Racing News

National Treasure Caps Emotional Day in 148th Preakness Stakes (G1)

05/20/2023

3YO Colt Gives Hall of Fame Trainer Bob Baffert Record Eighth Victory
Hall of Fame Jockey John Velazquez Earns First Preakness Win in 13th Try

BALTIMORE – National Treasure led from the start and held off a game Blazing Sevens the length of the stretch to win the 148th Preakness Stakes (G1), Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, by a head Saturday at historic Pimlico Race Course.

G1 Preakness Stakes Quotes

05/20/2023

Winning Trainer Bob Baffert (National Treasure): "This day was like a rollercoaster. Started out great. Then things went bad. When we lose a horse, it's tough on everybody. We grieve. But then for this horse to come back, to pull us out of that dark area that we were in...that's why I love those horses. They try so hard. It looked like he wouldn't let that horse pass him. He fought. He dug in. And Johnny (Velazquez) said he didn't want to pull up.

148th Preakness Stakes (G1) TV Flash Quotes

05/20/2023

148th Preakness Stakes Media Conference

05/20/2023

Saturday, May 20, 2023
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Pimlico Race Course

Bob Baffert
John Velazquez
Jack Wolf
Barbara Banke
Bat Masterson
Sol Kumin
Tom Ryan

Media Conference

Smooth Win for Straight No Chaser in Maryland Sprint (G3)

05/20/2023

California Shipper Sets Stakes Record in Six-Furlong Dash

BALTIMORE – MyRacehorse’s Straight No Chaser broke running and never looked back, becoming a graded-stakes winner in record time with an eye-catching 7 ½-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,00 Maryland Sprint (G3) presented by Big Ass Fans at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Beer Can Man Up in Time in $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint

05/20/2023

G3 Winner Edges Stubborn Nothing Better for Seventh Career Win

BALTIMORE – Little Red Feather Racing, Madaket Stables and Sterling Stables’ Grade 3 winner Beer Can Man, the lone also-eligible that drew into the field following four early scratches, forged a short lead in mid-stretch and held on for a neck victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint presented by Guinness Open Gate Brewery at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Cheetara Sprints to Narrow $100,000 Skipat Victory

05/20/2023

Fourth Career Stakes Win for 6YO Chilean-Bred Mare

BALTIMORE – Stud Los Leones’ Cheetara, a Group 2 winner in her native Chile, came with a relentless drive on the far outside to outrun fellow closers Olivia Darling and I’m the Boss of Me and spring a 17-1 upset of Saturday’s $100,00 Skipat presented by Old Bay at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Never Explain Record-Setting Winner of $200,000 Dinner Party (G3)

05/20/2023

5YO Making Stakes Debut Sets 1 1/8-Mile Turf Course Record of 1:46.14

BALTIMORE – Courtlandt Farm’s 5-year-old Never Explain, making his 15th career start and first in a stakes, edged clear of four rivals in the final 50 yards to register a record-setting half-length upset at odds of 15-1 in Saturday’s $200,000 Dinner Party (G3) presented by Bulleit Bourbon at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Whitebeam Shines in $100,000 Gallorette (G3) Victory

05/20/2023

4YO Filly Becomes Stakes Winner in 2nd North American Start

BALTIMORE – Juddmonte homebred Whitebeam, an English-bred filly narrowly beaten in her North American debut last month, split horses in mid-stretch and went on to a 2 ½-length victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Gallorette (G3) presented by Pepsi Zero Sugar at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Ryvit Extends Win Streak to Four in $200,000 Chick Lang (G3)

05/20/2023

Sixth Win in Six-Furlong Sprint for Hall of Fame Trainer Asmussen

BALTIMORE – Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Ryvit, stepping up to graded-stakes company for the first time, extended his win streak to four races with a 1 ¾-length triumph in Saturday’s $200,000 Chick Lang (G3) presented by Case IH at historic Pimlico Race Course.