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Preakness season arrives – with a police escort
Sirens blared and the police motorcycles thundered through Baltimore. Just your average, everyday police escort — for horses bound for the Preakness.

Preakness notes for May 12: Arrivals
In today’s Preakness notes, Social Inclusion breezes, and many others ship.
Pletcher pair target Pimlico Special
Todd Pletcher has never won the historic Pimlico Special. He’ll have a pair, including morning line favorite Revolutionary, in Friday’s renewal.

Ben’s Cat aiming for third McKay title
Ben’s Cat has won two of the last three runnings of the Jim McKay Turf Sprint. The eight year-old, trained by King Leatherbury, might be better than ever.

William Hill is gambling on Monmouth Park’s future
Bookmaker William Hill is making a major bet at Monmouth Park: that sports betting will be made legal. If so, the company is already there.

Preakness notes for May 11: ‘Chrome’ a ‘rock star’
In today’s Preakness notes, last preparations and travel plans are the order of the day.

Preakness notes for May 10: ‘Ring’ in the new?
In today’s Preakness notes, Ring Weekend posts a solid work and may be leaning towards running, while most other contenders remain on track for next Saturday.

For Rosie Napravnik, a homecoming, minus a familiar face
Jockey Rosie Napravnik will head to the Preakness aboard Bayern. Yet it’ll be a homecoming minus one familiar face: that of the late trainer Dickie Small.

Gabby Gaudet’s longshots and exotic plays for May 10
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz, today a Jackpot Pick 5!

On Tap: Monmouth opens and more
This week’s On Tap features the region’s best racing, including opening day from Monmouth Park and our Pimlico race o’ the day.