Perfect weather helped fuel big jumps in handle and attendance on Black-Eyed Susan day at Pimlico.
Narrowly beaten in his only two previous graded-stakes attempts, Cat Burglar will get another chance in Friday’s Sagamore Racing Pimlico Special (G3).
Adam Staple claimed Page McKenney for $16,000 with no idea how he’d turn out. Now, $600,000 later, he says the Pimlico Special is “the one I really want.”
A rugged group of horses – including Top Billing, multiple graded winner Commissioner, and local hero Page McKenney – is set for Friday’s Pimlico Special.
Top Billing posted a morning breeze in preparation for Friday’s Grade 3 Pimlico Special.
Page McKenney, recently third in the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic, and ageless Ben’s Cat are both on track for Black-Eyed Susan day stakes.
Sagamore Racing will sponsor the 2015 Pimlico Special, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today, and donate to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.
Kid Cruz — eighth in last year’s Preakness — is looking to return to Old Hilltop in style when he runs in the G3 Pimlico Special on Black-Eyed Susan day.
Along with new wagers and facility improvements, Pimlico will offer significant bonuses to owners and trainers who run in stakes races over Preakness weekend.
Pimlico’s spring stand will begin April 2 and feature 21 stakes, eight of them graded, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today.