The Preakness meet at Pimlico kicks off Thursday with full fields abounding on the nine-race card.
In a video interview, assistant trainer Jack Sisterson says Nyquist is doing well at Old Hilltop and says he acts like he never even ran in the Kentucky Derby.
Handle rose strongly during the just-completed Laurel Park meet, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today.
Kentucky Derby champion Nyquist arrived at Pimlico yesterday to begin readying for the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes May 21.
Trainer John Servis — conditioner of Kentucky Oaks winner Cathryn Sophia — will judge the Maryland Horse Breeders Association’s annual yearling show.
Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist figures to headline the Preakness field, but an intriguing mix of Derby runners and new shooters may face him at Pimlico.
Jockey Edgar Prado — once the king of Maryland racing — will return to the circuit this week, making Pimlico his home for the next two months.
Trainer Kieron Magee and jockey Trevor McCarthy sewed up the Laurel Park winter meet training and riding titles Sunday.
Trainer Marcus Vitali — briefly barred from entering horses at Laurel Park — has four in the entries for Saturday’s card.
Embattled trainer Marcus Vitali will be permitted to enter horses in Maryland — once he regains his Florida license and faces the music from several pending positives.