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As a sunny day of racing gets underway at Pimlico, both horses and humans are enjoying Preakness day festives. Eclipse Sportswire is there to bring you all of the images from around the track as we wait to see if California Chrome can win the second leg of the Triple Crown.

Derby Glory Awaits One Lucky Sophomore

Art by Jen Ferguson

Twenty 3-year-olds will be running for much more than the $2,000,000 purse in Saturday's 140th Kentucky Derby. The first leg of the Triple Crown is the chance of a lifetime for these colts and one of the most important races of the year in North America.

The Hot Brown: A Kentucky Tradition

The famous Hot Brown. (Photos courtesy of The Brown Hotel)

The Hot Brown is more than just a cheese sauce smothered, open-faced turkey sandwich topped with bacon (although that sounds just splendid to me) – it’s part of Kentucky's culinary heritage. It’s synonymous with Louisville, like the Kentucky Derby.

Oaks History: Lilies for the Fillies

Ladies enjoying Kentucky Oaks day (Photo by Eclipse Sportswire)

Although the Kentucky Oaks blanket of lilies hasn’t been around for as long as the Kentucky Derby garland of roses, it still is a great tradition of Churchill Downs’ signature race for fillies.

Showdown of 3-Year-Old Stars in Santa Anita Derby

Art by Jen Ferguson

The $1-million Santa Anita Derby on Saturday at Santa Anita Park drew a number of elite Kentucky Derby hopefuls, including leading classics contenders California Chrome, Candy Boy and Hoppertunity.

The Santa Anita Derby is California’s signature prep race for the first jewel of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown. The 2012 Santa Anita Derby victor, I’ll Have Another, went on to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.

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