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KENTUCKY DERBY – Medina Spirit
PREAKNESS STAKES – Rombauer
BELMONT STAKES – Essential Quality
LATEST NEWS
Dornoch springs Belmont Stakes upset
Dornoch sprung the big upset in the Belmont Stakes Saturday while the lightly raced Maryland-bred Mindframe ran a big second.
Experts’ Belmont Stakes undercard stakes picks
Today’s Belmont Stakes day card has plenty of stakes action before the big race. We asked our experts to share their selections.
PREAKNESS ENTRIES
- Simplification (6-1)
- Creative Minister (10-1)
- Fenwick (50-1)
- Secret Oath (9-2)
- Early Voting (7-2)
- Happy Jack (30-1)
- Armagnac (12-1)
- Epicenter (6-5)
- Skippylongstocking (20-1)
PREAKNESS NEWS
Mystic Lake dazzles in G3 Miss Preakness win
Mystic Lake led all the way to a sharp score in Friday’s Grade 3 Miss Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, one of three graded races on the card.
VIDEO: Handicapping the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
We turned Nick Hahn and Gary Quill loose on the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes with horse-by-horse analysis and, of course, their picks@
Pimlico hospitality team brings “magic of Preakness”
With the arrival of the Preakness at Pimlico, a 45-person team springs to action to give incoming horsemen the best experience they can.
“Life-changing” Witty looks live in McKay Turf Sprint
Owner-breeder-trainer Lizzie Merryman had offers on Witty, but they weren’t life-changing. He is, she says, as he heads into the Jim McKay Turf Sprint at Pimlico.
VIDEO: Trainer Ken McPeek discusses Mystik Dan
Trainer Kenny McPeek shares the strategy he followed en route to winning the Kentucky Derby with Mystik Dan May 4 and what comes next.
Trombetta takes Black-Eyed Susan aim with Call Another Play
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.
Butch Reid: “Definitely special” to take Preakness swing
Trainer Butch Reid has runners in five Pimlico stakes this weekend, and the U-Maryland grad says it’s special to have his first Preakness starter.
Preakness: The age of the new shooter?
The last four Preakness champs were new shooters – a trend worth watching, says Nick Hahn.
Pimlico persists: The story of Old Hilltop
The story of Pimlico is one of resilience in the face of innumerable challenges, and one that looks set to continue for years to come.
