The 149th Preakness (G1) is this Saturday, May 18, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The 1 3/16-mile race is the second leg of the Triple Crown. usracing.com is publishing profiles of the contender...
The post-position draw for the $2 million Preakness (G1) is over. For the most part — unlike the Kentucky Derby (G1) — where a horse starts is unlikely to affect how a horse finishes. What...
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan is unlikely to be the favorite in the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico on Saturday, marking the first time since 2012 that has occurred in racing’s s...
The field for the 149th Preakness Stakes (G1) grew on Sunday as Catching Freedom became the latest contender for the second leg of the Triple Crown. The diverse field of 3-year-olds will include Kentu...
What a difference a week makes, particularly when it comes to Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystic Dan. “All systems go,” McPeek said Saturday morning. “He’ll ship out in the morning (Sunday, May...
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystic Dan is headed to the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) on May 18, after all. Five days of carefully checking every move by his Derby winner, from eating up his feed, t...
Could it be possible that none of the 20 horses who ran in the Kentucky Derby (G1) will compete in the Preakness (G1) in less than two weeks? A year ago, only Derby winner Mage went on to the second l...
The distance of the Preakness is 1 3⁄16 miles, or 9 1⁄2 furlongs or 1.88 kilometers, compared to the 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby, which is contested two weeks before the Preakness. It is ...
By Richard Rosenblatt Bob Baffert’s merry pranksters, Authentic and Thousand Words, posted workouts at Churchill Downs on Saturday, and the trainer pronounced both 3-year-olds colts are in fine form...
by John Furgele The narrative is already in play that War of Will’s Preakness win justifies the DQ of Maximum Security in the Kentucky Derby. Many now feel that had War of Will not been impeded with...