Black-Eyed Susan Day Produces Record Handle

Army Wife Wins 97th Running of Black-Eyed Susan (G2) BALTIMORE – The Maryland Jockey Club and 1/ST RACING announced Friday’s 97th Black-Eyed Susan Day at Pimlico Race Course produced a record total handle of $27.675 million. The 97th running of the Black-Eyed Susan, won by Three Diamonds Farm’s Army Wife, was the highlight of a […]

Army Wife Marches to $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) Win

97th Edition of Prestigious 1 1/8-Mile Race for 3-Year-Old Fillies BALTIMORE – Three Diamonds Farm’s Army Wife was able to extricate herself from tight quarters leaving the backstretch, tipped outside to challenge long shot pacesetter Lady Traveler midway around the turn and opened up on the field once straightened for home to earn her first […]

Three Big Winners in Stronach 5

Returns $40,140 BALTIMORE – There were three winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each ticket worth $40,140.70. The Stronach 5 featured two graded-stakes races from Pimlico Race Course and races from Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields along with an industry-low 12-percent takeout. The Stronach 5 kicked off with the Pimlico […]

PREAKNESS ODDS

As of 5.14.21 @6:15 p.m. Ram 12-1 Keepmeinmind 10-1 Medina Spirit 3-1 Crowded Trade 7-1 Midnight Bourbon 5-2 Rombauer 11-1 France Go de Ina 18-1 Unbridled Honor 13-1 Risk Taking 16-1 Concert Tour 4-1

Last Judgment Wires $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3) Field

Historic 1 3/16-Mile Event Precedes Black-Eyed Susan (G2) BALTIMORE – Michael Dubb, Steve Hornstock, Bethlehem Stables and Nice Guys Stables’ Last Judgment, who became a graded-stakes winner two starts back, led all the way around to add another graded triumph to his resume in Friday’s historic $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3) at Pimlico Race Course. The […]

Alda Gives Velazquez Friday Stakes Triple in $100,000 Hilltop

Hall of Famer Snags Fourth Career Win in One-Mile Turf Event BALTIMORE – Wertheimer and Frere’s homebred Alda got to the lead at the top of the stretch and outran the field to the wire, holding off late bids from Seasons and Arm Candy to capture Friday’s $100,000 Hilltop by a neck at Pimlico Race […]

Red Ghost Rises to Occasion in $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3)

First Stakes Win in Fourth Career Start for 3-Year-Old Filly BALTIMORE – Douglas Scharbauer’s Red Ghost, a homebred daughter of Hall of Famer Ghostzapper, lost the lead in mid-stretch but surged up the rail in the final strides to get her nose down on the wire and edge Eurphoric and Joyful Cadence in Friday’s $150,000 […]

MEDINA SPIRIT TESTS CLEAR AND IS ELIGIBLE TO RACE AT PREAKNESS 146

BALTIMORE – After undergoing three rounds of out-of-competition blood sample testing as part of the condition of entry agreement into Preakness 146 between the Maryland Jockey Club (MJC) and trainer Bob Baffert, Medina Spirit, Concert Tour and Beautiful Gift have been reported clear and are eligible to race this weekend at Pimlico Race Course. Two […]

Caravel Sails to Nose Victory in $100,000 The Very One

Bred, Owned and Trained by Maryland-Based Liz Merryman BALTIMORE – Pennsylvania-bred Caravel – bred, owned and trained by Maryland-based Liz Merryman – scooted through an opening along the inside and emerged from a three-way photo finish to capture Friday’s $100,000 The Very One by a nose at Pimlico Race Course. The 28th running of the […]

Spice Is Nice Becomes Stakes Winner in $150,000 Allaire du Pont (G3)

First of 6 Stakes, 4 Graded, Worth $1 Million on Black-Eyed Susan Card BALTIMORE – Robert and Lawana Low’s Spice Is Nice, racing for just the second time in nine months, put away Dreamalildreamofu in mid-stretch and edged clear by 1 ½ lengths to earn her first career stakes win in Friday’s $150,000 Allaire du […]