Mage’s big sister Gunning heads $100,000 Skipat on Preakness card
Robert Clay’s Grandview Equine bred Gunning and Kentucky Derby winner BALTIMORE – On the afternoon that Mage will attempt to stay on course for the Triple Crown in 148th Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, trainer Kenny McPeek will send out the Kentucky Derby winner’s 4-year-old half-sister Gunning in the $100,000 Skipat Stakes on Saturday’s undercard at […]
Mage Favored at 8-5 in Morning Line for Preakness 148
Derby Winner to Face 7 Rivals in Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Preakness Headlines 16 Weekend Stakes worth $3.75 Million BALTIMORE – Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Mage was installed as the 8-5 favorite on the morning line for Saturday’s $1.65 million Preakness Stakes (G1) after drawing Post 3 at Monday’s Post Position Draw for the […]
Undefeated Faiza ‘Perfect’ Monday Morning at Pimlico
Baffert-Trained Filly Gallops for Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan BALTIMORE – One week short of a year after being purchased for $725,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training sale in nearby Timonium, MD, Faiza went to the track Monday morning for some routine exercise at historic Pimlico Race Course in preparation for a start in Friday’s […]
Mage ‘Good, Quiet, Relaxed’ Monday Morning at Pimlico
Blazing Sevens Gets Acquainted with Pimlico Surroundings National Treasure Gallops Monday Morning for Preakness Red Route One to Go it Alone for Preakness BALTIMORE – Kentucky Derby (G1) champion Mage stretched his legs while jogging and galloping at Pimlico Race Course` Monday morning in preparation for a highly anticipated start in Saturday’s 148th running of […]
Restrepo Planning a Different Party at Preakness 148
Winning Kentucky Derby ‘Like Your Mick Jagger’ BALTIMORE – Ramiro Restrepo showed up at the 2005 Preakness Stakes (G1) in a rented yellow school bus with a bunch of friends from the University of Maryland. “From College Park to Baltimore,” recalled Restrepo of the ’05 Preakness, won by Afleet Alex. “We loaded on that thing. […]
Secretariat at the Preakness: ‘…And He Was Gone.’
Pincay Jr., Brumfield Remember Chasing the Triple Crown Legend BALTIMORE – Even after Secretariat unleashed a jaw-dropping rush from last to the lead on the first turn of the 1973 Preakness, jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. figured he could win the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown with Sham. Pincay was 26 on that third Saturday […]
Unbeaten Faiza Leaves California for $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2)
99th Running of 3-Year-Old Filly Stakes Tops Friday, May 19 Program BALTIMORE – Michael Lund Petersen’s undefeated Faiza will try to extend her perfect record and win her fifth graded stake in Friday’s $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) at historic Pimlico Race Course. Faiza and regular rider Flavien Prat will start from Post 9 in the […]
G1 Winner Rattle N Roll Headlines $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3)
Shares Spotlight with $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) May 19 Among Six Stakes, Three Graded, Worth $1 Million in Purses BALTIMORE – Lucky Seven Stable’s Grade 1-winning millionaire Rattle N Roll, having won at the distance in his previous start, will go after his sixth career stakes victory and fourth in graded company in the historic […]
Cutback Suits Key of Life in G3 Miss Preakness
BALTIMORE – Flurry Racing Stables LLC and Hoffman Family Racing LLC’s Key of Life is scheduled to seek her second-straight graded-stakes victory in Friday’s $150,000 Miss Preakness Stakes (G3) at Pimlico Race Corse. The daughter of Mo Town is prominent in a field of seven 3-year-old fillies entered Sunday in the six-furlong sprint, one of […]
Kentucky Derby Hero Mage Arrives at Pimlico Sunday Morning
Delgado Jr.’s Previous Visits to Baltimore Have Been Memorable Blazing Sevens Arrives at Pimlico Following ‘Pretty Easy Ship’ National Treasure Walks on First Morning at Pimlico Red Route One Breezes; Disarm Gallops at Churchill Perform Breezes Half Mile at Belmont Park BALTIMORE – Gustavo Delgado and Gustavo Delgado Jr. arrived at historic Pimlico Race Course […]