Event: 134th Preakness Stakes
The second leg of the Triple Crown is tomorrow at the dilapidated Pimlico Race Course in D.C.’s sister city of Baltimore. (In contrast with the dire condition of the actual facility, the Preakness has a cool new website.)
Rachel Alexandra, the filly, is the heavy favorite (from what I read), even though she drew the outer most post position. Andrew Beyer talks about the race in this video. In his column today in the Washington Post, he says he’s rooting for her; this is short of an outright prediction that she will win, which means she still has a chance (ha, ha – joking, sort of).
As always, if you’re opposed to horse racing, donate to PETA here.