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| California Chrome is settled into stall 40, where Kentucky Derby winners who also compete in the Preakness Stakes usually stay. |
Preakness contender Dynamic Impact gets a bath after his morning gallop two days before the big race. His trainer is Mark Casse. |
| Ring Weekend, trained by Graham Motion, arrives at Pimlico on Thursday afternoon and is led to his stall in the stakes barn by groom Lisa Conway. |
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| Social Inclusion pauses for a photo, then continues around the shedrow with his hot walker, Pedro Palma, on Friday afternoon. |
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Race day arrives: the horses, including California Chrome, walk with their connections from the stakes barn to the track. |
| Steve Coburn, co-owner of California Chrome, accompanies the colt to his designated spot in the saddling area. |
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| Bob Baffert trainee Bayern, Rosie Napravnik up, joins the Preakness post parade. |
| Julien Pimentel rides Kid Cruz, trained by Linda Rice. |
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Start of the race: from left, Ria Antonia (the only filly in the race), Bayern, Social Inclusion, Ring Weekend, California Chrome, Pablo Del Monte, General a Rod. |
| California Chrome's jockey, Victor Espinoza, keeps an eye on Ria Antonia (#6) as the field heads for the clubhouse turn. |
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Ride On Curlin (left), with Joel Rosario, tries to catch the leader as they head to the finish line. Billy Gowan trains the son of two-time horse of the year Curlin. |
| California Chrome wins the Preakness by one and a half lengths over Ride On Curlin. |
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| The victor and his team leave the track, the blanket of black-eyed susans draped over the shoulder of assistant trainer Alan Sherman. |
The winner's colors are immediately applied to the weather vane in the Pimlico infield. |
| Exercise rider Willie Delgado, left, and groom Raul Rodriguez lead California Chrome back to the stakes barn. |
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| The colt passes admirers lining the shedrow, including actress and California Horse Racing Board member Bo Derek (right) . . . |
| . . . then stops by his trainer, Art Sherman. |
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| Willie Delgado and Alan Sherman (Art's son and assistant trainer) join the Preakness winner outside the stakes barn as fans and media members crowd around hoping to get a few more photos. |
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