The Grade 3 Penn Mile has attracted 37 top-quality nominees, while venerable star Ben’s Cat headlines the likely undercard performers.
With a big carry from Preakness day, the carryover for the Pimlico Rainbow 6 will top $170,000 heading into Friday.
Saucy Don, who took last year’s John J. Reilly ‘Cap for NJ-breds at Monmouth Park in a thriller, will defend his title Saturday.
A nationwide fundraiser for the PDJF for disabled jockeys involving some two dozen tracks raised $40,000 for the cause.
The Jackpot Pick 6 carryover for Thursday’s Pimlico card is more than $160,000.
Preakness winner Exaggerator jogged at Pimlico, while Kentucky Derby champ Nyquist continued to recover after spiking a fever.
Buoyed by a $1 million Uncle Mo filly, the Fasig-Tipton 2-year-old sale rebounded strongly today to set a record for gross sales.
Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, third as the favorite in Saturday’s Preakness, will return home to California rather than contesting the Belmont Stakes.
Preakness winner Exaggerator returned to the Pimlico track Tuesday morning, and Nyquist’s temperature returned to normal.
Despite a loss in the Grade 1 Preakness, voters in the latest NTRA poll left Nyquist in the top spot for three-year-olds, while California Chrome remains first for older horses.