Preakness Weekend
Off to the Races Radio returns Saturday
Off to the Races returns to the airwaves June 18 with an exciting show featuring interviews with Jill Byrne and Alan Foreman.
Mo Donegal scores in Belmont Stakes
Never far back, Mo Donegal surged to the lead with a furlong to go and went on to win the Belmont Stakes, giving trainer Todd Pletcher his third Belmont.
PREAKNESS ENTRIES
- Simplification (6-1)
- Creative Minister (10-1)
- Fenwick (50-1)
- Secret Oath (9-2)
- Early Voting (7-2)
- Happy Jack (30-1)
- Armagnac (12-1)
- Epicenter (6-5)
- Skippylongstocking (20-1)
Rich Strike won’t win the Belmont. Here’s why
Rich Strike shocked the world when he won the Kentucky Derby at 80-1. History says don’t look for a repeat in the Belmont.
Midlantic-breds in Belmont Friday stakes
A Maryland-bred and a Pennsylvania-bred are among the fillies hoping to fire in the Intercontinental at Belmont Park Friday.
We the People installed as Belmont favorite
Despite the presence of Kentucky Derby hero Rich Strike, Peter Pan winner We the People is the 2-1 morning line favorite for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.
Set Piece scores in G2 Dinner Party
Set Piece earned the second graded stakes win of his career in Saturday’s Grade 2 Dinner Party Stakes at Pimlico.
Lightening Larry surprises In Chick Lang
Lightening Larry outdueled favored Cogburn to post a 12-1 upsetin the Grade 3 Chick Lang Stakes Saturday at Pimlico.
Preakness picks from the crew
We asked some of our ‘cappers for their picks for the Preakness Stakes and the three races that precede it. Here’s what they came up with.
Preakness Profile: Fenwick
Our Preakness Profiles continue with longshot Fenwick, winner of one race in his career to date.
Preakness Profile: Early Voting
Our Preakness Profiles continue with the lightly raced Wood Memorial runner-up Early Voting.
Preakness Profile: Happy Jack
Our Preakness Profiles continue with a longshot, West Coast invader Happy Jack, who finished 14th in the Kentucky Derby.
Super Quick Super Speedy in Allaire DuPont
Super Quick threatened the long-established track record in a sharp score in the Grade 3 Allaire DuPont at Pimlico Saturday.
First Captain first under the wire in Pimlico Special
First Captain, a $1.5 million yearling purchase, took another step towards justifying his gaudy price with a rallying win in the historic Pimlico Special.
Video: Ham Smith and Deborah Green talk Luna Belle
Luna Belle has been the talk of Maryland racing in recent months and the top local Black-Eyed Susan hope. We catch up with her people.
Lukas: Fillies “go to the well for you”
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, whose Triple Crown career began with a controversial win over a filly, will try to get a Preakness win with a filly in Secret Oath.
Podcast: Derby Bill talks Preakness
It’s Preakness time and we unleash our Off to the Races crew, Nick Hahn and Derby Bill Watson, to handicap the Black-Eyed Susan-Preakness double.
Locals set for big swing in Pimlico Special
Though a Grade 3, the Pimlico Special’s gaudy history makes it a major race, and several local trainers are set to try their luck.
In Maryland, a growing commitment to racehorse aftercare
In recent years, Maryland’s Thoroughbred industry has redoubled its aftercare efforts to care for runners after the Preakness cheers stop.
At Pimlico, painting the Preakness picture
In the days before the Preakness, Pimlico’s parking attendants, with 100 years experience between them, a painter, and others ready for the big day.
Greene “never dreamed something like” Luna Belle
Deborah Greene cracks up at the idea that she always knew that she’d own racehorses. How could you imagine one like Luna Belle?
