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May
May
How the Preakness happened
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Nick Hahn / 5 years
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- 5 min read
Point-by-point pictures of the Preakness show you how the race developed from gate-to-wire.
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May
May
Somelikeithotbrown feasts in Dinner Party
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Nick Hahn / 5 years
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- 4 min read
Somelikeithobrown pressed the pace before pulling to victory in the Grade 2 Dinner Party Stakes at Pimlico Saturday afternoon.
15
May
May
Mean Mary returns with Gallorette score
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Nick Hahn / 5 years
- 2
- 3 min read
In her first start since November, Mean Mary returned running to win the Grade 3 Gallorette at Pimlico Race Course.
15
May
May
Preakness wins bookended golden age of Virginia breeding
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Nick Hahn / 5 years
- 2
- 6 min read
Preakness wins by Pleasant Colony in 1981 and Hansel in 1991 helped bookend of golden age of friendly competition in Virginia breeding.
15
May
May
Graham Motion has two for Dinner Party
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Nick Hahn / 5 years
- 2
- 4 min read
Chad Brown (of course) will send out the favorite, but trainer Graham Motion will counter with a pair of solid runners in the G2 Dinner Party Stakes.
14
May
May
Army Wife powers home in Black-Eyed Susan
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Nick Hahn / 5 years
- 2
- 3 min read
Army Wife pulled away late to post a solid score in the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Friday at Pimlico.
14
May
May
Red Ghost rises to Miss Preakness win
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Nick Hahn / 5 years
- 2
- 3 min read
In a three-way thriller, Red Ghost managed to get her nose down on the wire to win the Grade 3 Miss Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.
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May
May
Reigh Count, Virginia’s forgotten Kentucky Derby winner
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Nick Hahn / 5 years
- 3
- 6 min read
Reigh Count is one of four Kentucky Derby winners bred in Virginia, and his legacy extends to this day in racing — even if he himself is mostly forgotten.
03
Oct
Oct
Factor This celebrates in Dinner Party
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Nick Hahn / 5 years
- 0
- 4 min read
Favored Factor This won for the fifth time in six starts today at Pimlico when he scored in the Grade 2 Dinner Party Stakes.
03
Oct
Oct
For John Velazquez, an Authentic chance at first Preakness
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Nick Hahn / 5 years
- 0
- 6 min read
Jockey John Velazquez is 0-for-9 in the Preakness and last year got dumped leaving the gate. Now, with Authentic, he’s got a shot to break his maiden.