Racing News

Wild About Star Shines in The Very One Victory

05/18/2019

BALTIMORE – Brittlyn Stable’s Wild About Star, racing for the first time outside of her native Louisiana, came with a sweeping move on the outside and stormed down the center of the track to pass favored Jo Jo Air to win Saturday’s $100,000 The Very One at Pimlico Race Course.

The 20th running of the five-furlong The Very One for fillies and mares on the grass was among nine stakes, five graded, worth $2.8 million on a 14-race program highlighted by the 144th Preakness Stakes (G1), the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown.

Ickymasho Front-Running Winner of Searching Stakes

05/18/2019

BALTIMORE – Triton Stable’s Ickymasho, in the best form of her career at age 7, led every step of the way to pick up her second consecutive graded-stakes victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Ole Smoky Moonshine Searching Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

Originally run from 1993-2001, the 1 ½-mile Searching for fillies and mares was among nine stakes, five graded, worth $2.8 million in purses on a 14-race program highlighted by the 144th Preakness Stakes (G1), the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown.

New York Central Right at Home in Maryland Sprint

05/18/2019

BALTIMORE – WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and SF Racing’s New York Central, racing at his favorite distance, scooted through an opening along the rail and drew off to a 1 ¾-length triumph in Saturday’s $150,000 ClearSpan Maryland Sprint (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.

English Bee Stings Rivals in James W. Murphy

05/18/2019

BALTIMORE – Calumet Farm homebred English Bee, never far from the lead, dueled with pacesetter Real News through the stretch and edged clear late to earn his first career stakes victory in Saturday’s $100,000 James W. Murphy at Pimlico Race Course.

The 54th running of the James Murphy for 3-year-olds was the second of nine stakes, five graded, worth $2.8 million in purses on a 14-race program highlighted by the 144th Preakness Stakes (G1), the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown.

King for a Day Reigns Supreme in Sir Barton

05/18/2019

BALTIMORE – Red Oak Stable homebred King for a Day kicked off his sophomore season in record-setting fashion Saturday, cruising to a 2 ½-length victory in the $100,000 Sir Barton presented by the Earle I. Mack Foundation to benefit the TAA and Man o’War Project at Pimlico Race Course.

The 22nd running of the 1 1/16-mile Sir Barton for 3-year-olds was the first of nine stakes, five graded, worth $2.8 million in purses on a spectacular 14-race program featuring the 144th Preakness Stakes (G1), the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown.

Record Attendance and Handle on Black-Eyed Susan Day

05/17/2019

51,573 Attend 95th Black-Eyed Susan Day

BALTIMORE – The Maryland Jockey Club reported record attendance and handle on Friday’s 95th Black-Eyed Susan Day, highlighted by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Stetson Racing, LLC’s Point of Honor winning the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) and Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC’s Tenfold winning the $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.

Mylady Curlin Noses out Golden Award in Allaire duPont Distaff

05/17/2019

Last of Seven Stakes, Four Graded, on Black-Eyed Susan Day Program
    
BALTIMORE – Sather Family’s Mylady Curlin dueled the length of the stretch with Golden Award before getting her nose down on the wire to win Friday’s $150,000 Caplan Brothers Glass Allaire duPont Distaff (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.
 

Completed Pass Scores for Home Team in Jim McKay Turf Sprint

05/17/2019

BALTIMORE – Based at Laurel Park with Claudio Gonzalez, Maryland’s leading trainer the past two years, Robert D. Bone’s Completed Pass scored a win for the home team with his three-quarter length triumph in Friday’s 14th running of the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint at Pimlico Race Course.
 

Castellano Gets Fifth Win with Point of Honor in Black-Eyed Susan

05/17/2019

Hall of Fame Jockey’s Third Career Win in Prestigious 3-Year-Old Filly Race
    
BALTIMORE – By the time the 95th edition of the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan was set to run, Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano was already having a pretty good day. In just over a minute and a half, Point of Honor made it a great one.
 

Tenfold Determined Winner of Pimlico Special

05/17/2019

Ran Third to Triple Crown Champion Justify in 2018 Preakness
    
BALTIMORE – When last seen at Pimlico Race Course a year ago, Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Tenfold was closing with a flourish to finish a close-up third in the Preakness Stakes (G1) to eventual Triple Crown winner Justify.