Nik Juarez, third generation jockey
Nik Juarez, 22, grew up hanging out in the jockey’s room at the track.
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From the Vault: 50 years ago, Pimlico Clubhouse burned to the ground
There’s a distinct smell that a Baltimore house makes when it’s burning, says Sun reporter Jacques Kelly.
That smell was in the air the night of June 17, 1966, as Kelly rode with his father in a car from their Charles Village home to the Pimlico race course. The oldest clubhouse in American racing was burning, and his father wanted the family to be there to see it happen.
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From the Vault: The Preakness Stakes
This Saturday will be the 140th running of the Preakness Race. Through all those years the second jewel in the Triple Crown has always been a big draw for crowds. Though the styles and fashion have changed through the years, the one constant has been the mystic of thoroughbred horse racing.
Infield Insanity: Preakness debauchery through the years
The scene in the Preakness Infield may have evolved over the years but it still remains “The People’s Party.”
ALSO SEE: PreaknessPictures.com – Sun photo galleries from past Preakness Days.
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Hats of Preakness past
Black-eyed Susans, feathers and horses galore don the hats of Preakness past.
Faces from the races: Preakness horses
When the Preakness contenders are not on the race track, you can find them horsing around.
Park Heights: Exploring Baltimore’s neighborhoods
“You might have heard today that there were three shootings that happened over there on Cold Spring. Part of that stuff is what we’re trying to weed out. That element, as long as drugs continue to rule …”
Julius “Julio” Colon is aware of the perception – and, as noted in the quote above, the reality – of Park Heights. In his role as president and CEO of Park Heights Renaissance, Colon sees evidence of urban blight every day. Vacant buildings throughout the neighborhood. Forty-some liquor stores dotting long stretches of Park Heights Avenue and Reisterstown Road. Significantly higher-than-average rates of teen pregnancy, HIV infection and recidivism among residents.
Tonalist derails California Chrome’s Triple Crown run
The case can be made that there is a lot more riding on California Chrome than a 100-pound jockey and a chance to be mentioned in the same conversation with the greatest thoroughbreds of all time.
The case can be made that when Chrome bursts out of the starting gate at Belmont Park on Saturday, he’ll be carrying the weight of the horse racing world on his chestnut shoulders. – Peter Schmuck, The Baltimore Sun
MORE COVERAGE: Crown for Chrome? | Best of 2014 Preakness
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Best photos from the 2014 Preakness
As another Preakness celebration comes to an end with California Chrome capturing the second jewel in the Triple Crown, The Darkroom takes a look back at some of the best pictures taken by The Baltimore Sun staff.