Racing News

Nimitz Class Looks to Extend Stakes Streak in Native Dancer

04/28/2023

Moody Woman Chasing First Stakes Victory in Primonetta
Grateful Bred Launching Season in King T. Leatherbury
G3 Winner English Bee Seeks Fourth Stakes in Henry S. Clark

BALTIMORE - Thomas Coulter’s 4-year-old homebred Nimitz Class, named for the U.S. Navy’s fast and powerful nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, returns to Laurel Park looking for a fourth consecutive stakes victory in the $100,000 Native Dancer.

Columnist Privman, Photographer Carr to be Honored at Alibi Breakfast

04/27/2023

Privman to Receive David F. Woods Award, Carr to Receive Jerry Frutkoff

BALTIMORE – Columnist Jay Privman and photographer Rob Carr will be among the honorees at the Alibi Breakfast May 18 at Pimlico Race Course for their outstanding coverage of the 2022 Preakness Stakes (G1).

Champion Forte Favored in Inaugural Preakness Future Wager

04/27/2023

Advance Betting on Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Begins Friday

BALTIMORE — Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s multiple Grade 1-winning champion Forte, riding a five-race win streak, has been installed as the 4-1 favorite to open the Maryland Jockey Club’s inaugural Preakness Future Wager.

Nimitz Class Seeking Fourth Straight Win in $100,000 Native Dancer

04/20/2023

Moody Woman Chasing First Career Stakes Victory in $100,000 Primonetta

BALTIMORE – Thomas Coulter’s 4-year-old homebred Nimitz Class, riding a three-stakes win streak, will be favored to make it four in a row in his return to Maryland for Saturday’s $100,000 Native Dancer at Laurel Park.

That’s Right Launching Season in $100,000 King T. Leatherbury

04/20/2023

G3 Winner Tops Competitive Field of Eight in 5 ½-Furlong Turf Sprint

BALTIMORE – James Shannon Jr.’s That’s Right, front-running winner of the Turf Monster (G3) last fall at Parx, is set to make his season debut against seven rivals including six-time stakes winner Carotari in a highly competitive edition of the $100,000 King T. Leatherbury Saturday at Laurel Park.

G3 Winner English Bee Making Laurel Debut in Henry S. Clark

04/19/2023

Among Five $100,000 Stakes Saturday, Three Scheduled for the Turf

BALTIMORE –Calumet Farm’s well-traveled multiple stakes-winning homebred English Bee, who has raced at 11 tracks in six states during his career, will add another venue to the list when the 7-year-old gelding makes his Laurel Park debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Henry S. Clark.

Deciding Vote Set to Make Title Defense in $100,000 Dahlia

04/19/2023

G3 Winner Surprisingly Among Rivals in One-Mile Turf Stakes

BALTIMORE – William Pape’s homebred Deciding Vote, coming off a season where she won the first two stakes of her career and led all horses in the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championship Series, will launch her 6-year-old campaign attempting a title defense in Saturday’s $100,000 Dahlia at Laurel Park.

PREAKNESS 148 PARTNERS WITH BALTIMORE’S GUINNESS OPEN GATE BREWERY ON LIMITED EDITION ALE

04/18/2023

Exclusive “Preakness Ale” Beer will be available at Preakness 148, Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Select Baltimore Area Locations

Perform Took ‘Giant Step Forward’ in Federico Tesio Triumph

04/16/2023

No Immediate Plans for Improving 3-Year-Old Colt’s Next Start
Black-Eyed Susan (G2) on Radar for ‘Consistent’ Cats Inthe Timber

BALTIMORE – Woodford Racing, Lanes End Farm, Phipps Stable, Ken Langone and Edward Hudson Jr.’s Perform, thrilling winner of Saturday’s Federico Tesio at Laurel Park, may get a short break as his connections mull where to run their improving 3-year-old next.

Godolphin’s Lexington Winner First Mission Could Make Next Start in Preakness

04/16/2023

Unraced 2-year-old could follow similar path that led Bernardini to Preakness glory in 2006

BALTIMORE — Godolphin’s 3-year-old colt First Mission likely will use his Saturday victory in Keeneland’s $400,000 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes as launching pad to the 148th Preakness Stakes on May 20 at Pimlico Race Course.