Three Colts Have Chance to Make ‘Magic’ in Preakness 148

Mage, Blazing Sevens, Perform All Sons of Good Magic BALTIMORE — There is one horse that stands above all the others in Saturday’s 148th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course. Of course, the easiest of answers is Mage, the Kentucky Derby(G1) winner, who is the 8-5 morning-line favorite in the Middle […]

Arabian Lion Heavily Favored for Sir Barton

BALTIMORE – For Zedan Racing’s Arabian Lion, the $100,000 Sir Barton Stakes on Saturday is a chance to prove that he is a player to be reckoned with in stakes competition. After a frustrating second in the April 15 Lexington (G3) at Keeneland, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is trying him again at 1 […]

After Eight After Victory in $100,000 Old Hilltop

BALTIMORE – From the start, trainer Arnaud Delacour thought good things were ahead for a filly named After Eight. “I have always been very high on her,” Delacour said. It’s just that, initially, he didn’t anticipate After Eight would become a player on the grass. That’s the game plan for Friday when the lightly raced […]

Mage Makes J.J. Delgado Feel Like a Winner

Cox Counting on Saez to Show First Mission the Way Blazing Sevens, Early Voting, Cloud Computing Same but Different McGaughey Hoping for Better ‘Perform’-ance in Preakness Baffert on National Treasure: ‘Talent is There’ Videos at Preakness.Isctv.com Interview Shug McGaughey (Perform) Training: Mage, First Mission, National Treasure, Red Route One BALTIMORE – J.J. Delgado rode in […]

Saturday’s Chick Lang (G3) Would Make Race Namesake Proud

Multiple Graded Winner Havnameltdown Tops Solid Field of Seven BALTIMORE – Chick Lang would have loved the 48th running of the stakes bearing his name on Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (G1) program at historic Pimlico Race Course. The $200,000 Chick Lang (G3) presented by Case Tractor is named for one of racing’s great track executives, characters […]

Godolphin: Been There, Done That

Seventeen Years Ago with Bernardini, Now First Mission BALTIMORE — The Godolphin team had Saturday’s 148th Preakness Stakes in mind when they nominated First Mission to the Triple Crown. To put that bit of handicapping in perspective, the decision to make First Mission eligible to the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes for the $600 […]

Mage Owner Norma Barnes-Euresti: ‘My Heart Was So Full’

Childhood Dream Fulfilled by Mage’s Kentucky Derby Victory Chenery ‘Gave a Little Girl a Dream’ BALTIMORE – Fifty years and a day after the start of a lifetime of intense love of horses and racing Norma Barnes-Euresti found herself at the center of a memorable few minutes on the track at Churchill Downs May 6. […]

2023 Preakness Stakes – Still Photographers Meeting

Rules and Marking Meeting 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2023 Pimlico Race Course – Trackside Winner’s Circle BALTIMORE – There will be a meeting at 9:30 am on Friday, May 19 for still photographers covering the 2023 Preakness Stakes on May 20 and/or Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on May 19. The meeting will occur in the […]

Mage Caught ‘Showing Off’ Following Morning Gallop

Cox: First Mission ‘Had a Great Morning’ Baffert Trying Different Formula for Success in Preakness Blazing Sevens Putting Smiles on Connections’ Faces Winchell Taking ‘Route’ to Triple Crown Success Videos at Preakness.isctv.com Interview trainer Ed Moger Jr. (Chase the Chaos) Interview trainer Brad Cox (First Mission) Interview trainer John Salzman Jr. (Coffeewithchris) Interview assistant trainer […]

Remembering Master Derby: ‘I Was On the Horse That Captured the Day’

Hall of Fame Jockey McHargue Rode Colt to Biggest Upset in Preakness History BALTIMORE – Unlike its Triple Crown counterparts, which each boast record win prices well into triple digits, the Preakness Stakes (G1) has historically been a race run true to form. In its first 147 years, including being split into two divisions in […]