Keep It Easy Cutting Back for Return in $150,000 Chick Lang
Romans-Trained Colt Faces 10 Rivals in 6F Sprint for 3YOs Saturday BALTIMORE – Trainer Dale Romans has some advice for people handicapping the 50th running of the listed $150,000 Chick Lang Saturday at Pimlico Race Course: don’t overlook Keep It Easy. Since the colt owned by St. Elias Stable and West Point Thoroughbreds was eased […]
Lightly Raced Invictus Formidable in $100,000 Sir Barton
Among 10 Stakes, Five Graded, Worth $3.3M Preakness Day BALTIMORE – Though he has the smallest resume, Invictus will carry the highest profile into the 27th running of the $100,000 Spendthrift Farms Sir Barton sponsored by Spendthrift Farm to benefit the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. The 1 1/16th-mile Sir Barton, named […]
Journalism Looking ‘Fine’ Galloping Over Pimlico Track
Casse Hopes Sunny Skies Await Sandman Preakness Day Baffert’s Key to Preakness Record is Saddling Best Horse BALTIMORE – Eleven minutes into an interview session Wednesday morning outside the Stakes Barn at Pimlico, Michael McCarthy, trainer of Preakness Stakes (G1) morning line favorite Journalism, noticed that Bob Baffert had joined the scrum. McCarthy stepped back […]
Gosger Hopes Namesake Hits Home Run in Preakness
Former Major League Player Jim Gosger rooting for Preakness Contender BALTIMORE – This is the story of an obscure big-league baseball journeyman from a half-century ago and the Preakness Stakes (G1) horse that bears his name. Jim Gosger is the former ballplayer, now an 82-year-old Michigan man who bounced around the Majors in the ‘60s […]
Journalism Brings ‘Special Talent’ into Saturday’s Preakness 150
Five Hall of Fame Trainers Stand in Way of Derby Runner-Up BALTIMORE – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Robert LaPenta, Elayne Stables 5 LLC, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith’s Journalism looms as a strong favorite for Saturday’s 150th Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course, two weeks after coming […]
Preakness 8-5 Morning-Line Favorite Journalism Arrives at Pimlico
BALTIMORE – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Robert LaPenta, Elayne Stables 5 LLC, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith’s Journalism arrived at Pimlico Race Course Tuesday afternoon to begin preparation for a highly anticipated start in Saturday’s 150th Preakness Stakes (G1). Journalism withstood traffic and a wide trip to take […]
Merryman Hoping for a Memorable Preakness Day
Witty Carries Hope for Local Trainer in Jim McKay BALTIMORE – Preakness Day has always been a big deal to Elizabeth Merryman. “I am a Maryland-bred and it’s a day I have always enjoyed,” Merryman said. “My family has had multiple boxes at the wire, before I was born. Just great memories.” Merryman hopes to […]
Sandman ‘Relaxing’ in New Digs at Pimlico Race Course
River Thames Enjoying Good Week of Training Asmussen: Post 8 ‘Very Good Draw’ for Clever Again BALTIMORE – With the benefit of time – eight-plus days – after his second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby (G1), the connections of Journalism determined that he had answered all the questions about his readiness for Saturday’s 150th Preakness […]
Motion Aims to Return to Gallorette Winner’s Circle With Pair of Contenders
Motion sending out Sparkle Blue and Queen of the Mud in G3 turf contest for fillies and mares BALTIMORE – Trainer Graham Motion, who has saddled three previous winners of the $150,000 Gallorette Stakes (G3), will be bidding to add a fourth in Saturday’s 1 1/16-turf event for fillies and mares. But, as Motion noted […]
Afleet Alex and Jeremy Rose
An Immaculate Recovery in the Storied History of the Preakness BALTIMORE – Twenty years later, Afleet Alex’ victory remains one of the most memorable in the storied history of the Preakness Stakes (G1). But not for his margin of victory of 4 ¾ lengths. Or his time of 1:55.04, which is nowhere near Secretariat’s stakes […]