Updated: 5:58 PM EDT May 14, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript HATS AND A LOT OF THE EXCITEMENT HERE AT PIMLICO RACE COURSE AND OTHERS LESS THAN 10,000 FANS IN HERE TODAY, BUT YOU CAN STILL FEEL THAT RACE DAY ENERGY BUT BECAUSE OF THOSE CAPACITY LIMITS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE JUST GONNA HAVE TO WATCH FROM HOME. I SPOKE WITH TIFFANY STEER THE VP OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH FIRST EARLIER TODAY, AND SHE TOLD ME THEY’RE DOING A LOT OF THINGS TO HELP PEOPLE FEEL INCLUDED. WRONG. OKAY. SO FIRST JUST TALKED TO US ABOUT THE EXCITEMENT SURROUNDING THIS DAY. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE BACK. IT’S BEEN A WHILE. YEAH, EXCITING TO BE BACK. YOU KNOW, IT’S WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO BACK TO LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND LIVE RACING WITH GUESTS. WE’VE PLANNED FOR THIS FOR LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, AND WE’RE REALLY EXCITED THAT IF WE’VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL DAY OF WORLD-CLASS RACING, EXCELLENT HOSPITALITY AND A SAFE SOCIALLY DISTANT ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OF OUR COMFORT OF OUR GUESTS IN WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO PLAN SPECIFICALLY AND SPECIFICALLY FOR THE COVID-19 PROTOCOLS. ABSOLUTELY. SO COVID-19 IS OBVIOUSLY THROWN INVENTION A LOT OF OUR PLANS, BUT WE HAVE ROBUST HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY THAT INCLUDES THERMAL TEMPERATURE SCANS FOR WHEN OUR GUESTS ARRIVE. IT INCLUDES A MANDATORY MASKING POLICY WHEN YOU’RE NOT ACTIVELY EATING OR DRINKING WE HAVE SOCIAL DISTANCING MARKERS AND THE MANIFEST. SO THE SEATING PLAN FOR THIS YEAR HAS BEEN CHANGED TO ACCOMMODATE FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING TO REALLY ALLOW FOR THE MAXIMUM EXPER. IT’S A CURATED HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCE. IT FEELS A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE A PRIVATE ELEMENT TO IT. AND BECAUSE OF THE SOCIAL DISTANCING ONLY 10,000 PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED THIS YEAR A LOT OF FANS HAVE TO WATCH FROM HOME. TALK TO US ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE. HOW CAN THEY DO THAT? RIGHT? IT’S A LITTLE BIT QUIETER, WHICH IS FINE ON TRACK, BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS BE INVOLVED WITH THE PREAKNESS AT HOME. SO FIRST OFF YOU CAN OF COURSE WATCH US ON THE LIVE BROADCAST ON NBC FROM FIVE TO SEVEN PM ON RACE DAY SATURDAY, MAY 15TH. WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE APP CALLED THE FIRST BET APP, WHICH IS CONTACTLESS WAGERING DIGITAL WAGERING AT HOME. YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG BET ON YOUR FAVORITE HORSES THERE FOLLOW US ON OUR SOCIAL PLATFORMS AT PREAKNESS STAKES AND YOU’LL BE ABLE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF OUR JOCKEY CAM AND SOME PREAKNESS LIVE FOOTAGE. OKAY AND SPEAKING OF PREAKNESS LIVE THAT’S DIFFERENT THAN IN-FIELD FAST THIS YEAR. TALK TO US ABOUT THOSE DIFFERENCES IT IS FOR THIS YEAR ONLY WE’RE REPLACING THE TRADITION OF INFIELD FEST AGAIN. DO IT OUR COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND OUR REDUCED CAPACITY. SO THIS YEAR WE HAVE 3,000 FANS AT PREAKNESS LIVE PREAKNESS LIVE IS SET UP WITH YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL PODS, SO YOU CAN GRAB SOME FRIENDS COME DOWN AGAIN, ENJOY CONTACTLESS WAGERING CONTACTLESS HOSPITALITY HOSPITALITY THE GREAT THING ABOUT PREAKNESS LIVE. YEARS, WE’RE ALL SO RECOGNIZING 200 FIRST RESPONDERS. SO THE FRONT ROWS HAD BEEN ASSIGNED FOR THEM TO COME AS A THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK. AND OF COURSE, WE’VE GOT D NICE TWO CHAINS AND MAJOR LASER. IT’S GONNA BE AMAZING. IT MIGHT BE SMALLER, B