Matt is the founder of "And Down The Stretch They Come," SB Nation’s horse racing blog, where he spends most of his time trying to solve the great mysteries of handicapping. When he’s not writing about horse racing, he can be found at his local pub reading the Daily Racing Form and attempting to formulate a winning Pick 4 ticket. He once hit a superfecta at Arlington Park after punching in the number of his horses incorrectly on the AutoTote machine.
The Preakness isn't the only race to bet on at Pimlico today. A thirteen-race card is scheduled for Saturday in Baltimore, with six stakes races prior to the big event.
The traditional race for the fillies on the day prior to the Preakness, the 89th Black-Eyed Susan Stakes took center stage at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
If there's one thing we can be sure of in this year's Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, it's this: there are going to be a lot of fillies fighting for the lead right from the starting gate.