War Emblem was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2002 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
War Emblem
The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually on Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness Stakes is a Grade I race run over a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 pounds (55 kg). It is the second jewel of the Triple Crown, held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes.
"The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown" "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans"
Sir Barton, winner in 1919
The weather vane at Pimlico is painted with the winner's colors (pictured: colors of 2021 winner Rombauer)