Virginia Derby winner Integration arrives at Saturday’s G1 Turf Classic with questions to answer and trainer Shug McGaughey hoping for firm turf.
Nagirroc and Never Explain set Pimlico course records May 20. Repeat efforts would make them winners in the Secretariat and Arlington Million Saturday.
Never Explain scored a 15-1 upset in the Grade 3 Dinner Party at Pimlico to give trainer Shug McGaughey his fifth Dinner Party win in 30 years.
Federico Tesio Stakes winner Perform had his final move in advance of the May 20 Preakness, and trainer Shug McGaughey pronounced himself “very pleased.”
Deciding Vote, the 2022 Dahlia Stakes winner, returns Saturday to Laurel Park to defend her title, where she’ll face Surprisingly, among others.
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.
Trainer Graham Motion has 11 horses set to run at Pimlico over Preakness weekend, including Crystal Cliffs in the G3 Gallorette.
The improving Vigilantes Way earned her first graded stakes score when winning easily in Sunday’s Grade 3 Eatontown Stakes at Monmouth Park.
Vigilantes Way, second last out in the G3 Gallorette, has a “pretty good future,” her trainer believes, which could start in Sunday’s G3 Eatontown.
Latest Memorable Moments in the Mid-Atlantic: top turfers Lure and Star of Cozzene meet for the final time in the 1994 Caesars International at Atlantic City.
