Preakness

OXBOW PUTS MAKES HISTORY FOR CONNECTIONS IN PREAKNESS VICTORY KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER ORB DISAPPOINTS AS ODDS-ON FAVORITE   BALTIMORE, 05-18-13 – Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas made history at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday when he saddled Oxbow for a front-running upset victory in the 138th Preakness Stakes (G1). The 15-1 long shot [...]

Derby winner non-factor en route to fourth place finish, Lukas breaks record with win…

Drawing courtesy of Mel @dailyracefunies. To see more of Mel’s work, click here. For the fourth consecutive year, Black-Eyed Susan Day at Pimlico, was filled with plenty of sunshine and warm hearts as it was the 4th annual People’s Pink Party, featuring the Lady Legends race which pitted eight retired female jockeys against one another. [...]

Former Packer/horse owner joined Glenn Friday on “The Reality Check” on WNST…

DERBY WINNER ORB PRIMED FOR START IN SATURDAY’S PREAKNESS NAPRAVNIK HAPPY TO BE HOME; DEPARTING READY TO STEP UP BALTIMORE, 05-17-13 – Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable’s Orb galloped an energetic 1 ¼ miles at Pimlico Friday morning, letting exercise rider Jenn Patterson and trainer Shug McGaughey know that he’s ready for Saturday’s 138th running of [...]

BALTIMORE, 05-17-13—The Maryland Jockey Club announced today that Republic Nashville and Grammy-nominated recording artists, The Band Perry, will sing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic/America The Beautiful” when Pimlico Race Course honors the military at the 138th Preakness Stakes (G1), Saturday, May 18, also Armed Forces Day. Since releasing their self-titled debut album in 2010, The [...]

Drawing courtesy of Mel @dailyracefunies. To see more of Mel’s work, click here. Kudos to The Maryland Jockey Club Racing Secretary, Georganne Hale, for constructing a terrific racing card on Friday and Saturday. Friday’s card has 13 races featuring the $500,000 G2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes for 3 year old fillies (race 10). There are two [...]