This is the story of an obscure big-league baseball journeyman from a half-century ago and the Preakness Stakes (G1) horse that bears his name. Jim Gosger is a former ballplayer, now an 82-year-old Michigan man who bounced around the majors in the ’60s and ’70s with six different clubs, was the last batter to face…
The first under tack show of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale concluded May 14 with seven juveniles tying for the fastest furlong at :10 1/5. A colt by Complexity breezed the fastest quarter-mile in :21 4/5 over a wet track Wednesday afternoon. The top hips included: Hip 20, a dark bay or…
In an era when trainers are loathe to run their horses on a short amount of rest, Hall of Famers Bob Baffert and D. Wayne Lukas are the gold standard when it comes to running in and winning the Preakness Stakes (G1) on two weeks’ rest. Baffert holds the record with eight Preakness wins and…
Group 1-winning mare Benedetta will head to the Queensland Winter Carnival with the 5-year-old’s trainer Jason Warren looking forward to starting the 2024 Goodwood (G1) winner off in the May 17 Doomben Ten Thousand (G1), which attracted a field of 17 for the 1,200-meter (about six-furlong) event at Doomben Racecourse. Benedetta placed eighth in the Stradbroke Handicap (G1)…
The second session of the under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will now begin at 9 a.m. ET May 15, a one-hour delay from its originally scheduled start time of 8 a.m. The one-hour delay will provide the track maintenance staff additional time to prepare the racetrack as damp weather…
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) praises the House Ways and Means Committee for passing a tax bill through their committee that includes 100% bonus depreciation. This is one of the first hurdles the bill needed to cross to become law. According to the bill, bonus depreciation will be retroactive to January 20, 2025, and…
Running in the Preakness Stakes (G1) had not originally been on Mark Casse’s radar for Sandman . However, the Arkansas Derby (G1) winner’s upbeat energy and the removal of several key contenders from the Kentucky Derby (G1) prompted the dual Hall of Fame trainer to reanalyze whether or not he should run. “Right after I said…
With much of the weekend’s racing action taking place at Pimlico Race Course, a field of six 3-year-old fillies clash on the lawn on the opposite coast in Santa Anita Park‘s $100,000 Honeymoon Stakes (G3T) May 18. The Phil D’Amato-trained Jungle Peace faces her biggest test yet in the 1 1/8-mile Honeymoon. Unbeaten in three…
A visual look at the field for the 2025 Preakness Stakes in post position order. Source link
When Gosger streaked home a two-length winner in the Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland April 12, he punched his ticket to the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course May 17. While the victory may have been his introduction to the racing public, his success came as no surprise to his connections. “Ever…
