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Prepping for the Preakness Horses, trainers and riders prepare for the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
May 17, 2012
Went the Day Well gets a bath following a workout at Pimlico Race Course.
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Bodemeister, the favorite in the Preakness Stakes, is taken on a cool-down walk after his workout. Bodemeister was the favored horse in the Kentucky Derby but was bested by I’ll Have Another.
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I'll Have Another, the Kentucky Derby winner, walks near the Stakes barn at Pimlico. The colt, a 15-1 pick, charged past Derby favorite Bodemeister in the final furlong to win. 1/2
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A stirrup awaits a rider at the Stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course.
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Despite his loss in the Kentucky Debry, Bodemeister is the favorite in the Preakness. He ran a very fast race at the Derby, reaching the half-mile marker in 45.4 seconds, but lost it in the last stretch. The Derby was just the fifth race in his career.
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May 17, 2012
I'll Have Another has a large audience for his post-workout bath. It’s a big change from the Kentucky Derby, where the horse was mostly overlooked despite having won the Santa Anita Derby.
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May 16, 2012
Doug O'Neill, trainer for I'll Have Another, does an impromptu interview with the Preakness infield mascot, “Kegasus,” at the Stakes barn at Pimlico. O’Neill had saddled only two Derby horses prior to I’ll Have Another.
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O'Neill and Kegasus share the same color shoes.
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May 16, 2012
The Preakness introduced Kegasus last year to promote its party on the infield -- Infieldfest.
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May 17, 2012
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas watches the morning workouts at Pimlico. Horses trained by Lukas have won the Preakness five times.
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May 17, 2012
Tourists line the road near the Stakes barn at Pimlico as retired race horse Lava Man guides a horse back to the stable.
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May 17, 2012
The sun hits the grandstand at Pimlico. The main grandstand can seat nearly 5,700 people, while the entire complex normally accommodates more than 14,000 racing enthusiasts. But for the Preakness, the capacity swells to nearly 95,000, as additional seating and standing room spaces are added.
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May 17, 2012
Cozzetti grazes behind the Stakes barn after his workout.
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May 17, 2012
Towels hang out to dry at the Stakes barn at Pimlico. While the Stakes barn is for the horses in the big race, Pimlico’s stables can accommodate 500 horses.
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May 17, 2012
The sun breaks over the track at Pimlico.
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May 17, 2012
The early morning sun makes artistic shadows in the grandstands at Pimlico.
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May 17, 2012
The sun hits the grandstand at Pimlico.
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May 17, 2012
The sun hits the grandstand at Pimlico.
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May 17, 2012
Off into the sunrise goes a horse and rider at Pimlico.
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