The wrecking ball is just about hovering over Pimlico Race Course, with a complete knockdown and rebuild of the grandstand and other facilities coming.

The Black Eyed Susan is the Maryland state flower because it blooms in black and gold, the state’s official colors. But the Black Eyed Susan blooms only in June. This race is held in May. So, management goes out and buys daisies and colors their centers with black shoe polish.

Schoolchildren learned all things horse racing while on one of the last Sunrise Tours at Pimlico Race Course as we know it.

The wrecking ball is just about hovering over Pimlico Race Course, with a complete knockdown and rebuild of the grandstand and other facilities coming.

Through 150 years, the race has produced some zany antics, memorable moments and some devastating losses. Here are 10 standout mileposts in Preakness Day history.

Preakness 150 will be the last time the annual horse race will be held with the existing structures in place before the track is rebuilt on the same site.

The new clubhouse will look like a white palace in the park as part of a design inspired by the old Pimlico clubhouse and the Rawlings Conservatory in Druid Hill Park. It will have a promenade, rooftop balconies, and space for year-round gatherings. Historic wood beams from some of the current structures will be used in the new buildings.

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course is celebrating Preakness Day on Saturday with live Thoroughbred racing and Corgi races. According to Penn National Race Course, the public is invited to celebrate Preakness Day on May 17.

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson served as the host as the National Thoroughbred League held the Pimlico Cup on Saturday in Baltimore.

In 2011, jockey Raul Mena broke 24 bones and was in a coma for five weeks after getting thrown from a horse during a race in his native Chile.