Racing News

Asmussen Earns Richest Preakness Weekend Trainer Bonus

05/19/2021

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 weekend, May 14-15, at Pimlico Race Course.

Preakness (G1) Hero Rombauer Headed for Belmont Monday

05/16/2021

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 Belmont Stakes (G1).

Rombauer Rallies to Pull Upset in Saturday’s 146th Preakness Stakes (G1)

05/15/2021

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 the 70s, highlighted a 14-race program with 10 stakes, six graded, worth $2.25 million.

146th Preakness Stakes Media Conference

05/15/2021

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 good race, and he did, so it's great.

Somelikeithotbrown Sizzles in $250,000 Dinner Party (G2) Score

05/15/2021

Wins 1 1/16-Mile Grass Stakes in Course Record Time of 1:40.09

Special Reserve Proves Best in $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3)

05/15/2021

Ex-Claimer Becomes Graded-Stakes Winner in Six-Furlong Dash

Firecrow Blazes to $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint Win

05/15/2021

5-Year-Old Gelding Sets New 5F Turf Record in 55.30 Seconds

Chub Wagon Keeps Rolling in $100,000 Runhappy Skipat

05/15/2021

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.

T D Dance Waltzes to $100,000 James W. Murphy Victory

05/15/2021

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.

Mean Mary Makes Connections Happy in $150,000 Gallorette (G3)

05/15/2021

Mare Earns Fourth Career Graded-Stakes Victory in 5-Year-Old Debut

BALTIMORE – Alex G. Campbell Jr.’s multiple graded-stakes winning homebred Mean Mary, making her 5-year-old debut, had things her own way from start to finish for a popular half-length triumph in Saturday’s $150,000 Gallorette (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.