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 contenders. 2024 Preakness Stakes Contender SEIZE THE GREY The Pat Day Mile was one of the deepest and most c...
Following an eighth-place finish in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), Lemon Muffin wheels back on two weeks rest in an attempt to give 88-year-old trainer D. Wayne Lukas a record fifth victory – and first since 1995 – in Friday’s $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) at Pimlico Race Course. Field of eight set ...
Forty-four years after Codex gave him his first of six Preakness victories, D. Wayne Lukas is back with longshots Just Steel and Seize the Grey. They would give him 48 entries in the race, a record that will last forever, and the 88-year-old Hall of Famer keeps his enthusiasm for the Pimlico classic...
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, to body language, jogging, and galloping, led trainer Ken McPeek to this conclusion Thursday: “Ever...
The $2 million Preakness (G1) is near, Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan is still in the picture, and the field is beginning to take shape in a Hall of Fame kind of way. While trainer Ken McPeek plans to watch Mystik Dan carefully on Wednesday as he returns to the track for the first […]...
Could it be possible that none of the 20 horses who ran in the Kentucky Derby (G1) will compete in the Preakness Stakes (G1) in less than two weeks? A year ago, only Derby winner Mage went on to the second leg of the Triple Crown, renewing the call to space out the traditional five-week […]...
Horse Racing News Seize the Gray seized the lead in the middle of the stretch and went on to post a 1 ¼-length victory over favored Nash to win the $600,000 Pat Day Mile (G2) on Saturday, giving his 88-year-old trainer, D. Wayne Lukas, his fourth win in the race and his multitude of owners [&hellip...
The 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) is Saturday, May 4, at Churchill Downs, offering a record $5 million purse. The field is limited to 20 starters based on Derby qualifying points from dozens of prep races. JUST STEEL He’s won at Churchill Downs at 6 ½ furlongs as a 2-year-old, and now that Just Steel...
Where’s Bob? Not at the Kentucky Derby. Still banished by Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI) The 150th edition of the Run for the Roses is Saturday (May 4), and Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert remains banned from competing in the race he’s won a record-tying six times. Does the absence of Bob Baffert ...
We’ve been through this exercise many times when it comes to betting on Kentucky Derby Day – the options are endless. But away we go as Churchill Downs tells us to gear up for “massive pools” and a “wide variety of wagering opportunities,” starting on opening night (Aoril 27) -- the nigh...
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