Trainer King Leatherbury thinks he takes too much for granted. His focus Saturday was on appreciating the remarkable Ben’s Cat, who won his fifth Mister Diz.
Veteran rider Horacio Karamanos won three races on Sunday at Pimlico, capping off a week that also included a major upset in the Twixt Stakes.
Embarr took the lead in mid-stretch and held on to win the Dahlia Stakes at Pimlico for the second straight year.
Aunt Ellen hadn’t shown much in 10 winless starts. The light came on today, though, as she rolled up the center of the lane to win the Twixt Stakes.
Ben’s Cat opened his 2014 campaign on familiar turf, winning the Mister Diz Stakes at Pimlico for the fifth straight time.
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.
Journeyman jock Julian Pimentel kicked off the Pimlico meet in style, with two wins on Thursday.
Nice work if you can get it: for the first month, Pimlico will guarantee unique winners of its Jackpot Pick 5 $50,000 and tickets to the Preakness.
We sat down with Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas to get his take on the past, present, and future of Maryland racing. Part 2 of two.
The rate of equine fatalities at mid-Atlantic tracks rose in 2013, according to the latest statistics from the Jockey Club.
