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Miss Marissa
03
May
  • Black-Eyed Susan S.
  • De Francis Dash
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Special
  • Preakness
  • The Very One S.
  • Triple Crown

LookBack: Best Preakness weekend 2020 races

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

With the Preakness less than two weeks away, we take a look back at last year’s Preakness weekend. Which races were your favorites?

Wait for It
03
May
  • Jamie Ness
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Ruben Silvera

Parx: Ness, Silvera have hot hands

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

A preview of the week ahead at Parx Racing, plus the list of hot jockeys and trainers (and, man, can’t be much hotter than Ruben Silvera and Jamie Ness).

Medina Spirit
01
May
  • Bob Baffert
  • Churchill Downs
  • John Velazquez
  • Kentucky Derby
  • Medina Spirit
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Medina Spirit upsets Kentucky Derby

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

It wasn’t going to be Bob Baffert’s year, but yet again it was as his trainee Medina Spirit scored a front-running upset in the Kentucky Derby.

Fast Boat
01
May
  • Attachment Rate
  • Chess Chief
  • Churchill Downs
  • Fiya
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Update: Midlantic-breds in Churchill stakes

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Four Midlantic-breds tackled Churchill Downs stakes on Friday, but none will face the starter on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby card.

30
Apr
  • Aidan Butler
  • Ken Cox
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Stronach Group

Laurel Park to close temporarily after Preakness

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 3
  • 4 min read

Horsemen will be forced to vacate Laurel Park following the Preakness, horsemen learned Friday, and may not be allowed back until July.

Sleepy Eyes Todd
30
Apr
  • Charles Town Races
  • handicapping
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town preview and horses to watch: Apr. 30

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 6
  • 4 min read

We’ve got a Charles Town preview today as the track presents its Friday card!

Street Band
28
Apr
  • handicapping
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Parx picks and horses to watch: Apr. 28

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

We’ve got Parx Racing picks today as the track presents another midweek card!

Chub Wagon
27
Apr
  • Chub Wagon
  • Page McKenney S.
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Unique Bella S.
  • Wait for It

Undefeated Chub Wagon dominates in Unique Bella

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Undefeated Chub Wagon ran her record to five-for-five with a dominant win in this afternoon’s Unique Bella Stakes at Parx Racing.

27
Apr
  • Brooklyn Strong
  • Kentucky Derby
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Parx-based Brooklyn Strong a Derby longshot

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 3
  • 4 min read

Brooklyn Strong was pointed to the Preakness, but a bevy of defections have opened the Derby door to him.

The Reds
24
Apr
  • Federico Tesio S.
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness

The Reds takes Tesio by DQ over Excellorator

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Favored The Reds couldn’t quite get past Excellorator in Saturday’s Federico Tesio Stakes but was put up via DQ after the latter impeded him.

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