BALTIMORE, 05-16-14 – PTK LLC’s Our Epiphany led from start to finish in the $100,000 Hilltop Stakes for 3-year-old fillies Friday at Pimlico Race Course.

The 1 1/16-mile Hilltop was scheduled to be run over the turf but was moved to the main track because of heavy morning rains. The switch in surfaces led to five-race day scratches, leaving a field of three.

Our Epiphany, under Grant Whitacre, covered the distance in 1:48.07 and won by a 1 ½ lengths Tupancy Links took second and Southern Equity was third.

The winner, a daughter of Great Notion trained by Dane Kobiskie, paid $3.20.

HILLTOP STAKES QUOTES

Winning Trainer Dane Kobiskie (Our Epiphany): “When a race becomes a three horse race, it becomes a jockeys’ race. I told him to make a decision to take the lead or fall back and get in the two or three path and force the other riders to work. The first jump she’s always a step slow and then she’s fully engaged. I felt better when it came off the grass, because I know what she can do on the dirt.”

Winning Jockey Grant Whitacre (Our Epiphany): “She broke well from the gate and from there I was able to control the pace. You can get a better trip when you get out there and get good position. Once I got the lead, I was able to sit still and wait to move on her.”

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.