With many, many more dollars destined to be invested in the pool, early Preakness Stakes (G1) bettors are flocking to Journalism . The Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up stood at even money in the wagering as of 4:30 p.m. ET May 16. Journalism had been installed as an 8-5 morning-line favorite in the May 17 $2 million…
Rebel’s Romance is a global star, but he proved he is just as happy closer to home when landing yet another big race in a Yorkshire Cup Stakes (G2) thriller. The United States, Dubai, Hong Kong, Germany, and Qatar had all been conquered by Godolphin’s remarkable 7-year-old, and God’s own country can now be added to that…
Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead to the Preakness Stakes and the Dinner Party Stakes at Pimlico. Source link
Horse racing has seen sharp declines in most types of equine musculoskeletal fatalities, but reductions to one particular type of injury— the shoulder fracture—have been less dramatic. Speaking before the California Horse Racing Board May 15, CHRB equine medical director Dr. Jeff Blea noted that the four musculoskeletal fatalities that occurred last month at California…
The two-week turnaround between the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) has been a hot topic of debate in recent years, and that debate was especially hot this year as Derby winner Sovereignty bypassed a start in the May 17 Preakness in favor of the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1). However, the runner-up and beaten…
Ask any Thoroughbred trainer and they will tell you they are concerned about finding enough workers through the H-2B visas program. That’s in any year. But throw in the current political landscape, and those worries are heightened. Looking to find common ground Gray Delany, executive director of the Seasonal Employment Alliance, and immigration attorney Will…
A unique buzz is created on the Pimlico Race Course backstretch each May as racing’s biggest names—D. Wayne Lukas, Bob Baffert, Todd Pletcher, just to name a few—share one barn ahead of the Preakness Stakes (G1). It’s the kind of experience in which any fan of racing would dream; seeing a star in every direction. Pimlico’s Sunrise…
After entering the Kentucky Derby (G1) as the favorite with Journalism , trainer Michael McCarthy finds himself in a familiar position in the Preakness Stakes (G1) May 17 at Pimlico Race Course. A heavy favorite to win the second leg of the Triple Crown, McCarthy doesn’t mind having a target on his back. “I think it’s…
Jim and Claire Bryce had about as important a decision as one could have when they named their Preakness Stakes (G1) runner Heart of Honor. Spelling. Source link
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s lawsuit against two men who allegedly defamed him on social media has ended as to one of them with a settlement while the other awaits a final hearing. The resolution occurred after an attorney for one of the defendants, Daniel DiCorcia, made a peace offering to Baffert’s legal team….
