A horse works out at Laurel Park during sunrise, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Laurel Park, set to become a training facility, spruced things up for a chance to relive its glory days by hosting its first and probably only Preakness Stakes. __ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
A horse works out at Laurel Park during sunrise, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Old typewriters, television sets, files and other antiquities are stored in the Laurel Park press box, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)The winners of the first 121 Preakness Stakes are listed on a poster hanging in the Laurel Park press box, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)A horse is washed at the Laurel Park stables, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Longtime Maryland horse trainer Ferris Allen pets his goat Molly as horse Lucky Tin Tin watches, at the Laurel Park stables, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Longtime Maryland horse trainer Ferris Allen pets his horse Lucky Tin Tin at the Laurel Park stables, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)A man places a bet on Preakness Meet racing at Laurel Park, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Jockey Mychel Sanchez carries a saddle following a race during Laurel Park’s Preakness Meet, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Jockey Jorge Ruiz walks along the track during Laurel Park’s Preakness Meet, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)A horse is walked around the paddock during Laurel Park’s Preakness Meet, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Jockeys ride horses out of the paddock during Laurel Park’s Preakness Meet, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Jockeys ride horses on the track during Laurel Park’s Preakness Meet, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Horses work out at Laurel Park during sunrise, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)A horse works out at Laurel Park during sunrise, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Jockeys race horses during Laurel Park’s Preakness Meet, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)People dine during Laurel Park’s Preakness Meet, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)People bet on races during Laurel Park’s Preakness Meet, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)The Laurel Park grandstand sits almost empty as a janitor mops the floor during live racing, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Sharon Jelani and Jacquelyne Barnes, both of Baltimore, watch Preakness Meet horse racing at Laurel Park, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Jacquelyne Barnes, of Baltimore, watches Preakness Meet horse racing at Laurel Park, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)People arrive to watch Preakness Meet horse racing at Laurel Park, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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