The Fate of a Horse Named Preakness

The Derby is a race of aristocratic sleekness,
For horses of birth
To prove their worth
To run in the Preakness ~ Ogden Nash, noted poet, pundit and lover of Baltimore
BALTIMORE — And now comes that desperately needed pause on the Triple Crown highway when, for a single Saturday, a horse race is a horse… [read on for the history of the horse for which is named the 2nd jewel of the Triple Crown]

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Rich Nilsen is a 20-time qualifier to the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), an event he has cashed in 5 times. He was the first player to finish in the top 10 of the NHC twice. A former executive with Brisnet.com and member of the NHC Players’ Committee, Rich is a graduate of the UofL Equine Business Program and is founder of AGameofSkill.com, a site devoted to horse racing education and promotion. He was elected into the NHC Hall of Fame in 2025.

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