Many empty chairs rest unclaimed as spectators watch the start of the 73rd running of the Gallorette Stakes during Preakness day at Pimlico Race Course. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)Spectators cross a muddy horse path during Preakness day at Pimlico Race Course. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)Horses break from the gate at the start of The Maryland Sprint Stakes, the eighth race of the day on Preakness Saturday. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)Steve Coughlan, of Silver Spring, and Katie Chuhran, of Pittsburgh, PA, watch a race on the screen above the Preakness Live stage. (Kim Hairston/Staff)#1 Irish Heartbeat, right, ridden by Luis Saez wins the first race of the day as be battles #6 Understudy Kitty down the stretch. The 2024 Preakness at Pimlico Race Course Saturday. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)Race fans watching the seventh race at Pimlico. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)Pony girl Jasmine McGuin decorates Chocolate with cotton Black-eyed Susans during 2024 Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)People on the way into Pimlico Race Course navigate puddles and mud after rain visited the area on Preakness day. (Kim Hairston/Staff)Rosina Aiello, left, of Long Island, and sister Gianna, wear ponchos over their Preakness outfits for their first Preakness Stakes. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)While many tried to avoid the sloppy conditions outside an entrance to Pimlico Race Course, Lila Beckenheimer, 5, and her sister Avery, 3, of Canton, enjoy splashing in puddles. (Kim Hairston/Staff)Frost Free with jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., onboard wins the 49th running of The Chick Lang Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. is all smiles after riding Fluffy Socks to victory in The Gallorette Stakes at Pimlico. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)Jockey Jaime Rodriguez heads to the jockey’s room after winning the 5th race aboard Conceptualize. The 2024 Preakness at Pimlico Race Course Saturday. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)Horses break from the gate at the start of the All May Arcoleo Memorial Race, the third race of the day on Preakness Saturday. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)Conceptualize, ridden by Jaime Rodriguez leads the pack out of the fourth turn in the Maiden Special during Preakness day at Pimlico Race Course. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)Lanfranco Dettori removes his racing goggles after finishing the 4th race riding Royal Poppy at Pimlico. The 2024 Preakness at Pimlico Race Course Saturday. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)Horses run along the backstretch during the Skipat Stakes, the 4th race of the day on Preakness Saturday. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)Bill Stepien, of Pittsburgh, PA, has attended the Preakness 30 years in a row, “through Covid and everything.” (Kim Hairston/Staff)Some of the fare served during Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course includes crabcakes, sliced to order pit beef at @chesapeakechefs, Black-Eyed Susan drinks, and Maggie & Anna’s cookies. (Karl Merton Ferron/staff)Racing patrons in the infield enjoying the second race of the day on turf ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)A muddy Jorge Hernandez rides Open the Books after trailing much of the All May Arcoleo Memorial Race, the third race of the day on Preakness Saturday. (Jerry Jackson/Staff)Wearing a horse head mask a Preakness attendee who says his name is John Smith, of Federal Hill, drinks a beer in the infield as his friend Sam Martin, Federal Hill, laughs. (Kim Hairston/Staff)Jockey Alberto Delgado covered in mud after finishing third in the first race of the day while aboard Laddie Dance. The 2024 Preakness at Pimlico Race Course Saturday. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)St. John’s, 5, Understudy Kitty, 6, and Porquerolles, 2, race towards the line in the 2nd race of the day on Preakness Saturday, The trio were overtaken in the final stretch by Desivio, at 35-1 odds. (Jerry Jackson/Staff) (Jerry Jackson/Staff)The Preakness infield is sparsely attended Saturday morning. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Staff)Jocky Sheldon Russell is a bit muddy after finishing the first race of the 2024 Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)#1 Irish Heartbeat, right, ridden by Luis Saez wins the first race of the day as be battles #6 Understudy Kitty down the stretch Saturday. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)#2 Laddie Dance with jockey Alberto Delgado finishes in third place in the first race of the day. The first race was supposed to be a turf race but was moved to the dirt because of the weather Saturday. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)Jockey Luis Saez rides Irish Heartbeat to win the first race in the 2024 Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)Preakness buglers Christina Alegre, left, and Justin Nurin play Call to the Post for the first race on 2024 Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course. This the first Preakness for both players.(Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)
