Preakness Stakes weekend kicked off in style with a stacked Friday, May 15 card at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It included the $250,000 Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes - a 1 1/8 mile test for three year old fillies.
The $100,000 Grade 3 Lazaro Barrera Stakes was contested at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California this past Sunday, May 10 - a seven furling dirt test for three year olds.
The $200,000 Grade 2 Peter Pan Stakes took place at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on Saturday, May 9 - a local prep for the Belmont Stakes in a few weeks time.
Belmont Park turf in Elmont, New York was the scene of the $400,000 Grade 1 Man o' War Stakes on Saturday, May 9 - a 1 3/8 mile turf race for older horses.
The $300,000 Grade 1 Vanity Stakes went down at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California on Saturday, May 9 - a race that was supposed to feature two-time Eclipse Award winner Beholder who was scratched after spiking a fever on Friday.
Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario played host to the $150,000 Grade 3 Hendrie Stakes on Saturday, May 9 - a 6 1/2 furlong Polytrack test for older fillies and mares.
The $200,000 Grade 3 Honeymoon Stakes took place on Santa Anita Park turf on Sunday, May 3 - a 1 1/8 mile race for three year old fillies.
The $1 million Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks was the main event on a busy Friday, May 1 in Lexington Kentucky - a 1 1/8 mile test for the best three year old fillies in the land.
The biggest race of the weekend - the Kentucky Derby was run Saturday, May 2 from Churchill Downs in Lexington, Kentucky in front of a record crowd of 170,513.
Belmont Park in Elmont, New York was the scene of the Grade 3 Fort Marcy Stakes on Saturday, May 2 - a 1 1/8 mile turf race for older horses.