Seventh in the Santa Anita Derby and 14th in the Kentucky Derby, Robusta needs a form reversal in the May 16 Preakness Stakes.
Ocelli, still a maiden but also the Kentucky Derby show horse, cost just $12,000 as a yearling but could become a classic winner in the Preakness.
Bull by the Horns, winner of the Rushaway at Turfway Park, is doing well and “ready to run,” trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. said.
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
Laurel-based Federico Tesio Stakes winner Taj Mahal is basking in his celebrity status, trainer Brittany Russell says, as he prepares for the Preakness.
Kentucky Derby champ Golden Tempo will bypass the May 16 Preakness and point instead to the Belmont Stakes, his trainer said in a statement.
A total of $150,000 in bonuses will be available to trainers at Laurel over Preakness weekend, split between stakes and non-stakes races.
Two new names, Kentucky Derby show horse Ocelli and Corona de Oro, who did not draw into the Derby, are now under Preakness consideration.
It’s looking like the May 16 Preakness will have a larger field than usual, as, though few Derby runners are eyeing it, plenty of others are.
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