Starlight’s Wolf Hoping to See Colors in Preakness Infield
Imagination to Wear Co-Owner’s Silks in Saturday’s Middle Jewel LAUREL, MD – Though his two visits to the winner’s circle after the Preakness Stakes (G1) were exciting and mighty satisfying, Jack Wolf said there will be an extra bonus if Imagination is able to get to the wire first on Saturday. It’s personal. Something that […]
Mystik Dan Revised Morning-Line Favorite for Saturday’s Preakness
Kentucky Derby Winner Set at 8-5 for Middle Jewel of Triple Crown LAUREL, MD – Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Mystik Dan has been installed as the 8-5 favorite on the revised morning line for Saturday’s 149th Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course. Mystik Dan, who scored an 18-1 upset victory at Churchill Downs May […]
2024 Preakness Stakes Still Photographers Meeting
Rules and Marking Meeting9:30 a.m. – Friday, May 17, 2024Pimlico Race Course – Trackside Winner’s Circle LAUREL, MD – There will be a meeting at 9:30 am on Friday, May 17 for still photographers covering the 2024 Preakness Stakes on May 18 and/or Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on May 17. The meeting will occur in the […]
Family Ties Link Maryland’s Shaffer to First Black-Eyed Susan (G2) Winner
Great-Grandfather Guy Bedwell Trained 1919 Pimlico Oaks Heroine Milkmaid LAUREL, MD – On any given day, Clark Bedwell Shaffer Jr. is easy to pick out at the racetrack. Always nattily dressed in suit, tie and matching trilby, his clothing choice is a throwback to the heyday when such attire was as commonplace among racegoers as […]
Corporate Power Takes Aim at Top Prize in $100,000 Sir Barton
Courtlandt Farm’s Son of Hall of Famer Curlin Heads Field of 10 LAUREL, MD – Wearing blinkers for the first time, Courtlandt Farm’s Corporate Power will make his stakes debut Saturday as the morning-line favorite in the $100,000 Sir Barton sponsored by Brandon and Diannah Perry to benefit the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance at historic Pimlico […]
Kentucky Derby Hero Mystik Dan Now Likely Favorite for Preakness 149
Muth Scratched from Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Due to TemperatureCox Happier with Decision to Enter Catching Freedom in PreaknessTuscan Gold ‘Really Happy’ While Training for Saturday’s Preakness LAUREL, MD – Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan is expected to become the betting favorite for Saturday’s 149th Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course with […]
Brittany Russell Looking Forward to Busy Preakness Weekend
Leading Trainer Entered in 18 of 28 Races Including Eight of 15 StakesPreakness Meet Resumes with Live Eight-Race Program Friday LAUREL, MD – Over the first four days of historic Pimlico Race Course’s Preakness Meet, which opened last weekend, trainer Brittany Russell started six horses. Three of them won, including a Mother’s Day double for […]
Black-Eyed Susan: Celebrating 100 Years
Costly Shoes Runs Away to Win 1988 Edition LAUREL, MD – Ross Pearce once described the filly Costly Shoes as “tiny, but well made.” The daughter of Topsider never cast a more imposing presence than on Black-Eyed Susan Day in 1988 when she rallied inside over a sloppy track to win the 64th edition of […]
$5 MILLION 1/ST GRAND 3 PICK ‘EM CHALLENGE KICKS OFF PREAKNESS 149
Challenge Opens 12:00 PM ET on May 151/ST GRAND 3 Pick ‘Em Challenge Part of New Racing Trilogy Connecting Preakness 149, California Crown and 2025 Pegasus World Cup LAUREL, MD – 1/ST, the innovative brand behind North America’s most prestigious Thoroughbred horse racing, entertainment and wagering events, announces that free contest entries for the $5 […]
Muth Declared Out of Saturday’s Preakness (G1)
LAUREL, MD – Preakness (G1) morning line favorite Muth has been declared out of Saturday’s race after spiking a temperature after arriving at Pimlico late Tuesday night. Hall of Fame trainer BB said the Arkansas Derby (G1) winner spiked a temperature of 103 and he had no choice but to scratch. “We are sick about […]