Preakness weekend gallery, Part 1
Our photographers were everywhere during Preakness weekend, and we have the evidence to prove it.
Our photographers were everywhere during Preakness weekend, and we have the evidence to prove it.
In today’s RaceBrief, we recap a bevy of regional stakes, and more.
Trainer Dylan Smith, who served as the late Dickie Small’s assistant and took over his operation after his death, notched her first career win yesterday at Pimlico.
Social Inclusion, third in last Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, galloped a mile at Pimlico Race Course Saturday morning and heads to Belmont Park on Sunday.
Delaware Park’s 54 year-old record for one mile on the main track fell on Saturday when Stormin Monarcho zipped the distance in 1:34.85.
Four mid-Atlantic cities, headed by Baltimore, were among the 20 cities in which last Saturday’s Preakness had the highest television ratings.
The rich get richer as trainer Todd Pletcher won Pimlico’s $50,000 bonus for stakes performances last weekend. Local trainers finished second and third.
This week’s On Tap features the region’s best racing, including four stakes and our Pimlico race o’ the day.
Eight year-old Ben’s Cat seized the top spot among older horses in the newest Top Midlantic-bred Poll, while Storming Inti remained first among sophomores.
Bobby Zen showed the way in Leg 3 of the Maryland Handicapping Series, amassing $73.60 to lead the field in the free Preakness day contest.