Preakness blankets take 8 hours to make

For the 27th year, Giant Food has been chosen to make the floral blankets that will adorn the winning horses and jockeys for the Preakness and Black-Eyed Susan Stakes held at Pimlico Racetrack Friday and Saturday.
This is the 149th year for the Preakness and the Black-Eyed Susan races. The blanket for each is made up of over 5,000 flowers.
The five in-store floral experts will spend around eight hours on each blanket at the Giant on York Road in Baltimore.
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