Saturday is the corporate generic version of Preakness. It is sure to be a massive failure on almost every level imaginable. Magna Entertainment (owner of Pimlico and the Preakness) has picked the absolute worst year to hurt the local economy. The slots debacle and the ruining of the Preakness party prove that Magna is one of the worst corporations in all of North America.
More Preakness thoughts can be found at the Baltimore Sun and the JHU Newsletter.
Is the Preakness really more family friendly when you can not even bring bottled water for your sun scorched dehydrated kids to Preakness? Any outdoor event that forces you to purchase water is a greed-fest.