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BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 21: Horses are paraded before a race prior to the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 21, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Horses are paraded before a race prior to the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., on May 21, 2016.Patrick Smith—Getty Images
A woman reads the program ahead of the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2016, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
A woman reads the program ahead of the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., on May 21, 2016.Matt Slocum—AP
BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 21: A jockey looks on after racing in a race prior to the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 21, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
A jockey looks on after racing in a race prior to the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., on May 21, 2016.Patrick Smith—Getty Images
An usher clears water off of trackside seats as rain falls before the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Saturday, May 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
An usher clears water off of trackside seats as rain falls before the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., on May 21, 2016.Patrick Semansky—AP
A woman passes a counter ahead of the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2016, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A woman passes a counter ahead of the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., on May 21, 2016.Patrick Semansky—AP
A hot walker moves down a muddy track with Homeboykris before the first horse race ahead of the 141st Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2016, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
A hot walker moves down a muddy track with Homeboykris before the first horse race ahead of the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., on May 21, 2016.Mike Stewart—AP
BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 21: A race fan walks through the infield before the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 21, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/Getty Images)
A race fan walks through the infield before the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., on May 21, 2016.Matt Hazlett—Getty Images
A beer vendor waits for customers as rain falls at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Saturday, May 21, 2016, before the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes horse race. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A beer vendor waits for customers as rain falls before the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., on May 21, 2016.Patrick Semansky—AP

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