Sunday Trio to Kick Off Pimlico’s Fall Stakes Schedule
First of Nine Stakes Worth $925,000 During Nine-Day Stand Pirate Rick Makes Successful Return, Giving Barbosa 3 Wins BALTIMORE – Historic Pimlico Race Course will wrap up opening weekend of its boutique nine-day fall meet Sunday with a 10-race program featuring the first three of nine stakes worth $925,000 in purses. Stakes action begins in […]
Swill Continues Comeback in Sunday’s $75,000 Challedon
Nyquist Daughter Monticello Graduates in Opening Day Feature Rainbow 6, Jackpot Super High Five Carryovers for Saturday BALTIMORE – A lot of time and a little change of scenery have done wonders for Kueber Racing and Ten Strike Racing’s Swill, who continues his comeback from a near two-year layoff with a return to stakes company […]
G2 Winner Un Ojo Continues Comeback in $100,000 Polynesian
Be Better Chasing Third Straight Win in Sunday’s 1 1/16-Mile Stakes Last of Three Stakes Worth $275,000 in Purses Sunday, Sept. 10 BALTIMORE – More than a year after a foot bruise took him off the Triple Crown trail and an intended start in the Preakness Stakes (G1), Cypress Creek Equine and Whispering Oaks Farm’s […]
Ward-Trained Duo Tops $100,000 Sensible Lady Turf Dash
Daring Do, Spicy Marg Look to Snap All That Magic’s Win Streak Among Three Stakes Worth $275,000 in Purses Sunday, Sept. 10 BALTIMORE – Recent stakes winner Daring Do and her multiple stakes-placed stablemate Spicy Marg give trainer Wesley Ward a strong hand going up against All That Magic, riding a four-race win streak, in […]
Eight Races Friday Open Pimlico’s Boutique Fall Meet
Nine-Day Stand Runs Friday-Sunday Through Sept. 24 Nine Stakes Worth $925,000 in Purses Beginning Sunday BALTIMORE – The Maryland Jockey Club will raise the curtain on its boutique nine-day fall meet at Pimlico Race Course with a live eight-race program Friday. First race post time is 12:25 p.m. Friday’s opener is a six-furlong claiming sprint […]
Latest Career Milestone ‘Huge’ for Kieron Magee
1,000 Wins for Trainer that ‘Didn’t Want to Do This’ Based at Pimlico Where Fall Meet Opens Sept. 8 BALTIMORE – All things considered; Kieron Magee has done remarkably well at a job he never really wanted. Nearly two decades ago, working as a salaried exercise rider for trainer Dale Capuano after having freelanced on […]
Big Everest Tops 20 Nominees to $200,000 BWI Turf Cup
G3 Event Among Six Stakes Worth $675,000 in Purses Sept. 16 BALTIMORE – Big Everest, a three-time stakes winner beaten as the favorite in his last start; graded-stakes winning turf sprinter Cazadero and Highestdistinction, who upset Big Everest in their last meeting, top a list of 20 horses nominated to the $200,000 Baltimore-Washington International Turf […]
Graded Duo Tops Nominations for $100,000 Polynesian
Double Crown, Magic Michael Among 20 for Sept. 10 Stakes Joined by $100,000 Sensible Lady Turf Dash, $75,000 Challedon BALTIMORE – Graded-stakes winners Double Crown and Magic Michael, graded-stakes placed Calibrate and Yodel E.A. Who, and Be Better, who ran his win streak to three with his first stakes victory last time out, are among […]
Ness, Rodriguez Top Laurel Summer Meet Standings
Trainer, Jockey Team Up to Win Second Titles This Year MJC’s Next Live Meet Opens Sept. 8 at Historic Pimlico BALTIMORE – It has been a summer to remember for trainer Jamie Ness and jockey Jaime Rodriguez, who both reached career milestones and teamed up for the second time this year to lead the Laurel […]
Jose Giron Captures MJC Champions Handicapping Tournament
Earns $11,357 in Prize Money & Berth in Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge BALTIMORE – Jose Giron of Silver Spring, Md. finished with a balance of $1,885.50 to top a field of 98 entrants and capture the Maryland Jockey Club’s Champions Handicapping Tournament held Saturday, Aug. 19 at Laurel Park. The fall edition of the bi-annual […]