Motion Earns Richest Preakness Weekend Trainer Bonus
Maryland-Based Conditioner Tops Standings for First Time BALTIMORE – Graham Motion, a native of England who has been a mainstay on the Maryland circuit for more than three decades, claimed the top prize of $50,000 in the Maryland Jockey Club’s $100,000 trainer bonus offered to horsemen for their participation in stakes races over Preakness weekend, […]
Baffert Ponders National Treasure’s Immediate Future
‘Bright-Eyed’ Mage Will Target G1 Travers Wait and See for Preakness Runner-up Blazing Sevens Asmussen Likes Mile and a Half for Red Route One BALTIMORE – In his Sunday morning comments after winning his record eighth Preakness Stakes (G1), Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert was more somber than celebratory. A few times, Baffert made […]
National Treasure Caps Emotional Day in 148th Preakness Stakes (G1)
3YO Colt Gives Hall of Fame Trainer Bob Baffert Record Eighth Victory Hall of Fame Jockey John Velazquez Earns First Preakness Win in 13th Try BALTIMORE – National Treasure led from the start and held off a game Blazing Sevens the length of the stretch to win the 148th Preakness Stakes (G1), Middle Jewel of […]
G1 Preakness Stakes Quotes
Winning Trainer Bob Baffert (National Treasure): “This day was like a rollercoaster. Started out great. Then things went bad. When we lose a horse, it’s tough on everybody. We grieve. But then for this horse to come back, to pull us out of that dark area that we were in…that’s why I love those horses. […]
148th Preakness Stakes (G1) TV Flash Quotes
Winning trainer Bob Baffert (National Treasure): “This business is twists and turns, ups and downs. We started out great, we had a horrible race and we’ve been totally wiped out after that horse [Havnameltdown] got hurt. The emotions of this game, there’s so many responsibilities a trainer has, employees, horse and jockey safety, and then […]
148th Preakness Stakes Media Conference
Saturday, May 20, 2023 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Pimlico Race Course Bob Baffert John Velazquez Jack Wolf Barbara Banke Bat Masterson Sol Kumin Tom Ryan Media Conference THE MODERATOR: I’ll quickly make the introductions here: Tom Ryan, SF Racing; Sol Kumin; you have Bat Masterson; of course, winning trainer Bob Baffert; Stonestreet Stables Barbara Banke; winning […]
Smooth Win for Straight No Chaser in Maryland Sprint (G3)
California Shipper Sets Stakes Record in Six-Furlong Dash BALTIMORE – MyRacehorse’s Straight No Chaser broke running and never looked back, becoming a graded-stakes winner in record time with an eye-catching 7 ½-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,00 Maryland Sprint (G3) presented by Big Ass Fans at historic Pimlico Race Course. The 36th running of the six-furlong […]
Beer Can Man Up in Time in $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint
G3 Winner Edges Stubborn Nothing Better for Seventh Career Win BALTIMORE – Little Red Feather Racing, Madaket Stables and Sterling Stables’ Grade 3 winner Beer Can Man, the lone also-eligible that drew into the field following four early scratches, forged a short lead in mid-stretch and held on for a neck victory in Saturday’s $100,000 […]
Cheetara Sprints to Narrow $100,000 Skipat Victory
Fourth Career Stakes Win for 6YO Chilean-Bred Mare BALTIMORE – Stud Los Leones’ Cheetara, a Group 2 winner in her native Chile, came with a relentless drive on the far outside to outrun fellow closers Olivia Darling and I’m the Boss of Me and spring a 17-1 upset of Saturday’s $100,00 Skipat presented by Old […]
Never Explain Record-Setting Winner of $200,000 Dinner Party (G3)
5YO Making Stakes Debut Sets 1 1/8-Mile Turf Course Record of 1:46.14 BALTIMORE – Courtlandt Farm’s 5-year-old Never Explain, making his 15th career start and first in a stakes, edged clear of four rivals in the final 50 yards to register a record-setting half-length upset at odds of 15-1 in Saturday’s $200,000 Dinner Party (G3) […]