Owner-breeder Ellen Charles, whose Post Time is one of the top current Maryland-bred runners, will receive the Special Award of Merit from Pimlico.
Grade 3 Withers Stakes winner Uncle Heavy will run in the May 18 Preakness, trainer Butch Reid told Pimlico officials.
The Maryland-sired Mugatu, a Kentucky Derby also-eligible who did not draw in, will point to the Preakness for his next start.
More than $7.5 million in bonuses will be offered horsemen over Preakness weekend, along with races serving as qualifiers to international G1 events.
MidAtlantic Horse Rescue cofounder Bev Strauss has been named Honorary Postmaster for the 2024 Preakness.
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After two-year-old fillies took center stage Saturday, the boys did the honors Sunday at Laurel Park, with Studlydoright doing right to win.
The Bob Baffert-trained Muth, ineligible to compete in the Kentucky Derby, was favored in the final Preakness futures wager.
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
Laurel Park hosted its first two-year-old race of 2024 Saturday, and Biscuitwiththeboss proved best, winning by a neck for trainer Brittany Russell.