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Pimlico picks and ponderings: May 15, 2025
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John Piassek / 6 months
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We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Pimlico.
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Greg Compton – and his fillies – hoping for first graded wins
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Ted Black / 6 months
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Trainer Greg Compton will send out a pair of fillies Friday at Pimlico as both he and they seek their first graded stakes wins.
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Preakness: Gosger carrying hopes of… well, Gosger
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Press Release / 6 months
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Former Major League journeyman Jim Gosger knows who he’s rooting for in the Preakness: the horse that bears his name.
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Pimlico: From Preakness pearls to everyday whirls
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Vinnie Perrone / 6 months
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Passions and more have burned at Pimlico since its grand opening on Oct. 25, 1870. Racetrackers past and present remember.
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High Paf hopes to step up in Miss Preakness
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The Biz / 6 months
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Undefeated Maryland-based High Paf looks to step up in a testy renewal of the Grade 3 Miss Preakness Friday at Pimlico.
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Pyrenees seeks to defend Pimlico Special title
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The Biz / 6 months
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Pyrenees was up late to win the 2024 Pimlico Special, kicking off a big year for trainer Cherie DeVaux, and will seek to defend that title Friday.
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Preakness: 20 years on, Afleet Alex and Scrappy T forever connected
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Emily White / 6 months
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Twenty years ago, Afleet Alex and Scrappy T almost collided in a near-accident that no one who experienced it will forget. Their humans remember…
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Journalism installed as Preakness favorite
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Frank Vespe / 6 months
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Journalism, beaten favorite in the Kentucky Derby, has been installed as the 8-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s 150th Preakness Stakes.
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Preakness: John Velazquez to ride Sandman
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Press Release / 6 months
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With his Derby rider headed elsewhere, Sandman will partner with John Velazquez in Saturday’s 150th running of the Preakness Stakes.
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Preakness: McCarthy “very pleased” with Journalism
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Press Release / 6 months
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Trainer Michael McCarthy recent flew from his California base to Churchill Downs to see Preakness entrant Journalism and said he is “very pleased.”