Nik Juarez, third generation jockey
Nik Juarez, 22, grew up hanging out in the jockey’s room at the track.
Lloyd Fox 0 Comment Photo essays, The Baltimore Sun Preakness
Nik Juarez, 22, grew up hanging out in the jockey’s room at the track.
Christina Tkacik 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun jacques kelly, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness
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.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Daily Brief American Pharoah, Amtrak, David Hockney, Hockey World Championships, Julianne Moore, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Yemen
The day in photos from around the world.
Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment From the Vault, Preakness 140th Preakness Stakes, Black-eyed Susan, horse racing, Pimlico, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness, Preakness 2015, Secret
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.
Jerry Jackson 3 Comments Entertainment, Maryland, Preakness, Sports, The Baltimore Sun alcohol, Baltimore, festival, horse racing, Infield, Maryland, music, party, Pimlico, Preakness
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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Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment From the Vault, Preakness Black-eyed Susan, fashion, horse racing, Pimlico, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness, preakness stakes
Black-eyed Susans, feathers and horses galore don the hats of Preakness past.
Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment Preakness, The Baltimore Sun horse racing, horses, Pimlico, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness, preakness stakes
When the Preakness contenders are not on the race track, you can find them horsing around.
Matt Bracken and Kalani Gordon 0 Comment Neighborhoods of Baltimore, The Baltimore Sun architecture, Baltimore, Baltimore Neighborhoods, city, neighborhoods, Pimlico, Preakness, ruins, vacants
“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.
Kalani Gordon 0 Comment Preakness, Sports Belmont, California Chrome, Kentucky Derby, Preakness
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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Robert Hamilton 0 Comment Maryland, Preakness, Sports, The Baltimore Sun 139th Preakness Race, bikini contest, California Chrome, Duck Dynasty, Eli Young Band, Infield, Lorde, Michael Phelps, Nas, Natty Boh, Pimlico, Preakness, Switchfoot, torrey smith, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza, Willie Roberston
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.