Armagnac, a recent allowance winner after finishing fourth in the Santa Anita Derby, is heading to the Preakness, his connections said.
Happy Jack, a son of Preakness winner Oxbow who was 14th in the Kentucky Derby, will try his luck in the May 21 Preakness.
Joe Clancy, editor of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, will receive the Old Hilltop Award at the Alibi Breakfast, the Maryland Jockey Club. announced.
It’ll be a lucky Friday the 13th as Charles Town Races will have a mandatory payout of its Pick 6 wager, currently with a carryover above $159,000.
The filly Secret Oath, winner of the May 6 Kentucky Oaks, is more than probable to tackle the boys in the Preakness, her trainer said.
Private Terms Stakes winner Shake Em Loose, once a $16,000 claim, remained in consideration for a Preakness start after a sharp breeze Tuesday morning.
Simplification, the Fountain of Youth winner who finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby, became the first Preakness horse to arrive at Pimlico.
Horse of the Year Knicks Go figures to have his hooves full when he serves as Preakness honorary postmaster.
For a sixth straight year, the Maryland Jockey Club is offering bonus money totaling $100,000 to trainers who run a minimum of five horses in the 15 Thoroughbred stakes races during Preakness weekend, May 20 and 21, at historic Pimlico Race Course. The blockbuster weekend includes a total of 16 stakes, 10 graded, worth $3.8 […]
Trainer Eric Reed, who plans to run Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike in the Preakness, is living both his and his dad’s racing dream.