There is a certain afterglow of attending the huge races, but following a year of hiding out in my basement live streaming vicariously through the few brave souls who put on their best fashionable hazmat attire and attended dystopian race-land, Saturday felt like being reborn.

D. Wayne Lukas turns 86 in September and he prefers to stay seated for interviews, a reasonable request considering how long he towered above the industry.

One of the preeminent trainers of all time is back at the Preakness with a horse that seemingly does not belong, 30-1 Ram, but he is entitled to that, too.