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). […]
Pimlico Special
Rattle N Roll denies Speed Bias in Pimlico Special
Lucky Seven Stable’s Rattle N Roll got the solid pace set-up and 1 3/16-mile trip he loves in Friday’s $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3), but it almost wasn’t enough. […]
Distance key for Rattle N Roll in Pimlico Special
Rattle N Roll has carried his form to a variety of tracks from Kentucky to Oklahoma, but on Friday the Grade 1 veteran will march eastward, to Maryland, in an attempt to plunder the $250,000 […]
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 […]
Harpers First Ride rebuffs Owendale in Pimlico Special
MCA Racing Stable’s Harpers First Ride withstood prolonged pressure from 7-10 favorite Owendale to post a front-running victory in Friday’s $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3). Trained by Claudio Gonzalez and ridden by Angel Cruz, the Maryland-bred […]
Tenfold looks to maintain strong Pimlico form in Special title defense
Tenfold had a great trip but Owendale not so much the last time the two respectively set foot on the main track at Pimlico. On Friday, the pair headline the $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3), shortened […]
‘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 […]
Irish War Cry gets back on track with splashy Pimlico Special score
BALTIMORE — Irish War Cry brought trainer Graham Motion back to the Kentucky Derby in 2017 and, while he didn’t fare well that day, just failed to hold off Tapwrit as the favorite in the […]