Preakness Stakes: Best photos of the day from Pimlico Race Course

A muddy Horacio Karamanos walks back to the jockey’s room after ridding Team Tim in the third race during Preakness day 2018 at Pimlico Race Course.

Horses spring from the starting gate during the 143rd Preakness Stakes. Justify (second from right) captured the second leg of the Triple Crown.   (Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)

Justify leads in the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.  (Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

A couple crosses the track just before the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.   (Joshua McKerrow / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Jordan Barry and another attendee wrestle in the mud in the infield during the 143rd Preakness.  (Leeann Adams / Baltimore Sun)

Justify (7) leads the pack through the fog, into the first turn during the running of the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Justify has a chance to take the Triple Crown with the win.

Giada De Laurentiis on the red carpet at the 143rd Preakness at Pimlico Race Course.

Post Malone performs at Preakness InfieldFest on Saturday, May 19, 2018.  (Ulysses Munoz / Baltimore Sun)

Caitlin Cawly of Worcester, MA poses for a photo in the grandstand during the 143rd Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.  (Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Responding to the crowd’s urges, Ryan Bradshaw of Columbia dives into the mud pit during 2018 Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course.

The traditional First Call song is played through horns before a race at the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.  (Joshua McKerrow, Baltimore Sun M / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Frank Sabella, left, of Alexandria, Misty Mastracco of Alexandria, Charlie Courtney of Lutherville, Alan Parker of Philadelphia and Marguerite and Karl Buer, right, of Raleigh, NC poses for a photo in the grandstand before the 143rd Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.  (Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

A race fan takes a nap in the infield during the 143rd Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.  (Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Art Mallory, of Washington, heads to the grandstands for the start of the 8th race of the day on Preakness Saturday.   (Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)

A worker rakes the muddy track before the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.

Christina Guarino of Philadelphia uses bags to cover her feet while in the infield during the 143rd Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.  (Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Laura Hull, left, of Winston-Salem, N.C. who is attending her first Preakness, cheers during the third race on Preakness day 2018 at Pimlico Race Course.

Charles Williams of Annapolis helps Rachel Rowe of Hagerstown, who wears pumps through the muddy infield during 2018 Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course.

Bugler Bethann Dixon of Stony Beach, MD pauses to take a selfie in the corner of the winner’s circle during 2018 Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course.

Matt Lowe of Des Moines, Iowa poses for a photo during the 143rd Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.  (Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Spectators watch Justify lead the pack in the first turn during the running of the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

Justify is draped with “Black-eyed Susan blanket” as his jockey, Mike E. Smith, pats him after winning the race.

Karl Buer of Raleigh, NC poses for a photo in the grandstand before the 143rd Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.  (Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Andrew McGreevy, center, of Philadelphia and Eric Book, right, of Harrisburg react to a race during the 143rd Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.  (Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Ricardo Santana Jr. pumps his fist at the sky in victory after riding Switzerland to first place in the Maryland Sprint Stakes, the 10th race at the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.  (Joshua McKerrow / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

A visitor to the infield goes down in the mud between races at the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.  (Joshua McKerrow / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Quip’s face is covered in mud after the 143rd Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.  (Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Horses charge from the gate at the start of the James W. Murphy Stakes, the 5th race of the day.   (Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)

Justify holds the lead in the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.   (Joshua McKerrow / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

pJockey Manuel Franco gives the thumb up after winning the 117th Running of the Maker’s Mark Dixie Stakes, the 7th race on Preakness day 2018 at Pimlico Race Course.

A visitor to the infield carefully makes her way through the mud between races at the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.  (Joshua McKerrow, Baltimore Sun M / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Well dressed visitors to the infield carefully pick their way through the mud at the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.  (Joshua McKerrow / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Mike E. Smith and Ax Man are surrounded by photographers after winning the Sir Barton Stakes, the 12th race in the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.   (Joshua McKerrow / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Fans in the Turfside Terrace cheer on Ultra Brat as he wins the Gallorette Staes, the only turf race of the day. The jockey was Jose Ortiz.   (Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)

Justify in the lead near the end of the 2018 Preakness Stakes.

Casey Siddons, of Silver Springs, wears his wife’s brand new fascinator while waiting for her to return from the ladies room on Preakness day 2018 at Pimlico Race Course. His wife Sarah bought the fascinator especially for Preakness this year.

Ne-Yo on the red carpet at the 143rd Preakness at Pimlico Race Course.

Kelli Woolsey from Chicago is attending her first Preakness but has attended Kentucky Derby four times. “Some people like baseball parks, I like, horsetracks.”

Post Malone performs at Preakness InfieldFest on Saturday, May 19, 2018.  (Ulysses Munoz / Baltimore Sun)

Attendees navigate a wet and muddy infield at Pimlico Race Course for the 143rd Preakness Stakes.  (Leeann Adams / Baltimore Sun)

Brian Buscemi and his sister Kristyn Buscemi of Charlotte, NC react after winning their bets on Tap Daddy and Coltandmississippi during 2018 Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course.

Emily Pence of Baltimore stands in line to enter the gates during 2018 Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course.