The Preakness Stakes brings out the wild side of thousands of attendees. When the weather is bad, as it was Saturday, and the mud piles up at ancient Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, as it did, things get even wilder.
Here, now, a look at some of the craziest images and videos from the 143rd Preakness Stakes:
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Is that Greco-Roman or freestyle, fellas?
They commissioned a statue for the Common Fan . . . oh, wait, that's just a dude covered in mud:
"Yeah, I got a tip from a stablemate."
Come on in, the muck is fine . . .
It has officially begun. Please help me. #preakness . #wbal pic.twitter.com/HXJ7igjomm
— Lowell Melser (@MelserWBAL) May 19, 2018
Musical act Post Malone destroyed his instrument in trademark fashion . . .
simply smashing, @PostMalone #Preakness pic.twitter.com/OX03NZt6fa
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 19, 2018
. . . when he wasn't hanging out with Bill Belichick's party:
The photo you didn’t know you needed: Post Malone + Bill Belichick at Pimlico. #beerbongsandbelichick pic.twitter.com/M1SzA3EUx7
— Jeremy Bergman (@JABergman) May 20, 2018
Sadly, there was no sign of a Running of the Urinals. If you're feeling nostalgic, take this trip down memory lane (or should that be Porta Potty Row?).
