Racing News

Pair of Two-Day Pick 5 Wagers Offered Preakness Weekend

05/14/2024

All-Stakes, All-Dirt Sequences Each Anchored by 149th Preakness

BALTIMORE – In addition to the regular daily wagering menu, the Maryland Jockey Club is offering a pair of two-day Pick 5 bets comprised of selected races on Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan (G2) Day and Saturday’s 149th Preakness Stakes (G1) programs at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Each two-day Pick 5 wager features a low 12 percent takeout and 50-cent minimum, with a mandatory payout provision if no one selects all five winners.

Fluffy Socks Looks to Hit Paydirt in $100,000 Gallorette (G3)

05/14/2024

Five Towns, Blissful Loom Large in Preakness Day Turf Event for Fillies and Mares

BALTIMORE – Fluffy Socks has a knack for making her presence prominently felt in even the most challenging of turf races for fillies and mares. It’s the winner’s circle where she tends to go unnoticed.

Owner Head of Plains Partners LLC hope to end their 6-year-old’s string of narrow losses with a long-awaited victory in the $100,000 Gallorette (G3) Saturday at historic Pimlico Race Course.

WBAL-Radio, Voorhees to be Recognized at Alibi Breakfast

05/14/2024

BALTIMORE – WBAL-Radio and photographer John Voorhees will be honored at the Alibi Breakfast Thursday at Pimlico Race Course.

WBAL-Radio will be presented with the David F. Woods Award for its three-hour live coverage of the 148th Preakness. The show was co-produced by Scott Wykoff and Pete Medhurst and included live calls of the undercard by Maryland Jockey Club and Preakness announcer Dave Rodman.

Derby Winner Mystik Dan Doesn’t Need His Own Racetrack

05/14/2024

Baffert: Muth, Imagination ‘Coming into This the Right Way”
Catching Freedom Introduced to Pimlico; ‘He’s Feeling Really Good’
Brown Looks Ahead to Preakness Following Tough Beat in Derby

BALTIMORE – Kentucky Derby (G1)winner Mystik Dan continues to train to former standout jockey Robby Albarado’s expectations, meaning each day is better than the last as the colt prepares for Saturday’s 149th Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course.

Witty Chasing Seventh Stakes Victory in $100,000 Jim McKay

05/14/2024

Five-Furlong Turf Sprint Automatic Qualifier for Newmarket G1
Motion Making Title Defense with Naptown in $100,000 James Murphy

BALTIMORE – Witty, a multiple stakes winner on turf and dirt bred, owned and trained by Elizabeth Merryman, will stay on the grass for his second start of 2023 in the listed $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint Saturday at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Motion Wants His Horses to Shine Preakness Weekend

05/14/2024

Queen of the Mud Makes Seasonal Debut in $100K The Very One
Waves of Mischief Looks to Take Next Step in $100K Hilltop

BALTIMORE – Make no mistake about it, trainer Graham Motion wants to win wherever he starts a horse.

It’s just a little more special when he runs horses on Preakness weekend at Pimlico Race Course.

Muth Installed as 8-5 Morning-Line Favorite for Saturday’s 149th Preakness

05/13/2024

Derby Winner Mystik Dan Rated Second at 5-2 for Middle Jewel of Triple Crown

BALTIMORE – Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Muth was installed as the 8-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course following Monday’s post-position draw. Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Mystik Dan was rated second at 5-2 by Maryland Jockey Club linemaker Brian Nadeau after drawing Post 5 for the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown.

Maker Hoping G1 Winner Atone Serves Up Victory in Dinner Party (G3)

05/13/2024

$500K Stakes Dating to 1870 Honors Gathering that Led to Building Pimlico
First Leg of $2.5 Million Bonus Linking Races at Santa Anita, Gulfstream Park

BALTIMORE – In Saturday’s $500,000 Dinner Party (G3) at historic Pimlico Race Course, the 7-year-old horse Atone seeks his second graded-stakes victory in a career that has seen him earn more than $1.4 million the hard way — a second, third and fourth at a time.

Jaxon Traveler Returns to Familiar Ground in Maryland Sprint (G3)

05/13/2024

2022 Winner, Now 6, Approaching $1 Million Mark in Career Earnings

BALTIMORE – West Point Thoroughbreds and Marvin Delfiner’s multiple graded-stakes winner Jaxon Traveler will continue his march toward $1 million in career earnings in a familiar spot, taking on six rivals in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Sprint (G3) at historic Pimlico Race Course.

G3 Winner Apple Picker Seeks Rebound in $100,000 Skipat

05/13/2024

Among Nine Stakes Worth $3.3 Million on Preakness (G1) Card

BALTIMORE – Already a graded-stakes winner that also owns a victory over the track, Michael Dubb’s Apple Picker will attempt to put both together when she returns to historic Pimlico Race Course for Saturday’s $100,000 Skipat.