Racing News

Galiana Sprints to Upset in $100,000 Primonetta

Brenda’s Way Has it Her Way in $75,000 Geisha

BALTIMORE– Winless in three stakes since opening the year successfully in Florida, Triple R Stables’ Galiana returned to the winner’s circle with a come-from-behind victory in the $100,000 Primonetta Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.

Lady Shipman Cruises To Fourth Straight Win in Stormy Blues

BALTIMORE, MD., 04/18/15 --- How good is Lady Shipman?

That was the question everyone asked Saturday afternoon at Pimlico Race Course after Randall E. Lowe’s 3-year-old homebred filly ran away from the competition to win the $100,000 Stormy Blues effortlessly by five lengths while winning her fourth consecutive race and second consecutive stakes race.

Bold Thunder Spoils Return of Ben’s Cat

Popular Maryland-Bred Runs Second in 2015 Debut

BALTIMORE, MD., 04/17/15 --- Making his fourth start of the year and first since returning from South Florida, Bold Thunder spoiled the 2015 debut of 9-year-old multiple graded stakes winner Ben’s Cat with a  front-running, three-length victory in Friday’s second race at Pimlico Race Course.

Pimlico News & Notes

Eight Belles’ Full Brother All Hands Taking Big Step Up in Tesio

Tesio Marks Stakes Debut for Maryland-based Top of Mind

Sustained Seeking Elusive Stakes Victory in Primonetta

BALTIMORE,MD., 04/17/16 --- Godolphin Racing’s late-starting colt All Hands looks to continue the family tradition when he makes his stakes debut at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday in the $100,000 Federico Tesio for 3-year-olds. 

Collmus, Scheinman Named Old Hilltop Recipients

To Be Honored at Alibi Breakfast Thursday, May 14 at Pimlico

BALTIMORE, MD., 04/17/15 --- NBC Triple Crown announcer Larry Collmus, a Baltimore native who got his start calling races at Bowie at the age of 18, and John Scheinman, recipient of the 2014 Eclipse Award for writing in a feature/commentary category for his moving story on the late horseman Richard Small, will be the recipients of the Old Hilltop Award for covering Thoroughbred racing with excellence and distinction at the Alibi Breakfast Thursday, May 14 at Pimlico Race Course.

Tea Time Starts Comeback in $100,000 Primonetta

Multiple Stakes Winner Making First Start Since Last August

Maryland-Bred Females Line Up for $75,000 Geisha
 

BALTIMORE, MD., 04/16/15 --- Helen Groves and Jon and Sarah Kelly’s multiple stakes-winning homebred Tea Time will make her first start in nearly eight months in Saturday’s $100,000 Primonetta at Pimlico Race Course. 

Joe Clancy To Receive David F. Woods Memorial Award

Writer to be Honored at Alibi Breakfast at Pimlico Thursday, May 14

BALTIMORE, MD., 04/16/15 --- The Maryland Jockey Club announced today that Joe Clancy, an Eclipse Award-winning writer and editor of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred magazine, will receive the David F. Woods Memorial Award for excellence in journalism at the May 14 Alibi Breakfast in the Terrace Dining Room at Pimlico Race Course.

Special Envoy Looks to Continue Streak in Henry Clark

Winner of Two Straight Seeks First Stakes Victory in $100,000 Turf Event

BALTIMORE, MD., 04/16/15 --- Unbeaten in two starts to open his 4-year-old campaign, Special Envoy will have to overcome 13 rivals from post 13 to keep his win streak going in Saturday’s $100,000 Henry S. Clark at Pimlico Race Course.

Joy, Latique Take Different Routes to $100,000 Dahlia

Graham Motion-Trained Stablemates Square Off in Turf Stakes

Florida Invader Lady Shipman Tops Field in $100,000 Stormy Blues

BALTIMORE, MD., 04/16/15 --- Reunited at the Fair Hill Training Center after spending the winter in much different climates, stablemates Joy and Latique will return from a freshening as opponents in Saturday’s $100,000 Dahlia at Pimlico Race Course.

Noteworthy Peach Stepping Up in Federico Tesio

Gelding Making Stakes Debut in Pimlico’s Local Preakness Prep

BALTIMORE, MD., 04/15/15 -- Non Stop Stable’s Noteworthy Peach, a winner in two of three starts this year, will try stakes company for the first time in Saturday’s $100,000 Federico Tesio at Pimlico Race Course.