Trainer Russell: ‘No Doubt That She’s Going to be a Stakes Winner’

BALTIMORE – Her comeback race successfully out of the way, it’s on to bigger and better things for talented but lightly raced 4-year-old filly Goodgirl Badhabits.

Owned by Jim Bakke and Gerald Isbister and based at Laurel Park with leading Maryland trainer Brittany Russell, Goodgirl Badhabits kicked off Preakness weekend in style with a head-turning six-length triumph May 16 at historic Pimlico Race Course.

$7.5 Million in Bonuses for Preakness 149, California Crown and Pegasus

BALTIMORE – While it is still four months away, the connections of Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Seize the Grey and Dinner Party (G3) winner Balnikhov are excited about the possibility of running for $7.5 million in bonus money come the Sept. 28 California Crown at Santa Anita Park.

Preakness Runner-Up Mystik Dan Headed to Spa But No Belmont Decision

BALTIMORE – Early Sunday morning, 11 hours after Seize the Grey delivered his Hall of Fame trainer his seventh victory in the Preakness Stakes (G1), age-defying D. Wayne Lukas, 88, was, per usual, looking ahead.

Winning Trainer D. Wayne Lukas (Seize the Grey): “I thought when he was cruising down the backside, I turned to my wife and said, ‘I think we’re home free.’ He was running over that ground so easy. I didn’t know how he’d handle (the track)

“It doesn’t get old. It’s still the same. In 1980 I had the first one here I ever ran, and it still feels the same.