Couldn’t have been any easier today for Alwaysmining, who won the Tesio Stakes to punch a ticket to the Preakness.
Didn’t make it out to Laurel Park for the Tesio Stakes day card? No worries — our photographers were on the scene. Here’s what they saw.
Diamond King got it done in the Federico Tesio Stakes today at Laurel Park, making him Preakness-bound.
Local stakes winners Still Having Fun and VIP Code are among those who will contest Saturday’s Tesio Stakes at Laurel with a Preakness berth on the line.
The April 21 Federico Tesio and Weber City Miss Stakes – awarding automatic entry to the Preakness and Black-Eyed Susan – drew 73 total nominations.
The Tesio – a “win and you’re in” race for the Preakness – is one possibility for Still Having Fun, the beaten favorite in the Private Terms.
Horses shipping into Laurel Park necessitate a complicated process – but no one minds if they get the money.
Today’s Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park was something of a replay of the Private Terms – but easier for Twisted Tom this time.
Saturday’s Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park offers the winner a spot in the Preakness, and five runners are bidding for it.
The Federico Tesio – a Win and You’re In for the Preakness – and the Weber City Miss, serving the same role for the Black Eyed Susan, will take place April 22.