BALTIMORE – The Latest on the Preakness (all times local): 12:15 p.m. EDT The Preakness is back to its usual spot on the calendar in the middle of May but without the usual frenzy in the hours leading to the race.
Attendance is limited to 10,000 — a fraction of the typical 100,000 that packs Pimlico Race Course for the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown.
The usually packed infield was replaced by a smaller, socially distanced gathering with musical acts that wasn’t set to open until 2 p.m.
Despite Maryland lifting its mask mandate for fully vaccinated people, Baltimore kept it in place and Pimlico maintained its protocols that require mask-wearing on the grounds.