Japan’s France Go de Ina Arrives for Preakness 146
BALTIMORE – France Go de Ina arrived at Pimlico Race Course Saturday night to prepare for the 146th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1) May 15. The Kentucky-bred colt, based in Japan with trainer Hideyuki Mori, will become the first horse from Japan to compete in the Preakness since Lani in 2016 and the first […]
Willful Woman Makes Stakes Return in $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2)
G2 Winner Fearless Bound for Pimlico Special (G3) After Saturday Work Proxy Breezes Saturday at Fair Hill, $100,000 Sir Barton Remains in Play BALTIMORE – Alex and JoAnn Lieblong’s Willful Woman, a 3-year-old daughter of champion Nyquist and half-sister to Grade 3 winner Ever So Clever, will make her return to stakes company in the […]
Brown Duo Breeze ‘Super’ in Company for May 15 Preakness (G1)
McCarthy ‘Couldn’t Be Happier’ with Rombauer’s 5F Breeze ‘All Systems Go’ for Unbridled Honor Following Half-Mile Breeze Lukas Looking to Even Score with Baffert in Preakness Medina Spirit, Concert Tour Have ‘Good Training Day’ Post-Position Draw for 146th Preakness (G1) Monday BALTIMORE – Klaravich Stables Inc.’s Crowded Trade and Risk Taking breezed five furlongs in […]
Stronach 5 Rewards 46 Winners with $1,800
BALTIMORE – There were 46 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each worth $1,800.80. Friday’s wager featured races from Pimlico Race Course, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields along with an industry-low 12-percent takeout. Friday’s first two races of the Stronach 5 began at Pimlico and both races produced prices, with […]
G3-Placed Lady Traveler Seeks Elusive Stakes Win in Black-Eyed Susan (G2)
Russell Trio Breezes Friday at Pimlico for Possible Stakes Engagements Multiple Stakes Winners Street Lute, Anna’s Bandit Work Friday at Pimlico BALTIMORE – The only surprise the 3-year-old filly Lady Traveler has been to trainer Dale Romans is that, seven races into her career, she’s not already a stakes winner. Romans is banking on changing […]
Brown Seeks Reward with ‘Risk’ in May 15 Preakness (G1)
Pletcher Aiming to Add Preakness to Hall of Fame Resume Medina Spirit, Concert Tour ‘Fresh’ for 146th Preakness BALTIMORE – In a late change of plans, the well-named colt Risk Taking will be entered Monday for the May 15 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course, trainer Chad Brown said Friday. Rather than run in […]
Cox to Have Presence on Preakness Weekend
Black-Eyed Susan Bound Adventuring Tops Cox’s Pimlico Contingent G3-Placed Lady Traveler Being Pointed to Black-Eyed Susan (G2) Spritz to Work Sunday for Possible Black-Eyed Susan (G2) Run BALTIMORE – Though he won’t have a starter in next Saturday’s 146th Preakness Stakes (G1), reigning Eclipse Award-winning trainer Brad Cox plans to run a handful of horses […]
Midnight Bourbon Confirmed for Start in May 15 Preakness (G1)
Everything Went as Planned for Medina Spirit in Derby Crowded Trade Following Cloud Computing’s Example BALTIMORE – Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen confirmed Thursday morning that Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Midnight Bourbon will run in the 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course May 15. Asmussen, via text from Texas, also confirmed that Irad Ortiz […]
Stronach 5 Returns with Three on the Turf
Industry-Low 12-Percent takeout Races from Pimlico, Gulfstream, Santa Anita and Golden Gate BALTIMORE – The popular Stronach 5 returns Friday with races from Pimlico Race Course, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields along with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and three races on the turf. Post time for the Stronach 5 is 4:15 […]
Nominations Total 244 Horses for Preakness Stakes (G1) Undercard
Nine Stakes, Five Graded, Support Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Trainer Maker has Five of 26 Nominees to 120th Dinner Party (G2) Sophomores in Spotlight in Chick Lang (G3), Sir Barton, James Murphy BALTIMORE – A total of 244 nominations were made to nine stakes, five graded, worth $1.25 million in purses that help support […]