Racing News

G1 Winner Doppelganger Remains on Target for Met Mile (G1)

Laurel Park-Based 4-Year-Old Colt Riding Three-Race Win Streak

BALTIMORE – Laurel Park-based Doppelganger, who became a Grade 1 winner with his upset triumph in the Carter Handicap April 8 at Aqueduct, continues to train forwardly for an anticipated next start in the Met Mile (G1) June 10 at Belmont Park.

Magic Mule Gives Trainer Kerry Hohlbein First Career Win

6YO Gelding Goes the Distance for Ex-Jockey & Baltimore Native

BALTIMORE – 3 Reasons Racing’s Magic Mule maintained a short lead through the first half-mile before pulling away to a comfortable and popular 2 ¾-length triumph Thursday at historic Pimlico Race Course, giving trainer Kerry Hohlbein her first career training victory.

Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Reaches $385,699 for Friday

$359,601 Carryover in Jackpot Super High Five for Friday’s Sixth
Late Pick 5 Unsolved Thursday, Friday’s Carryover at $36,279

BALTIMORE – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for an eighth consecutive racing day Thursday at historic Pimlico Race Course, growing the carryover jackpot to $385,699.62 heading into Friday’s nine-race program.

First race post time is 12:25 p.m.

Immediate Future is Sprinting for G3-Placed 3-Year-Old Fort Warren

BALTIMORE – Undecided about which direction to take lightly raced but promising 3-year-old Fort Warren, trainer Brittany Russell opted to be patient and let the horse tell her. While his breeding suggests the desire to go long, the son and grandson of Preakness (G1) winners had other ideas.

Six-Figure Carryovers in Rainbow 6, Jackpot Super High Five Thursday

$360,855 Rainbow 6 Carryover

LAUREL, MD - There will be six-figure carryovers in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 and $1 Jackpot Super Hi-5 wagers when live racing returns to historic Pimlico Race Course Thursday.

Post time is 12:25 p.m.

Motion Earns Richest Preakness Weekend Trainer Bonus

Maryland-Based Conditioner Tops Standings for First Time

BALTIMORE – Graham Motion, a native of England who has been a mainstay on the Maryland circuit for more than three decades, claimed the top prize of $50,000 in the Maryland Jockey Club’s $100,000 trainer bonus offered to horsemen for their participation in stakes races over Preakness weekend, May 19 & 20, at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Baffert Ponders National Treasure’s Immediate Future

‘Bright-Eyed’ Mage Will Target G1 Travers
Wait and See for Preakness Runner-up Blazing Sevens
Asmussen Likes Mile and a Half for Red Route One

National Treasure Caps Emotional Day in 148th Preakness Stakes (G1)

3YO Colt Gives Hall of Fame Trainer Bob Baffert Record Eighth Victory
Hall of Fame Jockey John Velazquez Earns First Preakness Win in 13th Try

BALTIMORE – National Treasure led from the start and held off a game Blazing Sevens the length of the stretch to win the 148th Preakness Stakes (G1), Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, by a head Saturday at historic Pimlico Race Course.

G1 Preakness Stakes Quotes

Winning Trainer Bob Baffert (National Treasure): "This day was like a rollercoaster. Started out great. Then things went bad. When we lose a horse, it's tough on everybody. We grieve. But then for this horse to come back, to pull us out of that dark area that we were in...that's why I love those horses. They try so hard. It looked like he wouldn't let that horse pass him. He fought. He dug in. And Johnny (Velazquez) said he didn't want to pull up.