The Very One S. Archives • The Racing Biz

One last time, it’s always something at Pimlico

by Frank Vespe | May 16, 2025 | Breaking, Bylined Other, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing | 0 |

Maybe it was inevitable. Maybe there had to be, you know, something unusual to happen this weekend at Pimlico. Given the history and all.

Trombetta takes Black-Eyed Susan aim with Call Another Play

by Ted Black | May 16, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Maryland, MD Racing, Preakness weekend, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |

Trainer Michael Trombetta will saddle as many as 13 horses this weekend at Pimlico, none in a bigger spot than Call Another Play in the Black-Eyed Susan.

Dinner Party Stakes downgraded for ’23

by The Biz | Dec 16, 2022 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide | 0 |

The American Graded Stakes Committee released its grades for 2023 today, with the Dinner Party the most prominent regional race getting downgraded.

So proud of her: Can the Queen’s winding road to stakes winner

by Teresa Genaro | May 23, 2022 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Preakness weekend | 0 |

On a Pimlico weekend celebrating high-end horses, Can the Queen, a modest Maryland-bred who almost didn’t get to the races, scored one for the home team.

LookBack: Best Preakness weekend 2020 races

by Frank Vespe | May 3, 2021 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Top Stories, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |

With the Preakness less than two weeks away, we take a look back at last year’s Preakness weekend. Which races were your favorites?

Undefeated Yaupon dominates G3 Chick Lang

by Frank Vespe | Oct 1, 2020 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |

Yaupon ran his record to a four-for-four with a dominant front-end score in the Grade 3 Chick Lang Stakes to top the Preakness Thursday card at Pimlico.