Racing News

146th Preakness Stakes Media Conference

05/15/2021

Saturday, May 15, 2021
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Pimlico Race Course

Diane Fradkin

John Fradkin

Flavien Prat

Michael McCarthy

Media Conference

THE MODERATOR: We're joined by winning jockey Flavien Prat. Your first ride in the Preakness Stakes. How does it feel to get this win?

FLAVIEN PRAT: It's awesome. I thought the horse would run a good race, and he did, so it's great.

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05/15/2021

Wins 1 1/16-Mile Grass Stakes in Course Record Time of 1:40.09

Special Reserve Proves Best in $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3)

05/15/2021

Ex-Claimer Becomes Graded-Stakes Winner in Six-Furlong Dash

Firecrow Blazes to $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint Win

05/15/2021

5-Year-Old Gelding Sets New 5F Turf Record in 55.30 Seconds

Chub Wagon Keeps Rolling in $100,000 Runhappy Skipat

05/15/2021

4-Year-Old Filly Remains Undefeated with Sixth Straight Victory

BALTIMORE – Daniel Lopez and George Chestnut’s Chub Wagon, undefeated through her first five starts, kept her perfect record intact with an uncharacteristic come-from-behind victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Runhappy Skipat at Pimlico Race Course.

T D Dance Waltzes to $100,000 James W. Murphy Victory

05/15/2021

Sophomore Earns First Career Stakes Win in One-Mile Turf Test

BALTIMORE – Madaket Stables, Wonder Stable, Paul Farr and Team Hanley’s T D Dance saved ground racing inside early, split horses in mid-stretch to gain the lead and sprinted clear to a 3 ¾-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 James W. Murphy at Pimlico Race Course.

Mean Mary Makes Connections Happy in $150,000 Gallorette (G3)

05/15/2021

Mare Earns Fourth Career Graded-Stakes Victory in 5-Year-Old Debut

BALTIMORE – Alex G. Campbell Jr.’s multiple graded-stakes winning homebred Mean Mary, making her 5-year-old debut, had things her own way from start to finish for a popular half-length triumph in Saturday’s $150,000 Gallorette (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.

Mighty Mischief Makes the Grade in $200,000 Chick Lang (G3)

05/15/2021

Fifth Career Win in Six-Furlong Sprint for Hall of Famer Asmusssen

BALTIMORE – Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s homebred Mighty Mischief, making his stakes debut, kept multiple stakes-winning stablemate and even-money favorite Jaxon Traveler at bay through the stretch to post a front-running 1 ¼-length triumph in Saturday’s $200,000 Chick Lang (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.

The King Cheek Turns Away Hozier in $100,000 Sir Barton

05/15/2021

1 1/16-Mile Stakes for 3-Year-Olds Opens Preakness Day Program

Black-Eyed Susan Day Produces Record Handle

05/14/2021

Army Wife Wins 97th Running of Black-Eyed Susan (G2)

BALTIMORE – The Maryland Jockey Club and 1/ST RACING announced Friday’s 97th Black-Eyed Susan Day at Pimlico Race Course produced a record total handle of $27.675 million.

The 97th running of the Black-Eyed Susan, won by Three Diamonds Farm’s Army Wife, was the highlight of a 14-race program featuring six stakes, four graded, totaling $1 million in purses.