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Navajo Warrior
15
May
  • Brittany Russell
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Miss Preakness S.
  • Navajo Warrior (horse)
  • Peach Tie
  • Pimlico Special
  • Saffie Joseph Jr.
  • Sheldon Russell

Pace makes graded race for Navajo Warrior, Peach Tie

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Two different pace scenarios, two versions of an ideal setup: Navajo Warrior won the Pimlico Special, and Peach Tie scored in the Miss Preakness.

Napoleon Solo
15
May
  • Chad Summers
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Napoleon Solo (horse)
  • Preakness

Only one Preakness: Napoleon Solo takes his shot

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Is Napoleon Solo a distance-limited miler type? Or is he a horse capable of more but with recent excuses? The answer could decide the Preakness.

Ivy Girl
14
May
  • Amelia Green
  • Andrew Simoff
  • Black-Eyed Susan S.
  • Ivy Girl (horse)
  • Jumping the Gun
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Michael Gorham
  • Miss Fulton Gal
  • Weber City Miss S.

“Surreal” Black-Eyed Susan for Weber City Miss four

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Four runners out of Laurel Park’s Weber City Miss are among the Black-Eyed Susan contenders, and the feeling, they say, is a bit surreal.

Ocelli
10
May
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Ocelli (horse)
  • Off to the Races
  • Preakness
  • Whit Beckman

For Whit Beckman, a “surreal” Derby run from Ocelli

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Trainer Whit Beckman, once an assistant on Derby- and Preakness-winning operations, just missed winning his first Classic with Preakness hopeful Ocelli.

Laurel Park
07
May
  • Alan Foreman
  • Hugh McMahon
  • Jerry Robb
  • Jonathan Maldonado
  • Katy Voss
  • Ken Cox
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association

Battle over MTHA board could land in court

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 1
  • 7 min read

A battle over who can serve on the Maryland horsemen’s board has involved personal attacks, lawyers, a testy meeting, and now a lawsuit.

Forever Boss
07
May
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Treasurer Dereck Davis
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus
  • Sen. Bill Ferguson

Pimlico Plus skeptics growing louder

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 2
  • 4 min read

The fits and starts of the Pimlico Plus plan have made horsemen nervous, and now key state officials and legislative leaders are weighing in, too.

Golden Tempo
06
May
  • Cherie DeVaux
  • Golden Tempo (horse)
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Preakness

Golden Tempo to bypass Preakness

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Kentucky Derby champ Golden Tempo will bypass the May 16 Preakness and point instead to the Belmont Stakes, his trainer said in a statement.

Taj Mahal
04
May
  • Brittany Russell
  • Golden Tempo (horse)
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Preakness
  • Taj Mahal
  • The Hell We Did (horse)
  • Todd Fincher (trainer)

Preakness: Gate may be crowded, as field still in flux

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

It’s looking like the May 16 Preakness will have a larger field than usual, as, though few Derby runners are eyeing it, plenty of others are.

Call Me Micky J.
02
May
  • Call Me Micky J. (horse)
  • John Salzman
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

LRL: Call Me Micky J. sings winning debut tune

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

In the first 2-year-old race of the year for the boys at Laurel Park, Call Me Micky J. jetted to the victory for trainer John Salzman.

Costa Linda
01
May
  • Costa Linda
  • Gina Robb
  • Jessica Lindsey
  • John Robb
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

2yo Costa Linda “too good to be true” in debut

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Costa Linda, the second foal out of Maryland royalty Anna’s Bandit, won her career debut in Laurel Park’s first 2-year-old race of 2026.

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