Racing News

MEDIA ADVISORY

05/12/2024

Preakness (G1) Post Position Draw Monday

LAUREL, MD – Post positions and odds will be assigned for the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1) Monday, May 13 at Monarque at 5:30 p.m.

Monarque is located at 1010 Fleet Street, Baltimore.

The post-position draw can also be viewed beginning at 5:15 p.m. at:

www.facebook.com/Preakness

https://www.youtube.com/@MarylandRacing

Pyrenees Can Scale New Heights in $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3)

05/12/2024

Kingsbarns Heads Field of Eight Older Horses on Preakness (G1) Eve

LAUREL, MD – Blue Heaven Farm’s 4-year-old Pyrenees, named for the mountain range on the border of France and Spain, certainly has experienced peaks and valleys. Now, off three straight wins, the 4-year-old will make the ascent into graded-stakes company in Friday’s historic $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.

Youalmosthadme Chasing Graded Success in Miss Preakness (G3)

05/12/2024

Among Six Stakes, Three Graded, Worth $1 Million in Purses May 17

LAUREL, MD – Five years to the day after saddling Covfefe for a track-record victory, trainer Brad Cox will send out Resolute Racing’s multiple stakes winner Youalmosthadme in search of her first graded-stakes success in the $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3) Friday, May 17 at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Competitive Field to Line Up for Milestone Black-Eyed Susan (G2)

05/12/2024

100th Running of 3-Year-Old Filly Stakes Tops Friday, May 17 Program
Among Six Stakes, Three Graded, Worth $1 Million in Purses

LAUREL, MD – Grade 3 heroine Lemon Muffin will face four fellow stakes winners as well as Grade 2-placed California shipper Corposo in a highly competitive milestone edition of the $300,000 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan (G2) Friday, May 17 at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Catching Freedom Confirmed for Preakness 149

05/12/2024

LAUREL, MD - Albaugh Family Stables’ Catching Freedom, the Kentucky Derby (G1) fourth-place finisher, will run in Saturday’s $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course, trainer Brad Cox said Sunday morning.

Connections Mull Options for Multiple Stakes Winner Miss Harriett

05/11/2024

Either $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3) on Dirt, $100,000 Hilltop on Turf
Both Stakes on Undercard of 100th Black-Eyed Susan (G2) May 17
First Preakness (G1) Horses Expected to Arrive Sunday Afternoon

LAUREL, MD – While he has yet to pick a spot for multiple stakes winner Miss Harriett, there’s one decision trainer Brandon McFarlane won’t have to make when it comes to his stable star.

Kentucky Derby Winner Mystik Dan Confirmed for Preakness 149

05/11/2024

Uncle Heavy Tunes Up for Preakness with Sharp 4F Breeze
Mugatu Breezes 5F in Preparation for a Run in Middle Jewel
Cox Calls Catching Freedom “50-50” for Preakness
Fresh Off 1st Graded Win, Torres to Ride Seize the Grey in Preakness Debut

LAUREL, MD – Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan will run in the 149th Preakness Stakes (G1) May 18 at Pimlico Race Course, trainer Kenny McPeek announced Saturday morning.

PREAKNESS MEDIA ADVISORY

05/11/2024

Preakness 149 Media Newsfeed Available
Video of Interviews, Horses Training, News Updates

LAUREL, MD – The Preakness 149 newsfeed is now available at Preakness.isctv.com.

Interviews, training, features, horse arrivals and news will be updated continually on this site.

Today’s content includes an interview with Ken McPeek, trainer of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner and Preakness (G1) contender Mystik Dan.

Kentucky Derby Winner Mystik Dan Confirmed for Preakness 149

05/11/2024

LAUREL, MD - Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan will run in the 149th Preakness Stakes (G1) on May 18 at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course, trainer Kenny McPeek announced Saturday morning.

“All systems go,” McPeek said. “He’ll ship out in the morning.”

Sunrise at Old Hilltop a Highlight of Preakness Week Festivities

05/10/2024

Walking Tours Run 6-9 A.M. Tuesday, May 14 through Friday, May 17

LAUREL, MD – Sunrise at Old Hilltop, one of the most popular events leading up to the Preakness Stakes (G1), will once again offer fans a unique behind the scenes walking tour of historic Pimlico Race Course.

The 149th Preakness, Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, will be contested Saturday, May 18. A decades-long tradition before being suspended for 2020 and 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic, Sunrise at Old Hilltop returned as a regular part of the lineup in 2022.