His past winners include Silver Charm (1997), Real Quiet (1998) and War Emblem (2002).

FORBES: Sports Betting

Doug O'Neill will be looking for his own spot in the Preakness record book as the first trainer to saddle consecutive winners since Bob Baffert with Point Given (2001) and War Emblem (2002).

WSJ: Goldencents seeks a Preakness reversal

After the second world war, it became the Gaullists' emblem.

ECONOMIST: A maid for all reasons

Its choice as the Palestinian delegation's headquarters ten years ago, when Israel and its Arab neighbours boldly embarked on the Madrid peace conference, made it an emblem of the longed-for turn from war to peace.

ECONOMIST: Israel and the Palestinians