Preakness Interloper Charged

The 22-year-old man who stood on the track at Pimlico as horses raced past him down the stretch was being held on a first-degree assault charge, a corrections official said.

Police spokeswoman Angelique Cook-Hayes said Lee Ferrell, of Bel Air, Md., was taken to Sinai Hospital for a psychiatric review, but was released from the hospital Saturday night.

Ferrell made his way to the track from the infield during the seventh race Saturday, hours before the running of the Preakness.

As the horses approached, he stood with his fists clenched and arms upraised. As the horses charged by on both sides, Ferrell can be seen in videotape replays apparently punching at two horses.