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Preakness winner Journalism heads Haskell nominations

Journalism, winner of the Preakness and runner-up in the other legs of the Triple Crown, is among 18 runners nominated to the July 19 Haskell.

Jockey Jorge Vargas, Jr. piloted Gran Yaco to a 13-1 upset in Monmouth’s Friday finale to earn the 1,000th win of his riding career.

With a favorable new law recently passed, Charles Town will increase purses by 10% in the new condition book and add three days of racing.

Because of extreme heat in the forecast, Delaware Park will shifts its schedule next week to avoid Wednesday and will race Thursday through Saturday.

Maryland’s Fair Hill Training Center will replace its 7-furlong Tapeta Footings track this summer, with the company’s newest iteration, Tapeta 13.

The De Francis Dash and three other stakes contested on the same day will receive $25,000 purse bumps, the Maryland Jockey Club announced.

Trainer Ned Allard is considering three options for Maryland-bred Quint’s Brew, winner of the General George and twice second in graded company.

Bloodstock agent David Ingordo will serve as judge for this year’s 91st annual MHBA Yearling Show June 29.

The rate of equine fatalities in the first quarter was unchanged, according to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) report.

Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a Preakness lover through and through, is back at age 89 with Virginia Derby winner American Promise.

The connections of Journalism, beaten favorite in the Kentucky Derby, said Thursday they are keeping the Preakness “in play” for his next start.

Former jockey Andrea Seefeldt Knight, the second woman to ride in the Preakness, has become a competitive clay shooter and instructor.

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