Saturday’s $250,000 Dinner Party Stakes (G3) at Laurel Park is one of the oldest stakes races in the United States. Inaugurated in 1870 at Pimlico Race Course in the track’s first season, it was named after the 1868 Saratoga dinner party hosted by Maryland Governor Oden Bowie that led to Pimlico...
The story practically writes itself. An undefeated horse. His home track. His trainer's husband in the irons. And a spot in the history books sitting right there for the taking. But you know how racing works. The story and the result are two very different things, and sharp bettors need to separate ...
What the 2026 Preakness Stakes Draw Means for Bettors: Full Field Analysis Thursday, May 14, 2026 The post position draw for the 2026 Preakness Stakes went official on Monday, May 11, and the results gave us a 14-horse field with genuine wagering angles throughout. No Golden Tempo. No prohibitive fa...
Thursday, May 14, 2026 The post position draw is in, the field is set at 14, and the conversation around the 2026 Preakness Stakes has shifted from who's running to where they're standing. That matters. Especially this year, because we're not going back to Pimlico. We're running at Laurel Park, and ...
It worked for Willie Simms in 1898 and Calvin Borel in 2009, and now jockey Jose Ortiz has a chance at making it work, too – win the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) on different horses. Ortiz, who guided Golden Tempo from last-to-first in winning the Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2...
We could be in for another heart-pounding finish Saturday in the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park. Golden Tempo, who is bypassing the Preakness to wait for the Belmont Stakes (G1), thrilled the racing world with his dramatic stretch run in the Kentucky Derby (G1) two weeks ago. After ...
Gallorette was an Amazon queen who often beat males in a 72-race career that lasted from 1944 to 1948. The Maryland-bred was a big, rangy girl who conquered the boys in the Carter Stakes, Whitney Stakes, and Metropolitan Handicap on her way to the Hall of Fame. Pimlico named a race for her in 1952, ...
Friday’s Miss Preakness Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies is scheduled over 6 furlongs on the dirt at Laurel Park. It has been run since 1986, earning Grade 3 status in 2002 and traditionally serving as a sprint showcase on the Black-Eyed Susan Day card. Notable past winners include champion Covf...
Master the Middle Jewel: 2026 Preakness Stakes Schedule and Venue The 151st running of the Preakness Stakes is set to ignite the horse racing world on Saturday, May 16, 2026. This year represents a historic shift as the "Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" moves temporarily to Laurel Park while Pimlico R...
Let's take a swing for value in the $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3) on Friday at Laurel Park. The Special, for older horses, is run at the same 1 3/16-mile distance as the Preakness Stakes (G1) the following afternoon. Both races have been shifted to Laurel Park this year while the aging Pimlico grand...
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