For Whit Beckman, a “surreal” Derby run from Ocelli
Trainer Whit Beckman, once an assistant on Derby- and Preakness-winning operations, just missed winning his first Classic with Preakness hopeful Ocelli.
Trainer Whit Beckman, once an assistant on Derby- and Preakness-winning operations, just missed winning his first Classic with Preakness hopeful Ocelli.
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
Maryland-based Preakness hopeful Taj Mahal had his final work prior to the May 16 Preakness Saturday and had his connections smiling.
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
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.
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A battle over who can serve on the Maryland horsemen’s board has involved personal attacks, lawyers, a testy meeting, and now a lawsuit.
The fits and starts of the Pimlico Plus plan have made horsemen nervous, and now key state officials and legislative leaders are weighing in, too.