So much for “Hi ho, Pimlico.” This week, the Thoroughbred racing calendar usually focuses squarely on Baltimore, with Old Hilltop, the longtime nickname for Pimlico Race Course, preparing to host the Preakness Stakes and throw one of the biggest parties in the sport.Not so this year. Nothing remains of the Pimlico we knew. It has been demolished to make way for a new racing facility — one slated to be ready to host the second leg of the Triple Crown next year.So this year’s event has moved 30 miles south to Laurel Park, a smaller facility that hosts the majority of Maryland’s racing days. The move will limit this year’s Preakness crowd to 4,800 people. In its heyday at Pimlico, the Preakness drew 100,000 fans, a number that has dwindled since the pandemic and owner 1/ST Racing’s decision to create a more elite experience, moving away from the populist one that made the Preakness so fun to attend.1/ST Racing no longer owns Maryland’s racing properties; they were sold to the state of Maryland nearly two years ago, and, once again, the Maryland Jockey Club runs the state’s racing program. 1/ST Racing maintained ownership of the intellectual property and name of the Preakness, but in April, the racing entity announced that it had sold that property to Churchill Downs, moving control of one of Maryland’s premier events to a company with no connection to the area.Then came the news that for the second straight year, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, Golden Tempo, won’t run in the Preakness. Golden Tempo was a huge longshot at the Derby, with 23-1 odds, and he benefited from the sizzling fractions that developed early in the race. That pace meltdown enabled Golden Tempo to rally in the stretch as the horses in front of him tired, and it seems unlikely that he’d have headed to Maryland as the favorite.The Preakness has attracted a full field of 14 horses. While that field may not be among the sport’s elite runners, Laurel Park will host a good betting race, with only one horse less than 5-1 on the morning line.Post time for the race is 7:01 p.m. ET. Coverage on Peacock begins at 1 p.m., and NBC will broadcast beginning at 4 p.m.I’m picking Incredibolt to win, and betting exacta boxes with Incredibolt, Taj Mahal, The Hell We Did, Chip Honcho and Iron Honor.Here’s a look at the field.1. Taj Mahal