Racing News

Mystik Dan Revised Morning-Line Favorite for Saturday’s Preakness

05/16/2024

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.

2024 Preakness Stakes Still Photographers Meeting

05/16/2024

Rules and Marking Meeting
9:30 a.m. - Friday, May 17, 2024
Pimlico 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 Trackside Winner's Circle at Pimlico Race Course

Family Ties Link Maryland’s Shaffer to First Black-Eyed Susan (G2) Winner

05/16/2024

Great-Grandfather Guy Bedwell Trained 1919 Pimlico Oaks Heroine Milkmaid

Corporate Power Takes Aim at Top Prize in $100,000 Sir Barton

05/15/2024

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 Race Course.

Kentucky Derby Hero Mystik Dan Now Likely Favorite for Preakness 149

05/15/2024

Muth Scratched from Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Due to Temperature
Cox Happier with Decision to Enter Catching Freedom in Preakness
Tuscan 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 morning-line choice Muth’s withdrawal Wednesday morning after developing a temperature.

Brittany Russell Looking Forward to Busy Preakness Weekend

05/15/2024

Leading Trainer Entered in 18 of 28 Races Including Eight of 15 Stakes
Preakness 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 the mom of two, tying her for the lead at the boutique 11-day stand.

Black-Eyed Susan: Celebrating 100 Years

05/15/2024

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 the Black-Eyed Susan (G2).

The headline in Thoroughbred Times: Shoes Made for the Mud.

For Pearce, a Maryland native who now serves as a state steward, the victory was one of the sweetest of his career.

$5 MILLION 1/ST GRAND 3 PICK ‘EM CHALLENGE KICKS OFF PREAKNESS 149

05/15/2024

Challenge Opens 12:00 PM ET on May 15
1/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 million 1/ST GRAND 3 Pick ‘Em Challenge are now open.

Muth Declared Out of Saturday’s Preakness (G1)

05/15/2024

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 this. The horse had been doing really well,” Baffert said. “But we have to do what’s right by the horse.”

Frost Free Has Come a Long Way for the $200,000 Chick Lang (G3)

05/14/2024

Keene Thoroughbreds’ 3YO Colt, Based in Arkansas, is the 2-1 Favorite

LAUREL, MD – For Keene Thoroughbred’s Frost Free, the Chick Lang Stakes (G3) will be a sprint at Pimlico Race Course sandwiched between some 2,200 miles on the road.