Racing News

Jesus' Team First Preakness Contender to Arrive at Pimlico

09/27/2020
BALTIMORE – Grupo Seven C Stable’s Jesus’ Team arrived at Pimlico Sunday afternoon, becoming the first contender for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (G1) to step foot on the historic grounds known as Old Hilltop.
 
The son of Tapiture, who most recently finished third in the Sept. 5 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga, arrived by van from Monmouth Park.
 

Lukas and Baffert: A Friendship Built on Trust and Respect

09/27/2020
Hall of Fame Trainers Work Together to Bring Derby Winner Authentic to Preakness 
 
LOUISVILLE - Bob Baffert has won more Triple Crown races than any trainer in history. So when he needed someone to oversee the preparation in Kentucky of his sixth Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, Authentic, during the weeks leading up to the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes (G1), Baffert turned to the man whose record he broke. 
 

Swiss Skydiver Takes on the Boys in Preakness on Saturday

09/27/2020
Albarado Tabbed to Ride Multiple Graded-Stakes Winner
Ny Traffic Likely for Preakness Following Sunday Breeze
Derby Hero Authentic Slated to Breeze Monday at Churchill
 
BALTIMORE – Peter Callahan’s Grade 1 stakes-winning filly Swiss Skydiver will compete in the 145th Preakness (G1) at Pimlico on Oct. 3, trainer Kenny McPeek confirmed Sunday.

Defending Champ Tenfold Returns in Historic $250,000 Pimlico Special

09/27/2020
Owendale, Third in 2019 Preakness, Among Eight Foes in Friday, Oct. 2 Race  
 
BALTIMORE – Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Tenfold, who has enjoyed some of his finest career moments at Pimlico Race Course, will get the chance once again to display his affinity for the when he returns to defend his title in the historic $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3) Friday, Oct. 2. 
 

Completed Pass Seeks $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint Repeat

09/26/2020
Wild About Star Returns for Title Defense in $100,000 The Very One
 
BALTIMORE – More than a year since becoming a stakes winner last spring over the same track, Robert D. Bone’s Completed Pass returns to Pimlico Race Course with sights set on a repeat victory in the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint Thursday, Oct. 1.
 

PREAKNESS 145 POST POSITION DRAW MONDAY AT NOON EASTERN

09/26/2020
Broadcast on Preakness Facebook Page
Interviews with Baffert, Velazquez, Asmussen
 
BALTIMORE – The post-position draw for the Oct. 3 Preakness 145 will be conducted virtually Monday at noon from Pimlico Race Course.
 
The draw will include morning-line odds and interviews with trainers Bob Baffert and Steve Asmussen and jockey John Velazquez.
 

Double Crown, Lebda Look to Make Grade in $200,000 Chick Lang

09/26/2020
Pair of Turf Sprint Stakes Help Open Preakness Weekend Thursday, Oct. 1
 
BALTIMORE –Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Double Crown and Euro Stable’s Lebda, both two-time stakes winners, are both set to go after their first graded triumph in the $200,000 Chick Lang (G3) Thursday, Oct. 1 at Pimlico Race Course.
 

Thousand Words Back on His Game for Oct. 3 Preakness

09/26/2020
Art Collector Breezes Easy Half-Mile at Churchill
Swiss Skydiver Breezes for Possible Preakness Start
Jesus’ Team Breezes, Dr Post and Happy Saver Passing Preakness
 
BALTIMORE – With blinkers back on, Thousand Words turned in the type of work Saturday morning at Churchill Downs that Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert again is regarding him as a solid prospect for the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes (G1) at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Stronach 5 Returns $5,248

09/25/2020
Sequence Begins with Impressive Debut by Jaxon Traveler
 
BALTIMORE - There were 26 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, each worth $5,248.90.
 
The Stronach 5 featured races from Pimlico Race Course, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields, a $100,000 guaranteed pool and an industry-low 12-percent takeout.
 

Strict Protocols in Place for Jockeys Riding Preakness Weekend

09/25/2020
Pimlico Drive-Up Testing Site Open 7-3 Starting Sunday, Sept. 27
 
BALTIMORE – The Maryland Jockey Club announced Friday strict protocols for jockeys intending to ride during Preakness weekend, Oct. 1-3, at Pimlico Race Course.
 
A total of 16 stakes, nine graded, worth $3.35 million in purses will be offered during the three-day span that closes the abbreviated Preakness Meet at Pimlico, highlighted by the 145th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1) Saturday, Oct. 3.