Racing News

No Average 'Joe' Wins $100,000 James W. Murphy

05/21/2022

Multiple Dirt-Stakes Winner Transitions to Turf

BALTIMORE – The Elkstone Group’s Maryland homebred Joe, a multiple-stakes winner on dirt, made the successful transition to the turf with a hard-fought neck victory over favored Ready to Purrform in Saturday’s $100,000 James W. Murphy at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Lightening Larry Strikes in $200,000 Chick Lang (G3) Upset

05/21/2022

First Graded-Stakes Victory for 3-Year-Old Florida-Bred Colt

BALTIMORE – Lea Farms’ Lightening Larry, racing for the first time outside of Florida, took to the heat on a steamy day at historic Pimlico Race Course and struck for a 12-1 upset of Saturday’s $200,000 Chick Lang (G3), his first graded-stakes victory.

Joy’s Rocket Fires Big in Impressive $100,000 Skipat Victory

05/21/2022

Rosario, Asmussen Team Up for Second Win on Preakness Card

BALTIMORE – Team Hanley and Parkland Thoroughbreds’ Joy’s Rocket, winless in her previous eight starts that included four second-place finishes, looked like a winner all the way around historic Pimlico Race Course Saturday during a dominant 4 ¼-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Skipat.

Technical Analysis Proves Best in $150,000 Gallorette (G3)

05/21/2022

4-Year-Old Filly Registers Popular Gate-to-Wire Triumph

BALTIMORE – Klaravich Stable, Inc.’s Technical Analysis looked right at home in her first visit to historic Pimlico Race Course, notching her third graded-stakes score with a popular front-running triumph in Saturday’s $150,000 Gallorette (G3).

Jaxon Traveler Goes Distance in $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3)

05/21/2022

Captures 6-Furlong Dash to Open Preakness Day Stakes Program

BALTIMORE – West Point Thoroughbreds and Marvin Delfiner’s Jaxon Traveler, second to his stablemate over the same course last year, turned away all comers Saturday to register his first graded-stakes victory in the $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3) at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Smooth Ride for Interstatedaydream in Black-Eyed Susan (G2)

05/20/2022

98th Edition of Prestigious 1 1/8-Mile Race for 3-Year-Old Fillies

BALTIMORE – Jockey Florent Geroux and trainer Brad Cox, teaming up for the third consecutive year, registered their first victory in the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) when Flurry Racing Stables’ Interstatedaydream passed tiring pacesetter Beguine at the top of the stretch and drew clear through the lane for a 1 ¼-length triumph Friday at historic Pimlico Race Course.

First Captain Up in Time in $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3)

05/20/2022

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

BALTIMORE – West Point Thoroughbreds, Siena Farm, Bobby Flay and Woodford Racing’s First Captain came with a steady run down the center of the track and stuck his head out at the wire to edge favored Vindictive in a thrilling edition of the historic $300,000 Pimlico Special Friday at Pimlico Race Course.

Can the Queen Reigns in $100,000 The Very One

05/20/2022

Can the Queen Reigns in $100,000 The Very One
Local Mare Registers Second Stakes Win in Turf Dash

BALTIMORE – Joanne Shankle’s Can the Queen, based down the road at Laurel Park, went all the way on the lead and held off favored Honey Pants late to spring a 1 ½-length upset over the New York shipper in Friday’s $100,000 The Very One at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Lady Scarlet Makes the Grade $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3)

05/20/2022

Sophomore Filly, Claimed for $150k Last Fall, Sprints to Win

BALTIMORE – Paradise Farms Corp. and David Staudacher’s Lady Scarlet, who had a two-race win streak snapped in her previous start, returned to her winning ways with her first graded-stakes triumph in Friday’s $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3) at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Pizza Bianca Delivers Convincing Victory in $100,000 Hilltop

05/20/2022

First Win for 4-Year-Old Filly Since 2021 Breeders’ Cup Upset

BALTIMORE – Bobby Flay’s homebred Pizza Bianca, upset winner of the 2021 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), swept to the lead down the center of the track and pulled clear for a 1 ¾-length triumph in Friday’s $100,000 Hilltop at historic Pimlico Race Course.