“You give me 90 days, we could win a race at Charles Town,” says Frank Shipp, who managed ’91 Preakness winner Hansel’s career.
Steve Byk, the radio voice of Thoroughbred racing, recounts a time when some detective work led to a big Preakness score.
The Racing Biz today released its latest In Focus wagering guide, to Friday’s four graded stakes at Pimlico, including the G2 Black-Eyed Susan.
Speedy Charles Town Classic winner Stanford has been withdrawn from the Pimlico Special and will await the Met Mile.
Want to understand Tim Ritvo’s approach to running the Maryland Jockey Club? It makes sense to look back to his training days for a guide.
Nobody knows more about what the Preakness means to Maryland than state racing commissioner Bruce Quade, who shares a Preakness moment.
Trainer Mike Trombetta will send out Weber City Miss winner A P Majetstic and runner-up In the Navy Now in the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan.
Undefeated Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist was installed as the 3-5 morning line favorite and will break from post three in the Preakness.
Kentucky Derby champion Nyquist will eschew the tradition of saddling on the Pimlico turf course and instead be saddled inside, trainer Doug O’Neill said.
Robin Graham, a longtime fixture on the Laurel Park backside, will send two runners postward in Friday’s stakes races.