The famous Preakness Party, 2008 edition

The 2008 version of Doug and Lisa's annual Preakness Party was held May 17, 2008, and was a great success.

The couple have been hosting the yearly gathering of friends, relatives, and friends of friends and relatives for many years at the family estate in suburban Baltimore.

There was a great crowd, all ages from grandparents to toddlers. Elizabeth was home from college, and she and Rebecca each had a group of friends join the party. Cathy, Christopher and Stephanie were there, and Dan & Julie & Christine & Andy made it down from New Jersey.

See lots more photos of the festivities.

The weather was fine and there was food and drink aplenty, games of badminton and ultimate frisbee, and plenty of good conversation -- interrupted briefly for the viewing of the Preakness Stakes being run not far away at Pimlico Race Course.

Here's a clip of the crowd cheering the horses down the stretch.



Big Brown, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and the overwhelming favorite, won the race by 5 1/4 lengths after flying away from his competitors in the stretch.