Wesley Ward’s Truth in the Lies broke well and went on to score in a maiden claiming event in the first 2 year-old race at Pimlico this year.
Pimlico will aim to host a world-record Zumba class on Black-Eyed Susan day.
Our RaceBrief racing notebook grabs some of yesterday’s highlights and looks ahead to the future.
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.
