The Preakness Stakes is moving to three weeks and a day after the Kentucky Derby and is set to be run on a Sunday for the first time.⁠ ⁠ Gov. Wes Moore is holding a press conference Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. announcing major changes.⁠ ⁠ Maryland has been wondering what comes next after the Preakness Stakes was left out of a new six-race thoroughbred championship series.⁠ ⁠ Moore and the Maryland Jockey Club announced the move Wednesday. No Triple Crown race has ever been run on a Sunday in the century-plus-old history of the series.⁠ ⁠ The aim is to get more Derby horses to participate in the second leg of the Triple Crown. For decades, it was normalcy but has become increasingly rare in recent years.⁠ ⁠ The shift marks a major change on the horse racing calendar, following significant debate and speculation. Except for 2020 during the pandemic, the Preakness has taken place on the third Saturday in May, two weeks after the Kentucky Derby, since 1950.⁠ ⁠ “We acknowledge the great history...