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Preakness weekend security protocols announced The Maryland Jockey Club and Maryland Racing Commission on Tuesday announced protocol for horses competing in stakes races at Pimlico on May 16-17. The May 16 card features eight stakes races, highlighted by the $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan, while the May 17 program has nine stakes races, headlined by the $1.5 million Preakness. Every runner competing in the six graded stakes races must be stabled in Barns C, D or E, which are located behind the Pimlico grandstand. Those races are: Preakness, Dixie, Gallorette and Maryland Sprint on May 17 and the Black-Eyed Susan and Pimlico Special on May 16. The first Preakness starter scheduled to arrive is Social Inclusion, who is expected to be at Pimlico Thursday morning. "Ensuring the welfare and safety of horses and jockeys is paramount," Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas said. "Credibility and safety are maxims we live by, as evidenced by the Stronach Group's 10-point plan proposal. To provide that environment, from the bottom claimer up to our stakes program, is our mission." "The Maryland Jockey Club and the Maryland Racing Commission are partnering in an effort to provide the most secure and safe environment possible for Preakness-week participants," said Maryland Racing Commission chairman Bruce Quade. "The equine security procedures, along with the additional security steps being taken by the Maryland Jockey Club will also ensure the seamless implementation of the State's medication protocol. These efforts are part of the continuing program to ensure the integrity of Maryland's most exciting weekend." Bet Horseracing Free Online at TwinSpires.com
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