Attendance at Saturday’s Preakness was about half of what it had been before the pandemic. Why? Teresa Genaro asked some who came and some who didn’t.
Who were Preakness weekend’s top performers? We’ve got ’em right here, starting (of course) with Preakness winner Early Voting.
On a Pimlico weekend celebrating high-end horses, Can the Queen, a modest Maryland-bred who almost didn’t get to the races, scored one for the home team.
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
Early Voting is a no on the Belmont, and Epicenter is a “probably not.” But a couple of other Preakness runners may give it a shot.
Early Voting skipped the Derby to run in the Preakness — wise move, it turns out, as he surged to victory in the 147th edition.
In his first start of 2022, Carotari picked up where he left off in 2021, posting a popular win as the favorite in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint at PImlico.
Rombauer’s surprise victory put the Fradkin’s colors on the cupola weathervane. It’ll be a sad moment for them this afternoon when they change.
Set Piece earned the second graded stakes win of his career in Saturday’s Grade 2 Dinner Party Stakes at Pimlico.
Lightening Larry outdueled favored Cogburn to post a 12-1 upsetin the Grade 3 Chick Lang Stakes Saturday at Pimlico.