Racing News

Army Wife Marches to $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) Win

05/14/2021

97th Edition of Prestigious 1 1/8-Mile Race for 3-Year-Old Fillies

BALTIMORE – Three Diamonds Farm’s Army Wife was able to extricate herself from tight quarters leaving the backstretch, tipped outside to challenge long shot pacesetter Lady Traveler midway around the turn and opened up on the field once straightened for home to earn her first career stakes win in Friday’s $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) at Pimlico Race Course.

Three Big Winners in Stronach 5

05/14/2021

Returns $40,140

BALTIMORE – There were three winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each ticket worth $40,140.70.

The Stronach 5 featured two graded-stakes races from Pimlico Race Course and races from Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields along with an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

The Stronach 5 kicked off with the Pimlico Special (G3), a 1 3/16-mile event with five graded-stakes winners in the field of 11. It was Last Judgment who began the Stronach 5 by winning and returning $11.80.

PREAKNESS ODDS

05/14/2021

As of 5.14.21 @6:15 p.m.

Last Judgment Wires $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3) Field

05/14/2021

Historic 1 3/16-Mile Event Precedes Black-Eyed Susan (G2)

Alda Gives Velazquez Friday Stakes Triple in $100,000 Hilltop

05/14/2021

Hall of Famer Snags Fourth Career Win in One-Mile Turf Event

Red Ghost Rises to Occasion in $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3)

05/14/2021

First Stakes Win in Fourth Career Start for 3-Year-Old Filly

MEDINA SPIRIT TESTS CLEAR AND IS ELIGIBLE TO RACE AT PREAKNESS 146

05/14/2021

BALTIMORE – After undergoing three rounds of out-of-competition blood sample testing as part of the condition of entry agreement into Preakness 146 between the Maryland Jockey Club (MJC) and trainer Bob Baffert, Medina Spirit, Concert Tour and Beautiful Gift have been reported clear and are eligible to race this weekend at Pimlico Race Course.

Caravel Sails to Nose Victory in $100,000 The Very One

05/14/2021

Bred, Owned and Trained by Maryland-Based Liz Merryman
 
BALTIMORE – Pennsylvania-bred Caravel – bred, owned and trained by Maryland-based Liz Merryman – scooted through an opening along the inside and emerged from a three-way photo finish to capture Friday’s $100,000 The Very One by a nose at Pimlico Race Course.
 

Spice Is Nice Becomes Stakes Winner in $150,000 Allaire du Pont (G3)

05/14/2021

First of 6 Stakes, 4 Graded, Worth $1 Million on Black-Eyed Susan Card

BALTIMORE – Robert and Lawana Low’s Spice Is Nice, racing for just the second time in nine months, put away Dreamalildreamofu in mid-stretch and edged clear by 1 ½ lengths to earn her first career stakes win in Friday’s $150,000 Allaire du Pont (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.

Rombauer’s Owners at Saturday’s Preakness By Strokes of Luck

05/14/2021

‘Fresh and Happy’ Medina Spirit, Concert Tour Set for Middle Jewel
Asmussen ‘Expecting a Very Good Run’ from Midnight Bourbon