Lemon Muffin wheels back in Black-Eyed Susan; Kingsbarns tops Pimlico Special
Preakness Weekend commences in earnest Friday with six stakes races at Pimlico, anchored by the Black-Eyed Susan (G2) and Pimlico Special (G3). […]
Allaire duPont Distaff
Adare Manor among baker’s dozen in Black-Eyed Susan
Black-Eyed Susan S. (G2) — Race 13 (5:44 p.m. ET) The form of the Santa Anita Oaks (G2) received an unexpected boost in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 6 when the longshot-winning Desert Dawn […]
Harpers First Ride bids for history in Pimlico Special; Horologist tops Allaire duPont
If Harpers First Ride can score a repeat victory in Friday’s $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3), he’d join Hall of Famer Challedon (1939-1940), a fellow Maryland-bred, as the only two-time winner of the historic event. Contested […]
‘Sky is the limit’ for Pimlico Special hero Tenfold; Mylady completes triple for Curlin
Third to Triple Crown champion Justify in last year’s Preakness (G1), Winchell Thoroughbreds’ homebred Tenfold summoned that past classic form in Friday’s $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3). The 5-1 chance muscled his way through in the […]
Longer Pimlico Special distance should suit You’re to Blame
What the $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3) lacks in star power it makes up for in numbers. Fourteen older horses were entered for Friday’s renewal, which will be run for the first time over 1 1/4 […]
Song of Spring blossoms in Allaire duPont Distaff
Stoneway Farm’s Song of Spring rallied from last in Friday’s $150,000 Allaire duPont Distaff (G3) at Pimlico and secured a half-length score over even-money favorite Blue Prize on the wire. With jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. […]
One Liner, Something Awesome among nine in Pimlico Special
WinStar Farm and China Horse Club, two of the principals that own Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Justify in a partnership, look get their Preakness weekend off on the right foot Friday afternoon when they take […]
Terra Promessa romps in Allaire duPont Distaff
Stonestreet Stables LLC’s homebred Terra Promessa by 7 1/2 lengths in Friday’s $150,000 Allaire duPont Distaff (G3) at Pimlico on Black-Eyed Susan Day. With jockey Jose Ortiz aboard, the four-year-old lass grabbed command of the […]
Shaman Ghost faces nine in Pimlico Special
Arrogate’s world traveling and light schedule leaves plenty of opportunities for the nation’s other leading older horses, like Shaman Ghost, to take advantage of this season. A case in point is Friday’s $300,000 Pimlico Special […]