morning workout Wednesday at Pimlico Race Course. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Orb arrives at Pimlico Race Course on Monday in preparation for Saturday’s Preakness. The Kentucky Derby winner is being led by exercise rider Jennifer Preston. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Kentucky Derby winner Orb was assigned stall number 40, which housed all three Triple Crown winners of the 1970s during their trips to Baltimore. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)