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) […]
Late Nite Call Takes Pimlico Opening Day Feature
BALTIMORE – After Late Nite Call wired five others in a maiden special weight at Laurel Park, trainer Niall Saville remarked “there was no off switch.” On Friday at Pimlico, Late Nite Call turned it on once again, gamely re-rallying along the rail to beat favored Mischief in Motion by a half-length in the featured […]
Michael Behrens, MyRacehorse Named Preakness Honorary Postmaster
Presented May 15 During Preakness 150 Week at Pimlico Race Course BALTIMORE – Michael Behrens and MyRacehorse, owners of 2024 Preakness (G1) winner Seize the Grey, have been named to the role of Honorary Postmaster for Preakness 150 Saturday, May 17 at Pimlico Race Course. Behrens and MyRacehorse will be recognized Thursday, May 15 at […]
Wood Memorial Winner Rodriguez out of 150th Preakness Stakes
Goal Oriented So Far, So Good for Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Derby Runner-Up Journalism ‘Showed Good Energy’ Friday BALTIMORE – SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC’s, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Diane Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC, and Catherine Donovan’s Rodriguez will not run in the […]
The Maryland Jockey Club Names Board of Directors
BALTIMORE — The Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority (MTROA) proudly announces the inaugural board of directors for The Maryland Jockey Club, Inc., a newly formed nonprofit entity charged with overseeing live Thoroughbred racing at Laurel Park, Pimlico Race Course—home of the world-renowned Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of racing’s Triple Crown—and a new, state-of-the-art training […]
Ex-Jockey Andrea Seefeldt Knight Gets Fired Up in New Career
2nd Woman to Ride in Preakness, 3rd to Ride in Kentucky Derby in 90s Transitioned from Jockey to Competitive Clay Shooter and Instructor BALTIMORE – The competitive fires still burned for Andrea Seefeldt Knight when her career as a professional jockey came to an end in the fall of 1994 after 14 years in the […]
Defending Champ Balnikhov Among G2 Dinner Party Nominees
Among 8 Stakes, 4 Graded, Worth $1.3M on Preakness Undercard BALTIMORE – Defending champion Balnikhov, fellow millionaires Tawny Port and Trikari, and multiple graded-stakes winner Neat, on the cusp of reaching the milestone himself, are among 40 horses nominated to the $250,000 Dinner Party (G3) May 17 at Pimlico Race Course. The 124th renewal of […]
Wellman: ‘We’re Going to Keep Preakness in Play’ for Journalism
Baffert Plans to Run Undefeated Goal Oriented in Preakness 150 BALTIMORE – With the deadline for a decision a comfortable few days away, Journalism, a game second in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs, remains a candidate for the 150th Preakness Stakes (G1) May 17 at Pimlico Race Course. Sent off at as the […]