DRF | 4 days ago
Emotional Kitten scored a mild upset in the $100,000 Hilltop Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on the turf at Pimlico.
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National Headlines
Last Gunfighter Gets 6th Straight in ‘Special
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
Odds-on choice Last Gunfighter collared pacesetter Eighttofasttocatch in the final furlong and drew off by 4 1/4 lengths for his sixth consecutive victory May 17 in the $300,000 Pimlico Special (gr. III) in Baltimore, Md.
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Pimlico Special-Preakness daily double will pays
DRF | 4 days ago
With 3-5 favorite Last Gunfighter taking Friday’s Grade 3, $300,000 Pimlico Special, here are the will pays for a $2 ticket in the Pimlico Special-Preakness double.
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Pimlico Special: Last Gunfighter finds best gear late to win sixth straight
DRF | 4 days ago
Last Gunfighter keeps trumping himself. He won his sixth straight race Friday in the Grade 3, $300,000 Pimlico Special, and after he ran down a loose-on-the-lead horse, his trainer, Chad Brown, called the performance Last Gunfighter’s best to date.
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In Today’s TDN:
TDN | 4 days ago
Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013 10:04 PM ET
Orb (Malibu Moon) takes the next step towards a potential Triple Crown in today's 138th GI Preakness...
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Pimlico: Sensible Lady repeats in The Very One
DRF | 4 days ago
For the second straight year, Sensible Lady won the $100,000 The Very One Stakes on the Black-Eyed Susan undercard Friday at sunny Pimlico Race Course.
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Pyramid Peak, graded stakes winner and sire, dead at 21
DRF | 4 days ago
Pyramid Peak, a multiple graded stakes winner and sire, was humanely euthanized on May 17 at Nuckols Farm in Midway, Ky., due to the infirmities of old age. The Mt. Livermore horse was 21.
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Ben’s Cat Gets Win No. 21 in Turf Sprint
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
Owned by The Jim Stable of trainer King Leatherbury, Ben's Cat won the 21st race of his 31-race career with a solid come-from-behind tally in the $100,000 Jim McKay Sprint Presented by Apple Ford May 17 at Pimlico.
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Ben’s Cat Logs Win No. 21 in Turf Sprint
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
Owned by The Jim Stable of trainer King Leatherbury, Ben's Cat won the 21st race of his 31-race career with a solid come-from-behind tally in the $100,000 Jim McKay Sprint Presented by Apple Ford May 17 at Pimlico.
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The King Discusses The Cat
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
Trainer King Leatherbury on victory by Ben's Cat in Jim McKay Turf Sprint.
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Emerald Downs: Hoist candidate to set pace in Governor’s
DRF | 4 days ago
There’s one big question to be answered Sunday at Emerald Downs – who will win the Governor’s Handicap – and a second, perhaps no less interesting, issue: Who will set the pace in the 6 1/2-furlong race?
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Black-Eyed Susan: Fiftyshadesofhay gets up late under Rosario
DRF | 4 days ago
In what has become Joel Rosario’s world, Fiftyshadesofhay rallied in the stretch to wear down 12-1 leader Marathon Lady and take the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan by a neck at Pimlico Race Course on Friday.
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Pimlico: Ben’s Cat fires late to win Jim McKay Turf Sprint
DRF | 4 days ago
The remarkable Ben’s Cat, trained and owned by the remarkable King Leatherbury, raced to his 21st victory in 31 lifetime starts on Friday at Pimlico with a late-running score in the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint.
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Emerald Downs: Tight pack hard to separate in Governor’s Handicap
DRF | 4 days ago
After a hotly contested allowance prep race failed to yield any conclusive results, the top older horses at Emerald Downs will lock horns again Sunday while chasing a bigger purse in the $50,000 Governor’s Handicap at 6 1/2 furlongs.
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Miss Preakness: I’m Mom’s Favorite barely reaches wire first
DRF | 4 days ago
I’m Mom’s Favorite overcame getting pinched back at the start plus a wild late run from 50-1 shot Flattering Bea to win the Miss Preakness by a nose at Pimlico
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Hollywood Park: Beholder to start preparing for summer campaign
DRF | 4 days ago
Beholder, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2012 who was second in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 3, will return to racing in August – at Del Mar or Saratoga.
