Pedulla To Receive Old Hilltop Award
To be Honored May 18 at Alibi Breakfast BALTIMORE – Tom Pedulla, who has reported on Thoroughbred racing for more than three decades for numerous publications, will receive the Old Hilltop Award at the Alibi Breakfast Thursday, May 18 at Pimlico Race Course. Pedulla will be recognized for covering Thoroughbred racing with excellence and distinction […]
Forte Remains Favored in Inaugural Preakness Future Wager
Advance Betting on Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Closes Saturday BALTIMORE – Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s champion Forte remains a strong favorite in the inaugural Preakness Future Wager following the close of Sunday’s live racing in Maryland. A total of $84,651 was in the win pool at the conclusion of Sunday’s eight-race program […]
Undefeated 3-Year-Old Filly Goodgirl Badhabits Turning Heads
G1-Winning Stablemate Doppelganger Headed for Met Mile (G1) Jockey Boyce Sweeps Early Sunday Double; Live Racing Returns Thursday BALTIMORE – Already with a slew of good horses and her first Grade 1 winner in the barn, trainer Brittany Russell has another exciting prospect on her hands in Jim Bakke and Gerald Isbister’s undefeated 3-year-old filly […]
Nimitz Class Extends Streak to Four in $100,000 Native Dancer
Historic Pimlico Special (G3) May 19 Possible Next Stop for 4YO G3 Winner Classier Earns Third Straight Victory in Henry S. Clark Misty Mauve Springs 18-1 Upset in $100,000 Dahlia Princess Kokachin Wins $100,000 Primonetta Stage Left in the Spotlight in $100,000 King T. Leatherbury BALTIMORE — Thomas Coulter’s homebred Nimitz Class showed no hesitation […]
Nimitz Class Looks to Extend Stakes Streak in Native Dancer
Moody Woman Chasing First Stakes Victory in Primonetta Grateful Bred Launching Season in King T. Leatherbury G3 Winner English Bee Seeks Fourth Stakes in Henry S. Clark BALTIMORE – Thomas Coulter’s 4-year-old homebred Nimitz Class, named for the U.S. Navy’s fast and powerful nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, returns to Laurel Park looking for a fourth consecutive […]
Columnist Privman, Photographer Carr to be Honored at Alibi Breakfast
Privman to Receive David F. Woods Award, Carr to Receive Jerry Frutkoff BALTIMORE – Columnist Jay Privman and photographer Rob Carr will be among the honorees at the Alibi Breakfast May 18 at Pimlico Race Course for their outstanding coverage of the 2022 Preakness Stakes (G1). The legendary Alibi Breakfast began in the 1930s on […]
Champion Forte Favored in Inaugural Preakness Future Wager
Advance Betting on Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Begins Friday BALTIMORE — Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s multiple Grade 1-winning champion Forte, riding a five-race win streak, has been installed as the 4-1 favorite to open the Maryland Jockey Club’s inaugural Preakness Future Wager. For the first time, the MJC is offering advance wagering […]
Nimitz Class Seeking Fourth Straight Win in $100,000 Native Dancer
Moody Woman Chasing First Career Stakes Victory in $100,000 Primonetta BALTIMORE – Thomas Coulter’s 4-year-old homebred Nimitz Class, riding a three-stakes win streak, will be favored to make it four in a row in his return to Maryland for Saturday’s $100,000 Native Dancer at Laurel Park. The 51st running of the 1 1/8-mile Native Dancer […]
That’s Right Launching Season in $100,000 King T. Leatherbury
G3 Winner Tops Competitive Field of Eight in 5 ½-Furlong Turf Sprint BALTIMORE – James Shannon Jr.’s That’s Right, front-running winner of the Turf Monster (G3) last fall at Parx, is set to make his season debut against seven rivals including six-time stakes winner Carotari in a highly competitive edition of the $100,000 King T. […]
G3 Winner English Bee Making Laurel Debut in Henry S. Clark
Among Five $100,000 Stakes Saturday, Three Scheduled for the Turf BALTIMORE –Calumet Farm’s well-traveled multiple stakes-winning homebred English Bee, who has raced at 11 tracks in six states during his career, will add another venue to the list when the 7-year-old gelding makes his Laurel Park debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Henry S. Clark. The 23rd […]