Racing News

Four Maryland-Based Runners Competing In Triple Crown Preps This Weekend

BALTIMORE, 04-06-12---Saturday afternoon features three significant prep races on the road to the Triple Crown. Two of the graded events will have a Maryland flavor.

Ben's Cat Makes His Season Debut In Mister Diz Stakes

BALTIMORE, 04-05-11---Ben’s Cat, the 2011 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year, will make his season debut in the $75,000 Mister Diz Stakes at Pimlico Race Course Saturday afternoon. The 5-furlong test drew six turf specialists.

Maryland Jockey Club handicapper Frank Carulli made Ben’s Cat, the two-time defending champion of the race, the prohibitive 3-5 morning line favorite.

Decanter: A Celebration Of Maryland Wine & Horse Racing Returns To Pimlico Race Course On April 21-22

BALTIMORE, 04-04-11---The Maryland Wineries Association in conjunction with the Maryland Jockey Club presents the second annual Decanter: A Celebration of Maryland Wine & Racing on April 21-22, in the infield of Pimlico Race Course.

Sneaky Lil Shines In Shine Again Stakes

BALTIMORE, 03-31-12---Sneaky Lil was a $7,500 claimer two weeks ago but a stakes winner today after whipping seven filly and mare rivals in the $50,000 Shine Again Stakes, the feature on opening Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.

Rook Returns A Winner On Opening Day Of Pimlico Spring Meeting

BALTIMORE, 03-30-12---Apprentice rider Sarah Rook missed nearly three months after breaking her left collarbone in a spill at Laurel Park January 5. The 25-year-old made a triumphant return with a victory aboard Great Harbour ($7.20) in the seventh race on opening day of the Pimlico spring meet.

Nine Fillies And Mares Seek Black Type In Shine Again Stakes

BALTIMORE, 03-29-12---The $50,000 Shine Again Stakes, the first stakes race of the Pimlico Race Course spring meeting, brings together nine Maryland-bred fillies and mares in search of their first added money score. The 1-1/6th mile test is race ten on an eleven race, opening weekend program.

Pimlico Spring Meeting Opens Friday Afternoon

BALTIMORE, 03-28-12---Live racing in Maryland shifts to historic Pimlico Race Course Friday, March 30 for the spring meeting. The ten-race card begins at 1:10 p.m. Eastern. The headline event of the eight-week stand is the 137th running of the $1 million Preakness® Stakes (G1), the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, on May 19.

Kegasus Is Back: Maryland Jockey Club Launches 2012 Infieldfest Advertising Campaign

MJC expects this year’s Preakness InfieldFest to be more Legendary than ever

Pimlico Partners With Maryland Affiliate Of Susan G. Komen For The Cure® For The Third Annual People's Pink Party On Black-Eyed Susan Day

Lady Legends Race III, Female Jockey Challenge, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Pimlico Special Headline Preakness Eve Card

Pimlico Stakes Schedule Worth Nearly $3.5 Million During 29-Day Spring Meeting

Pimlico Special Returns To Boost Black-Eyed Susan Day Lineup

BALTIMORE, 02-28-12--- The Maryland Racing Commission approved the 2012 Pimlico Race Course racing days and spring stakes schedule at its monthly meeting this afternoon. The headline event of the eight-week meeting is the 137th running of the $1 million Preakness® Stakes (G1), the middle jewel of the famed Triple Crown, on May 19.