Maryland
Muth installed as Preakness Stakes favorite
Bob Baffert will gun for a ninth Preakness Stakes with morning line favorite Muth, given the nod over Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan.
Tuscan Gold “in good shape” for Preakness date
Tuscan Gold is “in good shape” for Preakness 149, trainer Chad Brown said, and has a similar resume to Brown’s two other Preakness winners.
VIDEO: Mystik Dan arrives at Pimlico for Preakness 149
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan arrived at PImlico Race Course mid-Sunday afternoon and settled into stall 40 in the stakes barn.
Catching Freedom will contest the Preakness
Catching Freedom, a rallying fourth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, will contest the Preakness, trainer Brad Cox said.
Pimlico picks and ponderings: May 12, 2024
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Uncle Heavy posts final pre-Preakness move
Grade 3 Withers winner posted a sharp half-mile workout at his Parx Racing base Saturday in his final move in preparation for the May 18 Preakness.
Mystik Dan a go for Preakness
Kentucky Derby winner galloped Saturday morning and afterwards his trainer, Ken McPeek, said it was on to Baltimore for the Preakness.
Pimlico picks and ponderings: May 11, 2024
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Pimlico picks and ponderings: May 10, 2024
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Gov. Wes Moore signs “Pimlico Plus” bill
Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday signed into law legislation that will enable the Pimlico Plus plan to move forward.
Tuscan Gold, Catching Freedom eyeing Preakness start
Tuscan Gold will aim at the May 18 Preakness, while Kentucky Derby 4th-place horse Catching Freedom also is eyeing the Middle Jewel.
Mystik Dan, Albarado make morning team
Mystik Dan, trending towards a start in the 149th Preakness Stakes, has been teamed up with Preakness-winning jockey Robbie Albarado as his morning pilot.
Pimlico picks and ponderings: May 9, 2024
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Ellen Charles to receive Special Award of Merit
Owner-breeder Ellen Charles, whose Post Time is one of the top current Maryland-bred runners, will receive the Special Award of Merit from Pimlico.
Uncle Heavy to run in G1 Preakness
Grade 3 Withers Stakes winner Uncle Heavy will run in the May 18 Preakness, trainer Butch Reid told Pimlico officials.
Mugatu pointed to G1 Preakness
The Maryland-sired Mugatu, a Kentucky Derby also-eligible who did not draw in, will point to the Preakness for his next start.
Preakness weekend offering major bonuses
More than $7.5 million in bonuses will be offered horsemen over Preakness weekend, along with races serving as qualifiers to international G1 events.
Bev Strauss named Preakness honorary postmaster
MidAtlantic Horse Rescue cofounder Bev Strauss has been named Honorary Postmaster for the 2024 Preakness.
Studlydoright lives up to name in debut win
After two-year-old fillies took center stage Saturday, the boys did the honors Sunday at Laurel Park, with Studlydoright doing right to win.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: May 5, 2024
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