This Saturday the Preakness Stakes will be contested at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore at a distance slightly shorter than the 1-1/4 mile of the Kentucky Derby and also with a shorter home stretch. The Preakness is the second jewel in the Triple Crown of racing for three year olds. While in Kentucky they run for the roses, in Maryland it is for the "black eyed susans" a type of sunflower that blooms in summer so that if they are late, folklore has it that they might use black shoe polish for the centerpiece in May. Maryland has great racing traditions and several tracks operating besides Pimlico i.e. Havre de Grace and Laurel. But this Saturday we might expect to hear the Naval Academy glee club sing "Maryland, My Maryland" - a capella and there won't be a dry eye in the crowd. Let's all sing along and hopefully pick a winner.
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