Racing News

Lightening Larry Strikes in $200,000 Chick Lang (G3) Upset

First Graded-Stakes Victory for 3-Year-Old Florida-Bred Colt

BALTIMORE – Lea Farms’ Lightening Larry, racing for the first time outside of Florida, took to the heat on a steamy day at historic Pimlico Race Course and struck for a 12-1 upset of Saturday’s $200,000 Chick Lang (G3), his first graded-stakes victory.

Joy’s Rocket Fires Big in Impressive $100,000 Skipat Victory

Rosario, Asmussen Team Up for Second Win on Preakness Card

BALTIMORE – Team Hanley and Parkland Thoroughbreds’ Joy’s Rocket, winless in her previous eight starts that included four second-place finishes, looked like a winner all the way around historic Pimlico Race Course Saturday during a dominant 4 ¼-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Skipat.

Technical Analysis Proves Best in $150,000 Gallorette (G3)

4-Year-Old Filly Registers Popular Gate-to-Wire Triumph

BALTIMORE – Klaravich Stable, Inc.’s Technical Analysis looked right at home in her first visit to historic Pimlico Race Course, notching her third graded-stakes score with a popular front-running triumph in Saturday’s $150,000 Gallorette (G3).

Jaxon Traveler Goes Distance in $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3)

Captures 6-Furlong Dash to Open Preakness Day Stakes Program

BALTIMORE – West Point Thoroughbreds and Marvin Delfiner’s Jaxon Traveler, second to his stablemate over the same course last year, turned away all comers Saturday to register his first graded-stakes victory in the $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3) at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Smooth Ride for Interstatedaydream in Black-Eyed Susan (G2)

98th Edition of Prestigious 1 1/8-Mile Race for 3-Year-Old Fillies

BALTIMORE – Jockey Florent Geroux and trainer Brad Cox, teaming up for the third consecutive year, registered their first victory in the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) when Flurry Racing Stables’ Interstatedaydream passed tiring pacesetter Beguine at the top of the stretch and drew clear through the lane for a 1 ¼-length triumph Friday at historic Pimlico Race Course.

First Captain Up in Time in $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3)

Historic 1 3/16-Mile Event Precedes Black-Eyed Susan (G2)

BALTIMORE – West Point Thoroughbreds, Siena Farm, Bobby Flay and Woodford Racing’s First Captain came with a steady run down the center of the track and stuck his head out at the wire to edge favored Vindictive in a thrilling edition of the historic $300,000 Pimlico Special Friday at Pimlico Race Course.

Can the Queen Reigns in $100,000 The Very One

Can the Queen Reigns in $100,000 The Very One
Local Mare Registers Second Stakes Win in Turf Dash

BALTIMORE – Joanne Shankle’s Can the Queen, based down the road at Laurel Park, went all the way on the lead and held off favored Honey Pants late to spring a 1 ½-length upset over the New York shipper in Friday’s $100,000 The Very One at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Lady Scarlet Makes the Grade $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3)

Sophomore Filly, Claimed for $150k Last Fall, Sprints to Win

BALTIMORE – Paradise Farms Corp. and David Staudacher’s Lady Scarlet, who had a two-race win streak snapped in her previous start, returned to her winning ways with her first graded-stakes triumph in Friday’s $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3) at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Pizza Bianca Delivers Convincing Victory in $100,000 Hilltop

First Win for 4-Year-Old Filly Since 2021 Breeders’ Cup Upset

BALTIMORE – Bobby Flay’s homebred Pizza Bianca, upset winner of the 2021 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), swept to the lead down the center of the track and pulled clear for a 1 ¾-length triumph in Friday’s $100,000 Hilltop at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Super Quick Blazes to Near-Record $150,000 Allaire du Pont (G3) Win

First of 6 Stakes, 4 Graded, Worth $1.05 Million on Black-Eyed Susan Card

BALTIMORE – Marylou Whitney Stables’ homebred Super Quick, left alone up front to dictate her own terms, flirted with both the track and stakes record while rolling to her first stakes victory in Friday’s $150,000 Allaire du Pont Distaff (G3) at historic Pimlico Race Course.