Brittany Russell, with husband Sheldon riding, could make Preakness history with Taj Mahal
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Trainer Brittany Russell talks to people in her barn ahead of the 102nd running of the Black-Eyed Susan horse race, Friday, May 15, 2026, at Laurel Park in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Taj Mahal works out ahead of the 102nd running of the Black-Eyed Susan horse race, Friday, May 15, 2026, at Laurel Park in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)In this image provided by the The Maryland Jockey Club, husband and wife, jockey Sheldon Russell and trainer Brittany Russell, pose for a photo in the winner's circle with son Rye and daughter Edy, after Point Dume won the third race, Dec. 31, 2023, at Laurel Park in Laurel, Md. (Jim McCue/The Maryland Jockey Club via AP)Trainer Brittany Russell talks to people in her barn ahead of the 102nd running of the Black-Eyed Susan horse race, Friday, May 15, 2026, at Laurel Park in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Taj Mahal works out ahead of the 102nd running of the Black-Eyed Susan horse race, Friday, May 15, 2026, at Laurel Park in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Trainer Brittany Russell talks to people in her barn ahead of the 102nd running of the Black-Eyed Susan horse race, Friday, May 15, 2026, at Laurel Park in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)