First Captain first under the wire in Pimlico Special
First Captain, a $1.5 million yearling purchase, took another step towards justifying his gaudy price with a rallying win in the historic Pimlico Special.
Read Moreby Jennifer Kelly | May 20, 2022 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Preakness weekend | 0 |
First Captain, a $1.5 million yearling purchase, took another step towards justifying his gaudy price with a rallying win in the historic Pimlico Special.
Read MoreThough a Grade 3, the Pimlico Special’s gaudy history makes it a major race, and several local trainers are set to try their luck.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Feb 16, 2022 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Business, Opinion | 0 |
That four of Maryland’s linchpin stakes are less prominent than they were 10 or 15 years ago is a problem that requires fixing: it’s time to make a splash.
Read MoreSpecial Reserve, a $40,000 claim three races back, paid major dividends in winning the Grade 3 Maryland Sprint Stakes Saturday at Pimlico.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | May 14, 2021 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Preakness weekend | 0 |
Lst Judgment came out running and never stopped en route to an easy win in the Grade 3 Pimlico Special Friday at Old Hilltop.
Read Moreby Derby Bill Watson | May 14, 2021 | Breaking, Handicapping, Preakness weekend | 0 |
Who’ll win the Black-Eyed Susan, Pimlico Special and the other graded stakes on the Friday card? We asked our experts for their opinions.
Read MoreMaryland-bred Cordmaker has been third in two previous runnings of the Grade 3 Pimlico Special. Trainer Rodney Jenkins hopes three’s a charm.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | May 12, 2021 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Preakness weekend | 0 |
While the Preakness gets the glory, the Pimlico Special has been, well, special in its own right. Here, the top five Special winners of the last 30 years.
Read Moreby Press Release | May 11, 2021 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Preakness weekend | 0 |
Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Mile winner Fearless, trained by Todd Pletcher, headlines a field of 11 set for Friday’s G3 Pimlico Special.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | May 3, 2021 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Top Stories, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |
With the Preakness less than two weeks away, we take a look back at last year’s Preakness weekend. Which races were your favorites?
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Oct 2, 2020 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Top Stories, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |
Score one for the home team as Maryland-bred Harpers First Ride, trained at Laurel by Claudio Gonzalez, struck in the Grade 3 PImlico Special.
Read Moreby Press Release | Sep 29, 2020 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |
Pimlico lover Tenfold returns to the site of two of his best performances as he seeks to defend his title in the historic, Grade 3 Pimlico Special.
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