Racing News

Winner Gets ‘Dream’ Ride in $150,000 Gallorette (G3) Upset

05/17/2025

Umberto Rispoli Guides 4YO Filly Charlene’s Dream to Victory

BALTIMORE – Domeyko Taylor’s Charlene’s Dream, under an ideal ride from jockey Umberto Rispoli, kicked off her 4-year-old season in stylish fashion with a front-running 3 ¾-length upset of the $150,000 Gallorette (G3) Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.

Millionaire Zeitlos Asserts Class in $125,000 Skipat Victory

05/17/2025

G2-Winning Millionaire Mare Earns Fifth Career Stakes Win

BALTIMORE – Stonestreet Stables and Peter Leidel’s Grade 2-winning millionaire mare Zeitlos, making her 5-year-old debut, wrested the lead away from Striker Has Dial in mid-stretch and went on to a 1 ½-length victory in Saturday’s $125,000 Skipat at Pimlico Race Course.

Booth Extends Streak in $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3)

05/17/2025

Fourth Straight Win, Three Graded, for 4YO Mitole Colt

BALTIMORE – William Heiligbrodt, Corinne Heiligbrodt, Jackpot Farm and Whispering Oaks Farm’s Booth extended his win streak to four races with his third consecutive graded triumph, a popular front-running score in Saturday’s $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.

Margie’s Intention Rolls to Black-Eyed Susan (G2) Triumph

05/16/2025

101st Running of 3YO Filly Fixture Caps Preakness Eve Program

BALTIMORE – WinStar Farm and Baron Stable’s Margie’s Intention, in the first start for her new connections, came with a relentless run through the stretch to reel in stubborn pacesetter Paris Lily and register a popular three-quarter-length victory in Friday’s $300,000 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan (G2) at Pimlico Race Course.

Bosserati Kicks Off Season in Style with The Very One Victory

05/16/2025

5YO Mare Determinedly Holds Off Accomplished Girl in 5F Sprint

BALTIMORE – Joel Politi’s multiple stakes-winning Maryland homebred Bosserati, unraced in 5 ½ months, launched her comeback in grand style with a determined head victory over Accomplished Girl in Friday’s $100,000 The Very One presented by Guinness Open Gate Brewery at Pimlico Race Course.

Awesome Aaron Outruns Phileas Fogg in Pimlico Special (G3)

05/16/2025

Historic 1 3/16-Mile Event Preceded 101st Black-Eyed Susan (G2)

BALTIMORE – Turman Racing Stable and AJ Suited Racing Stable’s 6-year-old gelding Awesome Aaron, an ex-claimer not among the original 28 nominees, hooked up with Phileas Fogg in mid-stretch and edged clear approaching the wire for a thrilling three-quarter-length victory in Friday’s historic $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.

Echo Sound Makes the Grade in $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3)

05/16/2025

 

Ends Layoff with Two-Length Victory in Sophomore Season Debut

BALTIMORE – Gabriel Duignan’s Echo Sound, who had a three-race win streak snapped in her prior start, rebounded sharply in her season debut to become a graded-stakes winner at first asking in Friday’s $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3) presented by Pepsico at Pimlico Race Course.

Play With Fire Goes Last to First to Win $125,000 Hilltop

05/16/2025

Earns First Stakes Win in Fifth Start in 3YO Filly Turf Test

BALTIMORE – Fergus Galvin’s Play With Fire, cutting back to the shortest run of her five-race career, came bounding off the far turn on the outside and turned away a bid from Pretty Lavish in mid-stretch to win Saturday’s $125,000 Hilltop presented by Hallway Feeds to benefit the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance by a length at Pimlico Race Course.

Candied Exudes Class with Sweet Allaire du Pont Victory

05/16/2025

Millionaire 4YO Filly Pulls Away to Win by Three Lengths

BALTIMORE – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Bobby Flay’s millionaire filly Candied, making just her second start outside of graded-stakes competition and first in nearly a year, powered past pacesetter Dazzling Move in mid-stretch and went on to a three-length victory in Friday’s $125,000 Allaire du Pont Distaff Stakes presented by Old Bay at Pimlico Race Course.

Rispoli: Journalism Probably Smartest Horse I Ever Rode

05/16/2025

Jose Ortiz: Clever Again Has a Really Good Chance to Win
Cauthen to Saffie Osborne: Turns are Tight, Keep Turning Left

BALTIMORE – Jockey Umberto Rispoli teed up some high praise after Journalism had his morning exercise Friday at Pimlico Race Course.