A total of 277 runners have been nominated to eight stakes to be run on Black-Eyed Susan day at Pimlico.
Opening day at Monmouth Park will feature the $75,000 Decathlon Stakes and 126 runners overall, guaranteeing a bevy of full fields.
It’s been light duty so far for the top three in the Kentucky Derby, but they’re about to begin sharpening their preparations for the Preakness.
It’s full speed ahead for the Preakness for Lexington winner Divining Rod, says trainer Arnaud Delacour.
Joe Bravo, the all-time leading rider at Monmouth Park, will return there to ride this summer, where he’ll find a deep jockey colony and many new trainers.
Trainer Bob Baffert will receive Monmouth Park’s Raines Award for “integrity [and] service to the sport,” and Get Serious will enter its Hall of Champions.
With its 2015 racing season slated to begin on Saturday, Monmouth Park officials are trumpeting the new: new wagers, new facilities, and more.
Parx Racing hosted its first four stakes of 2015 over the weekend, with two for sophomores and two for Pennsylvania-breds. The wrap and the photos.
Kid Cruz — eighth in last year’s Preakness — is looking to return to Old Hilltop in style when he runs in the G3 Pimlico Special on Black-Eyed Susan day.
While Kentucky Derby runner-up and probable Preakness starter Firing Line will jog Wednesday, Derby champ American Pharoah and Dortmund will walk the shedrow.