Category: Baltimore
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Why is it called The Preakness? What’s in a name, anyhow? Who was Preakness?
According to the Maryland Jockey Club, it all started with the Minisi, a northern New Jersey tribe of native Americans. They called their area Pra-qua-les, meaning quail woods. After a series of different spellings, the name eventually evolved into Preakness. One of its variations was Preckiness, used by General George Washington to describe the area…