Pletcher Hoping for a Sweet Run from Candied
Consistent filly looks like one to beat in duPont BALTIMORE – Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher can always count on Candied. The 4-year-old filly is one of the more consistent horses in his ample barn; she just doesn’t have a stockpile of victories to show from it. The daughter of Candy Ride looks to […]
Pretty Lavish Looks to Rebound in $125,000 Hilltop Stakes
Bosserati, Loon Cry, Accomplished Girl Loom Large in $100,000 The Very One BALTIMORE – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Bobby Flay’s Pretty Lavish, who began her racing career with a pair of victories in Ireland and the United States, will be looking to rebound from a disappointing stakes debut in Friday’s $125,000 Hilltop Stakes at Pimlico […]
McCarthy: Journalism Thriving Leading Up to 150th Preakness Stakes
Lukas: ‘I Have Always Enjoyed Every Minute’ of 45 Years at Pimlico Clever Again ‘Happy’ Following 4F Breeze for Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Enter John Velazquez BALTIMORE – It didn’t take long for trainer Michael McCarthy to approve the proposal to run Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up Journalism in the 150th Preakness Stakes Saturday at […]
National Law Focuses Better Without Blinkers
Jockey Jevian Toledo reaches career milestone Northern Glow gives Russell a Mother’s Day present BALTIMORE — Jevian Toledo was impressed. “The horse got a lot of talent,” Toledo said after National Law rallied to win Sunday’s fourth race at Pimlico, a $49,000 first-level allowance with an optional claiming range between $62,500 and $50,000 for 3-year-olds […]
Stakes-Placed Family Making Dirt Debut in G3 Miss Preakness
6F Sprint for 3YO Fillies Draws Competitive Baker’s Dozen Friday BALTIMORE – C2 Racing Stable and Machmer Hall’s Family is a key contender in Friday’s $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3) for 3-year-old fillies racing six furlongs at Pimlico Race Course. She is also somewhat of a question mark, having never raced on dirt. If you believe […]
Pyrenees Making Title Defense in $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3)
Shares Spotlight with $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) May 16 BALTIMORE – Blue Heaven Farm homebred Pyrenees, who capped a spectacular day of racing for trainer Cherie DeVaux last spring and propelled her to a lucrative weekend bonus, will make his 5-year-old debut in an attempt to defend his title in the historic $250,000 Pimlico Special […]
Brittany Russell Looks to Build Resume in G2 Black-Eyed Susan
Maryland’s Leading Trainer in 2023-24 Has Reply in 3YO Filly Fixture Tops Six Stakes, Three Graded, Worth $1.05 Million Friday May 16 BALTIMORE – Throughout her still young but meteoric career, Brittany Russell has often been in a class by herself. Only the fourth female trainer ever to win a meet title in Maryland in […]
McCarthy: Journalism’s Preakness Status Will Be Decided Monday
Goal Oriented Works 4F for Stakes Debut in Middle Jewel of Triple Crown BALTIMORE – Trainer Michael McCarthy returned to Louisville from his Southern California base to watch Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up Journalism train Sunday morning at Churchill Downs. While he liked what he saw, McCarthy stopped short of committing to Saturday’s 150th Preakness Stakes […]
New York Knights Capture National Thoroughbred League’s Pimlico Cup
Jockey Ismerio Villalobos wins two NTL races BALTIMORE – The National Thoroughbred League (NTL) season began at Pimlico on a picture-perfect Saturday afternoon, and the New York Knights captured the Pimlico Cup. The Knights got off to a fast start in the first heat of the three-race competition, winning Pimlico’s sixth race with Addy’s Laddy […]
Enter Sandman! Casse Trainee to be Entered in Preakness 150
River Thames Breezes 4F at Belmont for Middle Jewel of Triple Crown BALTIMORE – Enter Sandman! D J Stable LLC, St. Elias Stable LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds and CJ Stables’ Sandman, who finished seventh in the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) following a troubled trip, will be entered in next Saturday’s 150th Preakness Stakes (G1) […]