BALTIMORE, 05-16-14–Rosie Napravnik kicked off Pimlico’s Black-Eyed Susan Day with an easy front-running victory atop Love Heart in the $40,000 Kattegat’s Pride Starter Handicap, the opening race on the 13-race card at Old Hilltop.

Love Heart, owned by SJS Stable and trained by John Hartsell, broke to the front and led every step of the way, completing the 1 1/16 miles over the sloppy going in 1:46.91. The daughter of Lion Heart finished 7 ¼ lengths ahead of Will N Pat, with La Reine’s Wager finishing third.

Love Heart was the betting favorite in the field of seven Maryland-bred fillies and mares and paid $3.40.

Napravnik rode the first winner of her career at Pimlico in 2005 on her very first mount.

Hartsell claimed Love Heart for $5,000 at Laurel this past winter. This is her fourth victory in seven starts for her new connections.

Kattegat’s Pride Starter Handicap Quotes

Jockey Rosie Napravnik (Love Heart, winner): “The horse had an excellent warm-up. She was much the best today. She made my job easy.”

About Pimlico Race Course

Historic Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness® Stakes, the middle jewel in horse racing's famed Triple Crown, first opened its doors on October 25, 1870, and is the second oldest racetrack in the United States. Pimlico has played host to racing icons and Baltimoreans have seen the likes of legendary horses such as Man o’ War, Seabiscuit, Secretariat, Affirmed and Cigar thunder down the stretch in thrilling and memorable competition. For more information on Pimlico, visit www.pimlico.com.

Pimlico Race Course is a Stronach Group company, North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida and is one of North America's top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; Xpressbet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is also a major producer of televised horse racing programming through its HRTV cable and satellite network and is North America's premier supplier of virtual online horse racing games, as well as a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry.