Balnikhov makes fashionable arrival in Dinner Party; soft suits Fluffy Socks in Gallorette
Legendary jockey Frankie Dettori warmed up for his Preakness (G1) ride on Imagination by guiding the 5.40-1 Balnikhov to victory in the Dinner Party (G3). […]
Dinner Party Stakes
Threat of rain could impact Preakness Day grass stakes
A midweek forecast that called for a 90% chance of rain on Saturday could wreak havoc on the plethora of grass stakes scheduled for Preakness Day at Pimlico. The most lucrative of the features is […]
Never Explain surprises in course-record Dinner Party; Whitebeam breezes in Gallorette
While Whitebeam readily justified odds-on favoritism in the $100,000 Gallorette (G3), the 15.20-1 Never Explain crashed the $200,000 Dinner Party (G3) in course-record time at Pimlico. […]
Competitive renewal of Dinner Party headlines Preakness Day undercard
A fairly compelling renewal of the $200,000 Dinner Party (G3), formerly known as the Dixie, tops the Preakness Day undercard at Pimlico on Saturday. The field of seven, which will travel 1 1/16 miles on […]
Technical Analysis wires Gallorette; Set Piece arrives in time in Dinner Party
In the graded turf stakes on Preakness Day, Technical Analysis wired the Gallorette (G3), and Set Piece stormed from well off the pace in the Dinner Party (G2). […]
Cox barn has serious claims in several Preakness Day grass stakes
A quartet of grass stakes are among the highlights on Saturday’s Preakness Day undercard at Pimlico. In the $250,000 Dinner Party S. (G2), formerly the Dixie, Set Piece will look to earn his first graded […]
Somelikeithotbrown serves up course record in Dinner Party
The Pimlico turf course was playing quick enough on Preakness Day to produce course records in both the Dinner Party S. (G2) and the Jim McKay Turf Sprint S. Dinner Party S. (G2) Trainer Mike […]
Dinner Party attracts field of eight; Mean Mary returns in Gallorette
Dinner Party S. (G2) — Race 12 (5:38 p.m. ET) The lightly-raced Kuramata might punch above his weight when the Chad Brown trainee tackles stakes company for the first time in Saturday’s $250,000 Dinner Party […]
Factor This, Juliet Foxtrot shine in Preakness day turf stakes at Pimlico
Pre-race rains and a yielding turf course couldn’t even begin to spoil the half-dozen grass stakes races held on Preakness (G1) day at Pimlico. To the contrary, the testing conditions arguably made the races even […]
Factor This, Juliet Foxtrot top turf stakes on Preakness undercard
Read what is at stake in the Preakness day turf races. Find thoughts on the Dinnery Party, Gallorette, Laurel Futurity and more! […]