Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes.

The Preakness Stakes is a classic 1 3/16 mile (1.91 km) thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, held on the third Saturday in May of each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 lb (55 kg). Like its preceding Triple Crown race, the Preakness Stakes have been termed "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" because a horseshoe of black-eyed susans is traditionally placed around the winner's neck. More Preakness Stakes 133 & Pimlico Track Horse Betting

Big Brown charged to the lead turning for home and then cruised down the stretch to
win the Preakness on Saturday, still perfect and squarely pointed toward thoroughbred
racing's first Triple Crown in 30 years.

Big Brown might be the best horse this year in a middling field of 3-year-olds.
Or the colt could be remembered as one of the greatest of all time.

If he wins the Belmont Stakes in three weeks and claims racing's first Triple Crown in
30 years, Big Brown must be mentioned with racing royalty such as Secretariat and Affirmed. More Preakness Stakes Past winners

Kentucky Derby 134
When: May 3, 2008
Track: Churchill Downs
Distance: 1 1/4 miles
Purse: $2 million
Record: 1:59 2/5 (Secretariat, 1973)
TV: NBC

The Kentucky Derby is a stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, staged yearly in Louisville, Kentucky on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race currently covers one and one-quarter miles (2.012 km) at Churchill Downs, colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg), fillies 121 pounds (55 kg). The race, known as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in
Sports" for its approximate time length, is the first leg of the Triple Crown. The Kentucky Derby is one of the crown jewels of the elusive Triple Crown which includes the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness Stakes. Kentucky Derby Race Information

Big Brown, overcoming the far outside post, rolled to a five-length victory Saturday in the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The three-year-old, unbeaten in four career starts, can now become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.

Big Brown is expected to start in the Preakness Stakes on May 17 at Pimlico, where he should be a prohibitive favorite. The third leg in racing's Triple Crown is the Belmont Stakes which will be conducted on June 7 at Belmont Park.

Big Brown returned $6.80, $5.00 and $4.80. Eight Belles paid $10.60 and 6.40, and Denis of Cork paid $11.60 to show.

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