BALTIMORE _ With a full week of preparations to go, the 2019 Preakness already figures to go down as one of the strangest in recent memory.
Kentucky Derby champion Country House won't make the trip to Pimlico Race Course. Neither will Maximum Security, the horse who actually crossed the finish line first at Churchill Downs.
Those who care about thoroughbred racing are still debating the unprecedented disqualification that decided the first jewel of the Triple Crown, while Maryland fans have turned to their annual ritual of speculating how long dilapidated Pimlico can hold up as the Preakness host.
With so much going on, the race itself feels lost in the shuffle. Nonetheless, here are five storylines to watch for the 144th running of the Preakness on May 18.
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