A number of familiar names are among 183 nominations to six stakes on the Black-Eyed Susan day undercard at Pimlico.
Several runners look likely to tackle Justify in the Preakness May 19. They include some Derby runners and some newcomers.
Justify dazzled in winning the Kentucky Derby Saturday and now is officially Preakness-bound, the Maryland Jockey Club announced.
The seventh annual Totally Thoroughbred, which benefits the Beyond the Wire aftercare program, will take place at Pimlico July 7.
The equine fatality rate dropped at the major Maryland tracks in 2017, with Pimlico not experiencing a single fatality in its short spring meet.
The Maryland Jockey Club’s 12-day Pimlico Preakness meet will feature 15 stakes, including the Grade 1 Preakness.
New Maryland legislation would create something no one knew was needed: a second Pimlico study group in addition to the ongoing Stadium Authority study.
The Maryland Racing Commission today gave its support to the second of two phases of a study to determine the future of Pimlico.
The 171 days the Maryland Jockey Club today requested from the state Racing Commission for 2018 represent a nine-day increase over 2017.
The annual Totally Thoroughbred show, to benefit the Beyond the Wire horse retirement program, is Sunday at Pimlico.