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Square Eddie’s first winner strikes at Hollywood
DRF | 4 days ago
Grade 1 winner and freshman sire Square Eddie was represented by his first winner Thursday at Hollywood Park, as the 2-year-old filly Sprouts romped to a 5 1/2-length win in a maiden special weight event.
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Jay Hovdey: Hollywood graded stakes up for grabs
DRF | 4 days ago
Among the items in the Hollywood Park garage sale that will take place at some point after the track says sayonara in December will be a prime collection of 37 graded stakes events of all colors, shapes, and sizes.
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Pimlico: Emma-Jayne Wilson leads women jockeys over men in Battle of the Sexes
DRF | 4 days ago
Emma-Jayne Wilson picked up points in three of the four legs of the Jockey Challenge at Pimlico Race Course on Friday to win the annual series over Edgar Prado.
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Hollywood Park: Sweet Swap sprints one more time
DRF | 4 days ago
Sweet Swap may be too quick to catch in a $62,000 allowance race over six furlongs on turf at Betfair Hollywood Park on Sunday, but he will have a formidable group of stakes winners in pursuit.
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Pyramid Peak Euthanized Due to Old Age
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
Multiple stakes winner was one of owner John Oxley's and trainer John Ward's first Kentucky Derby entrants.
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Calder: Memorial Day Handicap a possibility for Bellefire
DRF | 4 days ago
Trainer Leo Azpurua Jr. is looking for the right spot to bring Bellefire back from a brief freshening, especially after watching the multiple stakes-placed colt work a sharp five furlongs in 1:01.67 from the gate at Calder on Friday morning.
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Russ-Tortora Beats Jitters, Wins Lady Legends
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
Mary Russ-Tortora retired as a professional jockey in 1994, and even though she had ridden in the "Lady Legends for the Cure" the past three years, she was extremely nervous in the starting gate for the race at Pimlico.
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Pimlico: Dance to Bristol rolls to easy win at 3-5 in Skipat
DRF | 4 days ago
Dance to Bristol lived up to her 3-5 odds with a powerful 4 3/4-length victory in Friday’s $100,000 Skipat Stakes at Pimlico. It was the fourth consecutive win for Dance to Bristol, who was coming off a nine-length score in the $200,000 Sugar Maple Stakes at Charles Town last month.
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Pimlico: May 17 Undercard Stakes Rundown
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
Dance the Bristol continued her roll with a strong win in the $100,000 Skipat Stakes at Pimlico Race Course May 17, then I'm Mom's Favorite got up in the shadow of the wire in the $100,000 Ms. Preakness Pink Warrior.
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Craig Dado elected to NTRA board
DRF | 4 days ago
Craig Dado, an executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, was elected to the board of directors of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association at a board meeting Friday in Baltimore, the NTRA announced.
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Churchill Downs notes: Centre Court on target for Just A Game at Belmont
DRF | 4 days ago
Centre Court, arguably the top filly-mare turf runner in North America, has thrived since posting her third straight victory last month at Keeneland and is “very much on target” for her next start in the Grade 1 Just A Game on the June 8 Belmont Stakes undercard, said trainer Rusty Arnold.
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River Downs-at-Beulah meet opens
DRF | 4 days ago
It’s been a long process, but the 65-day River Downs-at-Beulah Park meet opens Sunday.
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Immortal Eyes Has MD Sprint ‘Cap in Sights
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
Robert Abbo Racing Stable's Immortal Eyes, a top Mid-Atlantic region sprinter with 13 victories and 12 seconds in 41 starts, will attempt to get his first victory at Pimlico Race Course in the May 18 Maryland Sprint Handicap.
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Belmont Park: Funfair starting year back on turf in Miss Otis
DRF | 4 days ago
Funfair, who won both of her juvenile turf sprints impressively, makes her seasonal debut against seven rival 3-year-old fillies in Sunday’s $85,000 Miss Otis overnight stakes, a six-furlong race scheduled for the inner turf.
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Italian Derby: Odds stacked in trainer Botti’s favor
DRF | 4 days ago
Sunday’s Group 2 Italian Derby at Capannelle Racecourse may go to top Italian trainer Stefano Botti by default. He trains five of the 12 runners in the race.
