If trainer Jamie Osborne and Heart of Honor , his entry in the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1), seem out of place at Pimlico Race Course it’s probably because there hasn’t been a starter in the second leg of the Triple Crown bred outside of North America since the Ireland-bred Celtic Ash in 1960. “Bloody hell,” Osborne…
For all of the wet weather and gloomy skies at Pimlico Race Course this week, the winds of change have been swirling in Maryland for much longer than a week or even a year. Alan Foreman, a longtime Maryland racing leader and an architect of the Maryland redevelopment plan, remembers talking about substantive plans to…
Ace miler Rosallion will face eight runners as he looks to make a winning return in the Lockinge Stakes (G1) May 17 at Newbury Racecourse. He is joined by stablemate Persica as Richard Hannon bids to match his father’s record of three wins in the race. Rosallion, a 4-year-old son of Blue Point , was last…
The build up to this month’s Magic Millions National Weanling and Broodmare Sale picked up May 15 with the release of the completed supplementary catalogs. The latest highlight entries include the five-time group winner See You In Heaven—a winner of more than AU$830,000 for her connections. It will be the third trip to the sales ring…
May 15, 2025 2:27 PM 1:35 In this episode of StarWatch, we hear from trainers Mark Glatt and Steve Asmussen as they discuss their recent 2-year-old purchases by Independence Hall. Listen as top trainers share what stood out about Independence Hall’s first crop of 2-year-olds. …
Rep. Clay Higgins, a Louisiana Republican; Rep. Don Davis, a North Carolina Democrat; and Sen. Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, have introduced to Congress the bipartisan Racehorse Health and Safety Act, which would establish an interstate compact to develop nationwide rules governing scientific medication control and racetrack safety for horse racing and replace the Horseracing Integrity…
The Lion In Winter has been usurped as favorite for the Epsom Derby (G1) by Delacroix and Ruling Court after a tame comeback effort behind the impressive Pride of Arras in the May 15 Dante Stakes (G2). Making his return to the racecourse for the first time since winning the Acomb Stakes (G3) in August, The…
Jockey Nik Juarez returns to his home state of Maryland to ride American Promise in the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course May 17. Source link
The 150th Preakness Stakes (G1) may not have the Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, but it has the next best thing. Journalism, the runner-up in the Derby, heads the field of nine 3-year-olds and gives it some much-needed star power. While Journalism looms a strong favorite, the rest of the field seems evenly matched, which could…
For trainer Brad Cox, there are one of two distinctly different ways to win the $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3). One is with Godolphin’s Encino , a grade 3 winner looking for the third stakes victory of his career. The other is with WinStar Farm’s Star of Wonder , who comes into the May 16 stakes at Pimlico…
