Topped by the Grade 1 Preakness, the Maryland Jockey Club will host 16 stakes worth nearly $4 million during Preakness weekend May 20-21.
Epicenter posted a front-running score in the Risen Star Stakes, the first 50-point Derby trail race, to take over the points lead.
Extravagant Kid, a onetime claiming horse who went on to earn over $1.7 million, has been retired by Virginia-based owner David Ross.
Off to the Races returns to the airwaves Feb. 19 with a lively hourlong program featuring guests Mark Casse, Debbie Easter, and Keith Feustle.
A big field, including two of the top three runners in Derby points earned, will contest Saturday’s Risen Star at the Fair Grounds, the first 50-point race.
He’ll be a longshot, but onetime claiming horse Timeless Bounty will be carrying his connections’ hopes when he lines up in the G3 General George Saturday.
The Jockey Club has rescinded a rule which would have prohibited stallions from breeding more than 140 mares. The move promotes “unity,” the group says.
Victor Carrasco has been aboard Cordmaker for most of the horse’s 35 starts. He’s hoping for graded glory in Saturday’s General George.
With a modest two-race win streak, the formful Glass Ceiling, a stakes winner at Aqueduct, will hunt her first graded win in the Barbara Fritchie.
Off to the Races returns to the airwaves Feb. 12 with a lively hourlong program featuring guests Sabrina Moore and Jonathan Thomas.