Maryland Record $562,931 Rainbow 6 Carryover Thursday at Pimlico
BALTIMORE – After going unsolved during an all-stakes sequence May 15 capped by Rombauer’s upset victory in the 146th Preakness (G1), Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, the 20-cent Rainbow 6 will have a Maryland state record jackpot carryover of $562,931 when live racing returns to Pimlico Race Course Thursday. Post time for the first […]
Asmussen Earns Richest Preakness Weekend Trainer Bonus
Edges Defending Champion Maker for Third Win in Five Years BALTIMORE – Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen edged defending champion Mike Maker to claim the top prize of $50,000 for the third time in five years in the Maryland Jockey Club’s $100,000 trainer bonus offered to horsemen for their participation in stakes races over Preakness […]
Preakness (G1) Hero Rombauer Headed for Belmont Monday
Belmont Stakes (G1) Likely for Preakness Runner-Up Midnight Bourbon Medina Spirit, Concert Tour Exit Preakness in Good Order BALTIMORE – After a few hours of sleep, trainer Michael McCarthy was back at Pimlico Race Course Sunday morning, quietly talking about Rombauer’s emphatic victory in the 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) Saturday and looking ahead to the […]
Rombauer Rallies to Pull Upset in Saturday’s 146th Preakness Stakes (G1)
Derby Winner Medina Spirit Fades to 3rd in Middle Jewel of Triple Crown BALTIMORE – John and Diane Fradkin’s Rombauer staged a powerful rally through the stretch of Pimlico Race Course to register an 11-1 upset victory in Saturday’s 146th Preakness Stakes (G1). The $1 million Preakness Stakes, renewed under sunny skies and temperatures in […]
146th Preakness Stakes Media Conference
Saturday, May 15, 2021 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Pimlico Race Course Diane Fradkin John Fradkin Flavien Prat Michael McCarthy Media Conference THE MODERATOR: We’re joined by winning jockey Flavien Prat. Your first ride in the Preakness Stakes. How does it feel to get this win? FLAVIEN PRAT: It’s awesome. I thought the horse would run a […]
Somelikeithotbrown Sizzles in $250,000 Dinner Party (G2) Score
Wins 1 1/16-Mile Grass Stakes in Course Record Time of 1:40.09 BALTIMORE – Skychai Racing and Sand Dollar Stable’s Somelikeithotbrown continued trainer Mike Maker’s Preakness Weekend to remember by setting a course record wwhile notching his third career graded-stakes victory in Saturday’s $250,000 Dinner Party (G2) at Pimlico Race Course. The 120th running of the […]
Special Reserve Proves Best in $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3)
Ex-Claimer Becomes Graded-Stakes Winner in Six-Furlong Dash BALTIMORE – Paradise Farm Corp. and David Staudacher’s Special Reserve dueled with favored Strike Power into the turn, put away that rival once straightened for home and rolled to a 1 ¾-length victory in Saturday’s $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3) at Pimlico Race Course. The 34th running of the […]
Firecrow Blazes to $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint Win
5-Year-Old Gelding Sets New 5F Turf Record in 55.30 Seconds BALTIMORE – Robert LaPenta and Harlow Stables’ Firecrow put his blazing speed on display Saturday at Pimlico Race Course, establishing a new course record in earning his first career stakes victory with a 9-1 upset in the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint. The 16th running […]
Chub Wagon Keeps Rolling in $100,000 Runhappy Skipat
4-Year-Old Filly Remains Undefeated with Sixth Straight Victory BALTIMORE – Daniel Lopez and George Chestnut’s Chub Wagon, undefeated through her first five starts, kept her perfect record intact with an uncharacteristic come-from-behind victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Runhappy Skipat at Pimlico Race Course. The 28th running of the Skipat for fillies and mares 3 and up […]
T D Dance Waltzes to $100,000 James W. Murphy Victory
Sophomore Earns First Career Stakes Win in One-Mile Turf Test BALTIMORE – Madaket Stables, Wonder Stable, Paul Farr and Team Hanley’s T D Dance saved ground racing inside early, split horses in mid-stretch to gain the lead and sprinted clear to a 3 ¾-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 James W. Murphy at Pimlico Race Course. […]