Brown ‘Very Pleased’ with Early Voting’s Friday Breeze
Preakness Distance Expected to Suit Skippylongstocking O’Neill-Trained Happy Jack Joins Preakness Cast Creative Minister’s Team Taking $150,000 Swing Epicenter Program Favorite With or Without Rich Strike BALTIMORE – Klaravich Stables’ Early Voting turned in his final work for the May 21 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, covering five furlongs in a bullet time of […]
Smith, MacAdam to be Honored at Alibi
Smith Earns Frutkoff Award, MacAdam Woods Award BALTIMORE – Photographer Patrick Smith and writer Mike MacAdam will be among the honorees at the Alibi Breakfast May 19 at Pimlico Race Course. Smith will receive the Jerry Frutkoff Award for the best Preakness picture of 2021 while MacAdam will receive the David F. Woods Award for […]
I’m Blushing Keeps Barn Rolling in Opening Day Feature
Jockey Toledo Registers Hat Trick to Kick Off Preakness Meet BALTIMORE – Fresh off the first training title of her career, Brittany Russell got the Preakness Meet off to a successful start when John and Cheryl Banner’s Maryland homebred I’m Blushing captured Thursday’s opening day feature at historic Pimlico Race Course. Ridden by Jevian Toledo, […]
Lukas: Secret Oath Makes Preakness Very Interesting
Winchell Family Counting on Epicenter for a First Simplification Gets Acquainted with Racetrack at Pimlico Hernandez: ‘Minister’ Needs to ‘Put Big-Boy Pants On’ Statement from Rick Dawson, Owner of Rich Strike BALTIMORE – Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has been a modern-day trendsetter in many ways, including his successes with running fillies and […]
Statement from Rick Dawson, owner of Rich Strike
Our original plan for Rich Strike was contingent on the KY Derby, should we not run in the Derby we would point toward the Preakness, should we run in the Derby, subject to the race outcome & the condition of our horse, we would give him more recovery time & rest and run in the […]
Nominations Total 245 Horses for Preakness Stakes (G1) Undercard
Nine Stakes, Five Graded, Support Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Undefeated Stakes Winner Chez Pierre Pointed to 121st Dinner Party (G2) Sophomores in Spotlight in Chick Lang (G3), Sir Barton, James Murphy BALTIMORE – A total of 245 nominations were made to eight Thoroughbred stakes, four graded, worth $1.15 million in purses that help support […]
Secret Oath, Luna Belle Top $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) Noms
Historic Race for Sophomore Fillies Run for 98th Time Friday, May 20 Tops 14-Race Program of Six Stakes, Four Graded, Worth $1.05 Million LAUREL, MD – Four graded-stakes winners led by Kentucky Oaks (G1) heroine Secret Oath, a trio of Grade 1-placed horses and local star Luna Belle, who has reeled off five consecutive stakes […]
Derby Runner-Up Epicenter Confirmed for Preakness 147
Eric Reed: ‘It’s Like a Euphoria That Won’t Go Away’ Oaks Heroine Secret Oath ‘Probable’ for Middle Jewel Simplification Settles in at Pimlico for Preakness Start BALTIMORE – The 147th Preakness Stakes (G1) will feature a Kentucky Derby (G1) rematch between upset victor Rich Strike and favored Epicenter, who appeared home free until passed on […]
Clancy to Receive Old Hilltop Award at Pimlico
To Be Recognized at Alibi Breakfast May 19 BALTIMORE – Joe Clancy, editor of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred magazine and co-owner with brother Sean of ST Publishing, Inc. – parent company of The Saratoga Special newspaper and thisishorseracing.com – has been named recipient of the 2022 Old Hilltop Award for covering Thoroughbred racing with excellence and distinction. […]
Maryland Racing Returns to Legendary Pimlico Race Course
Preakness Meet at Pimlico Opens Thursday for 12-Day Stand 147th Preakness Stakes (G1) Set for Saturday, May 21 98th Black-Eyed Susan (G2), Pimlico Special (G3) Friday, May 20 $100,000 Trainer Bonus Returns for Preakness Weekend Stakes BALTIMORE – Live racing returns to historic Pimlico Race Course Thursday for the opening of its 12-day Preakness Meet, […]