Lightening Larry Strikes in $200,000 Chick Lang (G3) Upset
First Graded-Stakes Victory for 3-Year-Old Florida-Bred Colt BALTIMORE – Lea Farms’ Lightening Larry, racing for the first time outside of Florida, took to the heat on a steamy day at historic Pimlico Race Course and struck for a 12-1 upset of Saturday’s $200,000 Chick Lang (G3), his first graded-stakes victory. The 47th running of the […]
Set Piece Arrives on Time in $250,000 Dinner Party (G2)
Geroux, Cox Teamed to Win Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan (G2) BALTIMORE — Juddmonte homebred Set Piece, unhurried in the early going, came with a sweeping move through the stretch on the extreme outside to reel in Tango Tango Tango and pacesetting Atone and capture Saturday’s $250,000 Dinner Party (G2) at historic Pimlico Race Course. The 121st […]
Joy’s Rocket Fires Big in Impressive $100,000 Skipat Victory
Rosario, Asmussen Team Up for Second Win on Preakness Card BALTIMORE – Team Hanley and Parkland Thoroughbreds’ Joy’s Rocket, winless in her previous eight starts that included four second-place finishes, looked like a winner all the way around historic Pimlico Race Course Saturday during a dominant 4 ¼-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Skipat. The 29th […]
Technical Analysis Proves Best in $150,000 Gallorette (G3)
4-Year-Old Filly Registers Popular Gate-to-Wire Triumph BALTIMORE – Klaravich Stable, Inc.’s Technical Analysis looked right at home in her first visit to historic Pimlico Race Course, notching her third graded-stakes score with a popular front-running triumph in Saturday’s $150,000 Gallorette (G3). The 71st running of the 1 1/16-mile Gallorette for fillies and mares 3 and […]
Jaxon Traveler Goes Distance in $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3)
Captures 6-Furlong Dash to Open Preakness Day Stakes Program BALTIMORE – West Point Thoroughbreds and Marvin Delfiner’s Jaxon Traveler, second to his stablemate over the same course last year, turned away all comers Saturday to register his first graded-stakes victory in the $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3) at historic Pimlico Race Course. The 35th running of […]
Smooth Ride for Interstatedaydream in Black-Eyed Susan (G2)
98th Edition of Prestigious 1 1/8-Mile Race for 3-Year-Old Fillies BALTIMORE – Jockey Florent Geroux and trainer Brad Cox, teaming up for the third consecutive year, registered their first victory in the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) when Flurry Racing Stables’ Interstatedaydream passed tiring pacesetter Beguine at the top of the stretch and drew clear through […]
First Captain Up in Time in $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3)
Historic 1 3/16-Mile Event Precedes Black-Eyed Susan (G2) BALTIMORE – West Point Thoroughbreds, Siena Farm, Bobby Flay and Woodford Racing’s First Captain came with a steady run down the center of the track and stuck his head out at the wire to edge favored Vindictive in a thrilling edition of the historic $300,000 Pimlico Special […]
Can the Queen Reigns in $100,000 The Very One
Local Mare Registers Second Stakes Win in Turf Dash BALTIMORE – Joanne Shankle’s Can the Queen, based down the road at Laurel Park, went all the way on the lead and held off favored Honey Pants late to spring a 1 ½-length upset over the New York shipper in Friday’s $100,000 The Very One at […]
Lady Scarlet Makes the Grade $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3)
Sophomore Filly, Claimed for $150k Last Fall, Sprints to Win BALTIMORE – Paradise Farms Corp. and David Staudacher’s Lady Scarlet, who had a two-race win streak snapped in her previous start, returned to her winning ways with her first graded-stakes triumph in Friday’s $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3) at historic Pimlico Race Course. The 37th running […]
Pizza Bianca Delivers Convincing Victory in $100,000 Hilltop
First Win for 4-Year-Old Filly Since 2021 Breeders’ Cup Upset BALTIMORE – Bobby Flay’s homebred Pizza Bianca, upset winner of the 2021 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), swept to the lead down the center of the track and pulled clear for a 1 ¾-length triumph in Friday’s $100,000 Hilltop at historic Pimlico Race Course. […]