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 […]
Rombauer’s Owners at Saturday’s Preakness By Strokes of Luck
‘Fresh and Happy’ Medina Spirit, Concert Tour Set for Middle Jewel Asmussen ‘Expecting a Very Good Run’ from Midnight Bourbon BALTIMORE – At this time a year ago, Diane and John Fradkin were trying to figure out what to do with the 2-year-old homebred colt they would later name Rombauer. A couple of unexpected turns, […]
BAFFERT TRAINED HORSES MEDINA SPIRIT, CONCERT TOUR AND BEAUTIFUL GIFT UNDERWENT THREE ROUNDS OF OUT-OF-COMPETITION TESTING PER CONDITION OF ENTRY AGREEMENT
BALTIMORE, MD – Per the condition of entry agreement into Preakness 146 between the Maryland Jockey Club and trainer Bob Baffert reached earlier this week, Baffert trained horses Medina Spirit, Concert Tour and Beautiful Gift underwent three rounds of out-of-competition blood sample testing. The Maryland Racing Commission (MRC) took two samples, one on May 6th […]
Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan (G2) Day Kicks Off Preakness Weekend
Saturday’s Preakness Day Features 146th Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Advance Wagering for Entire Preakness Program Available Friday Special $1 Black-Eyed Susan/Preakness Double Wager Returns Preakness LIVE Entertainment Experience Part of Saturday Festivities BALTIMORE – A weekend of world-class racing and entertainment is set to get under way with spectacular back-to-back 14-race programs at Pimlico […]
Preakness Features Derby Winner vs. Stablemate More and More
BALTIMORE– Once uncommon, Kentucky Derby (G1) winners have run against stablemates more often in the Preakness Stakes (G1) in recent years. It is likely to happen again Saturday when Bob Baffert trainees Medina Spirit and Concert Tour are scheduled to face each other at Pimlico Race Course. Zedan Racing’s Medina Spirit quickly grabbed the lead […]
Midnight Bourbon Winchell’s Hope for First Success in Preakness Stakes
Barnes Pleased with Preakness Preparation of Medina Spirit, Concert Tour Rombauer Brings ‘Wonderful Mechanics’ into Saturday’s Preakness Cohen Makes Preakness Debut with High Hopes for Keepmeinmind BALTIMORE – Ron Winchell, who campaigns Louisiana Derby (G2) runner-up Midnight Bourbon in the name of his family’s Winchell Thoroughbreds, said he’s trying to keep his enthusiasm in check […]