MEDINA SPIRIT WILL BE PERMITTED TO ENTER 146TH PREAKNESS STAKES (GI) WITH CONDITIONS
Trainer Bob Baffert Agrees to Grant Full Access to Medical and Testing Results for Medina Spirit, Concert Tour and Beautiful Gift as a Condition of Entry BALTIMORE, MD – 1/ST RACING and the Maryland Jockey Club announced today that Medina Spirit will be permitted to enter into the 146th Preakness Stakes (GI) to be run […]
Medina Spirit, Concert Tour Jog at Pimlico for Saturday’s Preakness
Lukas Looks Back on 40-Plus Years of Preakness Memories Timing May be Right for Midnight Bourbon in Middle Jewel BALTIMORE – Zedan Racing Stables’ Medina Spirit and Gary and Mary West’s Concert Tour each jogged a mile clockwise at Pimlico Race Course Tuesday morning to start off their first full day at the site of […]
Stablemates Alda, Mia Martina Among 14 in $100,000 Hilltop
Victory Kingdom Seeks First Stakes Win in $100,000 The Very One BALTIMORE –Wertheimer & Frere’s Grade 1-placed homebred Alda and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gianni Fittipaldi’s Mia Martini will line up with the chance to add to trainer Graham Motion’s roster of winners in Friday’s $100,000 Hilltop at Pimlico Race Course. The 49th running of […]
Preakness Candidates Medina Spirit, Concert Tour Arrive at Pimlico
Lukas-Trained Ram Travels to Pimlico in Record Time BALTIMORE – Medina Spirit and Concert Tour, candidates for Saturday’s 146th Preakness Stakes (G1), completed their journey from Churchill Downs to Pimlico Race Course Monday afternoon shortly after 2 p.m. Under the direction of veteran assistant trainer Jimmy Barnes, the pair of 3-year-olds were led off the […]
Horologist Seeks Good Time in $150,000 Allaire du Pont (G3)
Among Six Stakes, Four Graded, Worth $1 Million in Purses BALTIMORE – Five-time stakes winner Horologist will go after her fourth career graded triumph and third in six starts when she makes her Pimlico Race Course debut in Friday’s $150,000 Allaire du Pont (G3). The 28th running of the 1 1/8-mile du Pont for fillies […]
‘Big Test’ for Street Lute in $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3)
Among Six Stakes, Four Graded, Worth $1 Million in Purses BALTIMORE – Lucky 7 Stables’ Street Lute, already a six-time stakes winner from just nine starts, will make the jump to graded-stakes competition for the first time in the $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3) Friday, May 14 at Pimlico Race Course. The 36th running of the […]
Harpers First Ride Returns for $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3)
Shares Spotlight with $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) May 14 Among Six Stakes, Four Graded, Worth $1 Million in Purses BALTIMORE – His owner, trainer and jockey will be different, but the scenery will be the same for Harpers First Ride when the defending champion returns to the site of his biggest victory in the historic […]
Adventuring, Miss Leslie Seeks Graded Win in Black-Eyed Susan (G2)
97th Running of 3-Year-Old Filly Stakes Tops Friday, May 14 Program BALTIMORE – Godolphin homebred Adventuring, riding a two-race win streak for reigning Eclipse Award-winning trainer Brad Cox, and BB Horses’ Miss Leslie, a local stakes winner in her only two tries around two turns, each make the jump into graded company in Friday’s $250,000 […]
Midnight Bourbon Breezes; Asmussen ‘Jazzed’ for Preakness
France Go de Ina Gets Acquainted with Pimlico Track Keepmeinmind Back on Track for Saturday’s Middle Jewel Brown Putting Risk Taking’s Disappointing Race Behind Him BALTIMORE – Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Midnight Bourbon had the easy workout typical of a Steve Asmussen-trained horse five days before a race, covering the half-mile distance in 50.20 seconds at Churchill […]
Preakness Post-Position Draw
BALTIMORE – The post-position draw for Preakness 146 will now be held Tuesday at approximately 4 p.m. at Pimlico Race Course. It can be viewed at Facebook.com/Preakness.