By US Racing Team The trophy presented to the winning connections of the Preakness Stakes is known as the Woodlawn Vase and is considered to be the most valuable trophy in sports, and the current appraised value is reported to be in excess of $4 million. Standing 36 inches tall and weighing 400 ounc...
By US Racing Team When Milton Sanford bought a yearling sired by eventual Hall of Famer Lexington and out of Bay Leaf, by The Promised Land from A. J. Alexander, he named the colt Preakness. Preakness was the eighth foal out of British-bred Bay Leaf and cost Sanford $2,000. And it was Preakness who ...
By US Racing Team Mage finally gets a measure of well-earned respect as the 8-5 favorite in the $1.65 million Preakness (G1) on Saturday at Pimlico. Eighteen horses saddled up for the Kentucky Derby (G1) and only Mage, the winner, returns two weeks later for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. Mag...
By US Racing Team The Triple Crown season should be the best of times in horse racing. This year, it’s hard to think of worse times. Yes, Mage was a popular winner of the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 6. And, yes, he’s ready for the Preakness (G1) on Saturday (May 20), with a victory […]...
By US Racing Team Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage will face seven new rivals in the $1.65 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, the first time in more than 50 years only one horse from the Derby is moving on to the second leg of the Triple Crown. Mage, the Derby […...
Attendance at the Preakness Stakes usually ranks second in North America behind the Kentucky Derby and usually surpasses the attendance of all other stakes races, including the Belmont Stakes, the Breeders' Cup Saturday program and Kentucky Oaks Day. Unfortunately in 2020 there were no spectators du...
By US Racing Team At least Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage is still on course to run in the $1.5 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico Race Course on May 20. The same can’t be said for scratched morning-line Derby favorite Forte, Derby runner-up Two Phil’s, and several other early contenders for the...
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