Maryland Racing Returns to Legendary Pimlico Race Course
Preakness Meet at Pimlico Opens Thursday for 15-Day Stand 148th Preakness Stakes (G1) Set for Saturday, May 20 99th Black-Eyed Susan (G2), Pimlico Special (G3) Friday, May 19 $100,000 Trainer Bonus Returns for Preakness Weekend Stakes LAUREL, MD – Live racing returns to Pimlico Race Course Thursday for the opening of its 15-day Preakness Meet, […]
Preakness 148 Notes
Back to Track for Derby Hero Mage Tuesday Morning Pletcher ‘Seeking Some More Clarity’ on Forte’s Preakness Status Brown: Blazing Sevens ‘As Good As I’ve Ever Seen Him’ McGaughey Planning Return to Preakness with Perform LAUREL, MD – OGMA Investments, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling Racing and CMNWLTH’s Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage resumed training Tuesday morning, […]
Mage Showing All the Right Signs for Run in Preakness 148
Video: Forte ‘Looked Very Good’ in Monday Morning Gallop Rivelli: Two Phil’s ‘Back at Home Chilling’ Baffert: National Treasure ‘Probable’ for Preakness Desormeaux Has ‘More Respect’ for Confidence Game Than Ever LAUREL, MD – Gustavo Delgado Jr., son of and assistant to trainer Gustavo Delgado, said Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage has shown all the […]
$100,000 Trainer Bonus Returns for Preakness Weekend Stakes
Total of 16 Stakes, Nine Graded, Worth $3.6 Million May 20 & 21 148th Preakness (G1) May 20, 99th Black-Eyed Susan (G2) May 19 Preakness Weekend Stakes Nominations Close Tuesday, May 9 BALTIMORE – For a seventh straight year, the Maryland Jockey Club is offering bonus money totaling $100,000 to trainers who run a minimum […]
Magee, Concepcion Capture Laurel Park Spring Meet Titles
15-Day Preakness Meet at Pimlico Race Course Opens May 11 LAUREL, MD – Veteran trainer Kieron Magee didn’t need a victory, but five-pound apprentice Axel Concepcion rode two winners to claim their respective meet titles as Laurel Park closed its spring meet Sunday. Magee, 62, entered the eight-race, closing day program without a starter but […]
148th Preakness (G1) Likely Next Start for Derby Winner Mage
Co-Owner Restrepo: ‘This Boy Changed Our Lives Overnight’ Middle Jewel of Triple Crown May 20 at Pimlico Race Course LAUREL, MD – As long as everything continues to go well, OGMA Investments, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling Racing and CMNWLTH’s Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage will make his next start in the 148th Preakness Stakes (G1) Saturday, […]
Forte Finishes as Top Choice in Preakness Future Wager
Mage Closes at 22-1 Middle Jewel of Triple Crown May 20 at Pimlico Race Course LAUREL, MD – Despite being scratched on the morning of an expected start in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Forte finished the inaugural Preakness Future Wager Saturday as a 4-1 favorite to win the Middle […]
Forte Leads in Homestretch of Preakness Future Wager
Low Mileage Debuts a Winner in First Juvenile Race Friday Saturday Marks Return of Two-Time Maryland Champion Joe Special Noon Post at Laurel for Kentucky Derby Day Saturday LAUREL, MD – Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s four-time Grade 1-winning champion Forte continues to lead the way as the inaugural Preakness Future Wager enters its […]
Gonzalez, Robb Enter Pair in First Juvenile Race of Season Friday
4 ½-Furlong Maiden Special Weight Sprint Attracted Field of Seven Forte Remains Top Choice in Inaugural Preakness Future Wager Mandatory Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5, Jackpot Super Hi-5 Payouts Sunday LAUREL, MD – Seven fillies, including two each from trainers Claudio Gonzalez and Jerry Robb, are entered to line up in Maryland’s first 2-year-old race […]
Pedulla To Receive Old Hilltop Award
To be Honored May 18 at Alibi Breakfast lAUREL, MD – Tom Pedulla, who has reported on Thoroughbred racing for more than three decades for numerous publications, will receive the Old Hilltop Award at the Alibi Breakfast Thursday, May 18 at Pimlico Race Course. Pedulla will be recognized for covering Thoroughbred racing with excellence and […]
