Preakness For Dummies: The Essential Infield Party Guide

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No, this isn’t the Kentucky Derby. That was a few weeks back…. This is the “Mardi Gras of Maryland“…. A place where the liquor flows and the infield crowd was known to be the wildest anywhere…. At least that’s the way it used to be….

Preakness, or known by its official title as “The Preakness Stakes” is the 2nd of three U.S. Triple Crown thoroughbred horse races held in America. The first being the Kentucky Derby and the last being the Belmont Stakes.

Named by a former Maryland Governor after a winning colt at Pimlico and termed “The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans,” the attendance at Preakness ranks second only to the Kentucky Derby in North America beating out the Belmont Stakes, the Breeders’ Cup and the Kentucky Oaks. Continue reading →