Cali Thirty Seven will look for her third straight stakes win – fourth straight overall – in Sunday’s Miss Liberty at Monmouth Park.
Longtime mid-Atlantic stalwart Mario Pino will receive NYRA’s Mike Venezia Memorial Award for sportsmanship and citizenship.
Preakness champ Exaggerator had his final gallop at Pimlico Saturday morning and is scheduled to head to Belmont Sunday.
Pimlico’s Rainbow Pick 6 continued to grow Friday, the carryover reaching nearly $190,000.
A pair of stakes winners are among 19 sophomore fillies nominated to Pimlico’s Stormy Blues Stakes June 4.
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.