Trainer Claudio Gonzalez is looking to have three runners — one a defending champion — in Preakness weekend stakes next month.
Kwist, a son of freshman sire Nyquist, won at first asking at Laurel Park to be his dad’s first Maryland winner..
In the face of the nation’s reckoning with racism, the Maryland Jockey Club will scrap the playing of the controversial state song before the Preakness.
Three-year-old Dontletsweetfoolya, an eight-length allowance winner last time out, may try either the G3 Miss Preakness or G2 Black-Eyed Susan next.
Force the Pass, a son of Speightstown who stood stud in Maryland in 2020, has been sold and will continue his stud career in Saudi Arabia.
Grand Cru Classe had just enough to hold off Market Rumor, remain undefeated, and earn a spot in the Black-Eyed Susan with a win in today’s Weber City Miss.
Happy Saver remained undefeated with a win in the Federico Tesio Stakes, and trainer Todd Pletcher said the Preakness is a possibility.
Mike Stidham, trainer of Mystic Guide, winner of Saturday’s Grade 2 Jim Dandy at Saratoga, said the colt is being strongly considered for the Preakness.
Whereshetoldmetogo, a two-time stake winner who gained fame when he tried to chomp a rival, looks to get back on track in the Polynesian at Laurel today.
The Todd Pletcher-trained Happy Saver, two-for-two in his career, headlines Monday’s Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park.