Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan day card features big fields — the average stakes field size is over 11 — and competitive racing, including four graded events.
Gunnevera, seventh in the Kentucky Derby, became the third Preakness contender to arrive on the Pimlico backside this afternoon.
Pimlico opened today amid a steady rain, but jocks Victor Carrasco and Feargal Lynch didn’t mind.
Trainer Rodney Jenkins expects to run two horses — Shimmering Aspen and Top of Mind — in graded stakes Preakness weekend.
Always Dreaming was 9-2 when he won the Kentucky Derby. What’ll he be in the Preakness? Recent races provide some guidance.
Pimlico’s opening day Thursday will coincide with the return from injury of jockey Victor Carrasco, who missed about five weeks with a fractured scapula.
Laurel Park’s winter meet began and ended with upset winners in maiden races. In between, trainer Linda Rice dominated, winning at a 53 percent clip.
Always Dreaming romped to a win in today’s Kentucky Derby, while mid-Atlantic hopefuls Irish War Cry and Fast and Accurate were 10th and 17th, respectively.
Full updated Kentucky Derby odds as of 7:30 Saturday morning show Irish War Cry as the second choice, Always Dreaming as the favorite.
Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner Finest City is favored in Friday’s La Troienne at Churchill Downs and is one of just two Midlantic-breds in Churchill stakes that day.