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Los Alamitos: Kindergarten Futurity has been good to Gomez, Dutch Masters group
DRF | 4 days ago
Jaime Gomez trains She Forgives and Docs First Fire for the Dutch Masters III partnership. Together, Gomez and Dutch Masters have combined to win the Kindergarten Futurity at Los Alamitos four times.
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Hastings: Wando Woman loses some vision, but keeps her focus on track
DRF | 4 days ago
Trainer Cindy Krasner has treated Wando Woman like a 2-year-old while preparing her for her first start as 6-year-old mare. The reason for the all-inclusive training regimen is that following Wando Woman’s third-place finish in the Delta Coleen last year she went blind in her left eye.
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Pimlico: Mary Russ-Tortora wins Lady Legends for the Cure IV
DRF | 4 days ago
Mary Russ-Tortora won one for her sister Friday at Pimlico Race Course as she guided Haywired to a half-length victory in the fourth race, the Lady Legends for the Cure IV.
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Hastings: Pace should benefit Dance the Wind
DRF | 4 days ago
Dance the Wind has found a nice spot to follow up her smart win in a first-level allowance race April 28. There is a plethora of speed to set up her strong late kick in a $35,000 optional claimer for fillies and mares that will serve as Sunday’s feature at Hastings.
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Dawn Approach Goes Forward for Investic Derby
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
Unbeaten Dawn Approach leads 24 colts going forward in the 2013 Investec Derby (Eng-I), the premier classic run at Epsom Downs June 1.
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Last Gunfighter Stays Best of All in Special
TDN | 4 days ago
Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013 6:06 PM ET
12th at PIM (Pimlico)GIII Pimlico Special ($300k) Winner: Last Gunfighter by First Samurai
Last Gunfighter (c, 4, First Samurai) is the las...
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Hollywood Park: Railbird a sweet spot for Iotapa
DRF | 4 days ago
Rather than run in the Kentucky Oaks, Iotapa stayed home to prepare for the $70,000 Railbird Stakes on Sunday at Betfair Hollywood Park. Iotapa, whose recent works over the track have been sharp, is the horse to beat.
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Churchill Downs: Romans thinking positive despite slump
DRF | 4 days ago
Dale Romans does not dispute that if someone had cut him a deal a long time ago – that if in one glorious year his horses were to win 20 graded stakes and nearly $12 million and he would be voted the Eclipse Award for top trainer – then, yes, he would gladly accept a major downturn the following year.
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Orb 3-5 Choice After Several Hours of Betting
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
Orb was the 3-5 favorite in very early wagering on the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I), according to the Maryland Jockey Club.
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Baffert: Orb Win Would be a Boost for Racing
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert says that a victory by Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Orb in the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) would be a major boost to horse racing.
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Still No Uniform Medication in Triple Crown
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
While in recent years horse racing has made strides toward drug reform and uniform medication rules, one only need look at its biggest series, the Triple Crown, to see a lack of consistency.
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Haskin’s Preakness Report: Final Observations
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
This year's Preakness is all about Orb. And then there are his eight opponents, most of whom are worthy adversaries, with a case to be made for any of them to step up and run a big race.
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Woodbine: Coffee Clique, Overheard merit respect in Selene
DRF | 4 days ago
Coffee Clique and Overheard, both coming off solid efforts in turf stakes in the United States, deserve serious attention in a solid field for Sunday’s Selene Stakes at Woodbine.
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Pulpit’s Fiftyshadesofhay Up in Black-Eyed Susan
TDN | 4 days ago
Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013 5:03 PM ET
10th at PIM (Pimlico)GII Black-Eyed Susan S. ($500k) Winner: Fiftyshadesofhay by Pulpit
Fiftyshadesofhay (f, 3, Pulpit) employs off-pace ta...
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Preakness News Minute: 05/17/2013
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
Steve Haskin reports the news of the day, including final gallops from the contenders and the weather.
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Churchill Downs: No Distinction comes off triple-digit Beyer at Oaklawn
DRF | 4 days ago
Some of the first-level allowance races held so far at the Churchill Downs spring meet have been thin, both in numbers and talent. Happily for horseplayers, the exact opposite is the case with a $52,000 sprint that goes as the ninth of 10 Sunday races.
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Woodbine: Spring Venture can use Selene to make a case for herself
DRF | 4 days ago
Spring Venture will try to build her case for this year’s champion 3-year-old filly in Sunday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Selene Stakes.
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