Date: Third Saturday in May (May 17, 2008)
Place: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland
Nickname: The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown
Inaugural Year: 1873
Official Flower: Black-eyed Susan (Maryland's state flower)
Theme Song: "Maryland, My Maryland"
Official Drink: Black-eyed Susan (not Maryland's state beverage, which is milk!)
Trophy: The Woodlawn Vase
Special Tradition: Painting the weathervane
Events: Preakness Week
Favorite Food: Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs
Preakness Tradition and Trivia
From Laureen Miles Brunelli, former About.com Guide
Weathervane at Pimlico
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