
Fasig-Tipton 2yo sale tops $34 million
This week’s Fasig-Tipton 2yo sale didn’t set a record, but it didn’t miss by much as buyers purchased almost $35 million worth of horses.

This week’s Fasig-Tipton 2yo sale didn’t set a record, but it didn’t miss by much as buyers purchased almost $35 million worth of horses.

Saturday’s 148th Preakness Stakes was a stirring duel to the wire. It put the cap on a strange week that seemed to be about everything but the race itself.

The gross and average were up on the first of two days of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic two-year-old sale, with five horses exceeding $500,000.

From The Baltimore Banner: Preakness is a social, sporting, wagering – and political – event, where the future of Maryland racing was on most minds.

With a win in the James Murphy Stakes and other strong performances, trainer Graham Motion earned the top Pimlico weekend trainer bonus.

Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…

The two-day Fasig-Tipton Midlantic two-year-old sale kicks off Monday in Timonium, and hopes are high for the sale that produced Kentucky Derby champ Mage.

On the morning after the Preakness Stakes, the connections of Mage, National Treasure, and others were considering whether to go to the Belmont.

On a troubled Preakness day, National Treasure took advantage of a slow early pace to give jockey John Velazquez his first Middle Jewel.

Three-year-old Nagirroc dominated his competition in the James Murphy Stakes at Pimlico Saturday, setting a track record for one mile on the turf.

Never Explain scored a 15-1 upset in the Grade 3 Dinner Party at Pimlico to give trainer Shug McGaughey his fifth Dinner Party win in 30 years.

Our Preakness Profiles return for Preakness 148 set for May 20, 2023. Here, we profile Bath House Row Stakes winner Red Route One.
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