In a new Off the Pace: A filly favored. A controversy for the ages. A drunk knocks himself out. Mike Valiante will never forget his first Preakness.
Before Rachel Alexandra and Swiss Skydiver won the Preakness, these four fillies made a major impact on the Middle Jewel without winning it.
Our BackTracks column focuses on Midlantic racing history. Today, Love Sign, who faced off against Genuine Risk, Weber City Miss, and others of a dazzling generation.
Thirty-nine years before “The Great Derby DQ” came another controversial stewards’ decision, when the stews left Codex up in the 1980 Preakness.