In today’s Preakness notes, Ring Weekend posts a solid work and may be leaning towards running, while most other contenders remain on track for next Saturday.
Jockey Rosie Napravnik will head to the Preakness aboard Bayern. Yet it’ll be a homecoming minus one familiar face: that of the late trainer Dickie Small.
This week’s On Tap features the region’s best racing, including opening day from Monmouth Park and our Pimlico race o’ the day.
General a Rod, 11th in the Kentucky Derby, will try the Preakness, owner Jack Wolf said. Plus, news and notes on all the Preakness contenders.
Actress Mariel Hemingway will deliver the Keynote Address at the inaugural Morgan Stanley Women in Business networking event on Black-Eyed Susan day.
Storming Inti took over the top spot among three year-olds in the Top Midlantic-bred Poll, while Princess of Sylmar held down the fort among older horses.
Monmouth Park is in the midst of big changes as it enters its 69th season. That’s all in service of preserving it for future generations.
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic snapped back to more normal levels, and trainer Ronney Brown returned to the top of the Midlantic Claiming 7.
California Chrome is feeling “excellent,” his connections say. Meanwhile, the plans for other Preakness contenders are coming into focus.
Social Inclusion’s entry into the Preakness gives his trainer, Manny Azpurua, 85, his first Preakness starter.