Six of the nine contending horses arrived Monday and Tuesday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore for the 150th Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. With Kentucky Derby-winner Sovereignty out of the picture,

Trainer Michael McCarthy was on hand at Pimlico to greet his Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up. “I guess he's a complete package,” McCarthy said. “He's got the looks, he's got the ability, wonderful disposition.

Baltimore's Historic Pimlico Race Course will be demolished after the 150th Preakness Stakes in May as state leaders move forward with a restoration project. Renderings of the new facility were unveiled Wednesday.

Mitole registered three wins over the winter and spring at Oaklawn Park before his Chick Lang triumph, and would go on to win four Grade 1 stakes including the Met Mile and Breeders’ Cup Sprint and earn the 2019 Eclipse Award as male sprint champion.

Saturday will mark the last time the Preakness Stakes will run at the original Old Hilltop. So, what will the new Pimlico look like?

The Kentucky Derby runner-up Journalism has entered the Preakness, a race that drew two other Derby runners, Sandman and American Promise, and six new shooters.

American Promise endured a troubled trip in the Kentucky Derby on the way to a 16th-place finish in a field of 19 horses.

Preakness 150 will be the last time the annual horse race will be held with the existing structures in place before the track is rebuilt on the same site.

Through 150 years, the race has produced some zany antics, memorable moments and some devastating losses. Here are 10 standout mileposts in Preakness Day history.