Perspective: Horse racing is a sport without a rider
By Barry Svrluga Barry Svrluga Sports columnist with beat writing experience on baseball, golf, the NFL, college basketball and college football Email Bio Follow Sports columnist May 18 at 9:25 PM BALTIMORE — A pipe burst, so not all the toilets worked . The grandstands past which the horses parade en route from the barn are so decrepit, they were closed.
1 of 21 Full Screen Autoplay Close Skip Ad × The scene at Pimlico in Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes View Photos Fans enjoy festivities for the 144th running of the Preakness. Caption Fans enjoy festivities for the 144th running of the Preakness. Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post Buy Photo Wait 1 second to continue. .wp-volt-gal-preroll-video{width:100%;height:100%} The answer is no. But it doesn’t mean Bodexpress didn’t try.
The Stronach Group, which owns both Pimlico and Santa Anita , is tussling with both the city and the state to move the race from the only home it has ever known. I’m not an expert — or even a novice, frankly — in horse racing. But I covered baseball at RFK Stadium. I know a venue that’s no longer suitable for hosting major events , and Pimlico is no longer suitable for hosting major events.
“He was just not behaving good in the gate,” Velazquez said. “He was not settling really well. He got me against a wall in the gate, and obviously when the doors opened, I was kind of up like right from the start. I kind of jumped sideways, and I had my feet out of the irons, so I lost my balance — and I went off.”
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