Blinkers On for Whocouldaskformo in Black-Eyed Susan (G2)

Prevalence Looking to Maintain Momentum in Maryland Sprint (G3) Advance Wagering Friday on Saturday’s Entire Preakness Day Car BALTIMORE – Following off the board finishes in back-to-back graded-stakes, Courtlandt Farms’ Whocouldaskformo will have a change of equipment when she returns in Friday’s $300,000 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan (G2) at historic Pimlico Race Course. The […]

McPeek ‘Going to Enjoy’ Mystik Dan’s Preakness Run Saturday

McPeek, Lukas Entertain at Thursday’s Alibi Breakfast Baffert: Imagination ‘Will Be Tough’ in $2 Million Preakness Cox Seeks Career Triple Crown Sweep in 149th Preakness BALTIMORE – Trainer Kenny McPeek, separated from his Kentucky Derby (G1) winner for all of four days, liked what he saw Thursday morning in Mystik Dan, who has inherited the […]

Jockey Great Frankie Dettori Seeks first Triple Crown Win in Preakness

Dettori Set to Ride Imagination in $2 Million Middle Jewel on Saturday BALTIMORE – Legendary jockey Frankie Dettori, who has excelled on the international stage while also winning 15 Breeders’ Cup races in the U.S., longs to add another notable triumph to his impressive riding resume: a win in a Triple Crown event. The 53-year-old […]

Starlight’s Wolf Hoping to See Colors in Preakness Infield

Imagination to Wear Co-Owner’s Silks in Saturday’s Middle Jewel BALTIMORE – Though his two visits to the winner’s circle after the Preakness Stakes (G1) were exciting and mighty satisfying, Jack Wolf said there will be an extra bonus if Imagination is able to get to the wire first on Saturday. It’s personal. Something that most […]

Mystik Dan Revised Morning-Line Favorite for Saturday’s Preakness

Kentucky Derby Winner Set at 8-5 for Middle Jewel of Triple Crown BALTIMORE – Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Mystik Dan has been installed as the 8-5 favorite on the revised morning line for Saturday’s 149th Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course. Mystik Dan, who scored an 18-1 upset victory at Churchill Downs May 4, […]

2024 Preakness Stakes Still Photographers Meeting

Rules and Marking Meeting 9:30 a.m. – Friday, May 17, 2024 Pimlico Race Course – Trackside Winner’s Circle BALTIMORE – There will be a meeting at 9:30 am on Friday, May 17 for still photographers covering the 2024 Preakness Stakes on May 18 and/or Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on May 17. The meeting will occur in […]

Family Ties Link Maryland’s Shaffer to First Black-Eyed Susan (G2) Winner

Great-Grandfather Guy Bedwell Trained 1919 Pimlico Oaks Heroine Milkmaid BALTIMORE – On any given day, Clark Bedwell Shaffer Jr. is easy to pick out at the racetrack. Always nattily dressed in suit, tie and matching trilby, his clothing choice is a throwback to the heyday when such attire was as commonplace among racegoers as the […]