DRF | 1 day ago
Debt Ceiling used new tactics Saturday when he remained perfect in two starts with his off-the-pace win in the $100,000 Rollicking. The five-furlong race for 2-year-olds was the first of seven stakes on the Preakness card at Pimlico Race Course.
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Thoroughbred News
Hollywood Park: Marketing Mix to return in Gamely
DRF | 1 day ago
A little later than originally intended, Marketing Mix makes her 2013 debut in the $250,000 Gamely Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park on May 27.
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Sage Valley Takes the Maryland Sprint H.
TDN | 1 day ago
Posted: Saturday, May 18, 2013 5:01 PM ET
10th at PIM (Pimlico)GIII Maryland Sprint H. ($150,000) Winner: Sage Valley by Discreet Cat
Sage Valley (Discreet Cat) rolls to four cons...
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Pianist Leads Every Step of the Gallorette
TDN | 1 day ago
Posted: Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:12 PM ET
9th at PIM (Pimlico)GIII Gallorette H. ($150,000) Winner: Pianist by More Than Ready
Pianist (More Than Ready) goes gate-to-wire in the G...
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Woodbine: Casse saddles Paso Doble, Haverhill for New Providence
DRF | 1 day ago
Trainer Mark Casse will saddle Paso Doble and Haverhill in the $125,000 New Providence Stakes, the contentious feature on the Victoria Day holiday Monday at Woodbine.
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Graduation for Gifting
TDN | 1 day ago
Posted: Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:50 PM ET
4th at BHP (Betfair at Hollywood Park)Msw ($52k) Winner: Gifting by Street Cry (Ire)
The blue-blooded Gifting (f, 3, Street Cry {Ire}) gr...
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Doomben: Beaten Up wins Doomben Cup
DRF | 1 day ago
Beaten Up, a Group 3 winner in England in 2011, won the richest and most prestigious race of his career in Saturday’s Group 1 Doomben Cup at Doomben Racecourse in Australia.
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Summer Applause Cruises in Dupont Distaff
TDN | 1 day ago
Posted: Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:35 PM ET
8th at PIM (Pimlico)GIII Dupont Distaff ($150,000) Winner: Summer Applause by Harlan's Holiday
Summer Applause (Harlan's Holiday) cruises...
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Dettori’s return from suspension delayed
DRF | 1 day ago
The comeback of former British champion jockey Frankie Dettori from a six-month drug suspension has been postponed from Monday until later in May after French racing officials told their counterparts in Brtain on Friday that the rider must first meet with their medical committee.
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Pimlico Renovation Plans Still in the Works
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
The Maryland Jockey Club expects to begin construction on new barns at Laurel Park this year as part of a long-term capital improvement plan, but it is holding off on announcing details of renovations at Pimlico Race Course.
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Preakness Preview: Orb is Everyone’s Target
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
Can the Kentucky Derby winner hold off eight challengers -- including five wheeling back from that race two weeks ago -- in the May 18 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico? Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey thinks so.
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Preakness Stakes: Rain possible before race time
DRF | 1 day ago
The 13-race Preakness Stakes card at Pimlico Race Course could see a change in weather patterns from the cloudy skies and 70-degree temperatures the program opened under at 10:45 a.m. Eastern.
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Black-Eyed Susan winner Fiftyshadesofhay will point to the Alabama
DRF | 1 day ago
Trainer Bob Baffert said that Black-Eyed Susan winner Fiftyshadesofhay will be heading home to Southern California next week, but she will definitely be back out on the road this summer with the Grade 1 Alabama at Saratoga being her next major objective.
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Evangeline: Unitas takes Need for Speed
DRF | 1 day ago
Stalking the pace under clever handling by Mark Guidry, Unitas finished strongly to prove best in Friday night's $50,000 Need for Speed at Evangeline Downs.
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Secretariat Podcast: Preakness, Ron Turcotte
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
Ron Turcotte looks back on Secretariat's victory in the Preakness.
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Zee Bros Wires the Chick Lang
TDN | 1 day ago
Posted: Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:04 PM ET
6th at PIM (Pimlico)Chick Lang S. ($100,000) Winner: Zee Bros by Brother Derek
Zee Bros (c, 3, Brother Derek) takes the Chick Lang S. in ...
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Preakness Stakes: Live updates from Pimlico
DRF | 1 day ago
Get live updates from Daily Racing Form's team at Pimlico throughout Preakness Day, including news updates, photos, and video. Get the latest weather and track conditions and see odds updates for the Preakness.
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Weather Could Impact Preakness Attendance
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
With the forecast calling for a high temperature of 70 degrees and a strong possibility of rain for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), the Maryland Jockey Club could be hard-pressed to surpass last year's record crowd of 121,309.
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Stars Aligned for Orb in Today’s Preakness?
Michael Compton | 1 day ago
As the sun rises over Pimlico Race Course this morning, the day of the 138th Preakness Stakes (G1), you can still grab a seat on Orb’s bandwagon. But you’d better hurry the bus is filling up fast. Racing fans can already purchase Orb apparel from concession stands around Pimlico. Why tempt the Racing Gods before [...](Read more...)
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Debt Ceiling Wins Under Confident Ride
TDN | 1 day ago
Posted: Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:49 PM ET
4th at PIM (Pimlico)Rollicking S. ($100,000) Winner: Debt Ceiling by Discreet Cat
Debt Ceiling (c, 2, Discreet Cat) takes the Rollicking...
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Preakness: Orb Grazes Preakness Morning
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
Kentucky Derby winner Orb eats some breakfast early Preakness morning at Pimlico.
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Preakness: Orb Gets a Bath Preakness Morning
Blood-Horse | 2 days ago
Trainer Shug McGaughey gives Orb a bath on the morning of Preakness Stakes.
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A family affair: Claiborne Farm, prominent clients at forefront of Triple Crown history
DRF | 2 days ago
Regardless of the Preakness outcome, Claiborne Farm, in partnership with some of its most prominent and loyal clients, already has put its stamp on this Triple Crown season, marking yet another successful chapter in the operation’s storied history.
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Preakness Stakes: Orb out for light exercise on morning of Triple Crown’s second leg
DRF | 2 days ago
Kentucky Derby winner Orb was out for light exercise Saturday morning at Pimlico Race Course, some 12 hours before he is to run in the Grade 1, $1 million Preakness Stakes. He was one of a handful of horses that trained during an abbreviated session. Others training included Departing and Goldencents.
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Preakness is Napravnik’s Homecoming
Blood-Horse | 2 days ago
Rosie Napravnik remembers galloping horses at Pimlico Race Course before she even earned her jockey's license. On May 18 aboard Mylute, she'll become just the third woman to ever ride in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
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Preakness Stakes contenders: Pedigree profiles
DRF | 2 days ago
Pedigree profiles, sale histories, and other background information on all nine entrants for Saturday's Preakness Stakes, headed by Kentucky Derby winner Orb.
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Pivotal’s Farhh Rips Apart Lockinge Rivals
TDN | 2 days ago
Posted: Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:11 AM ET
15.50 at NBY (NEWBURY)G1 JLT Lockinge S. Winner: Farhh (GB) by Pivotal (GB)
Godolphin's Farhh (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) is impressive in the G...
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Preakness Stakes: Orb’s sire got start at Maryland farm Country Life
DRF | 2 days ago
Orb’s sire, Malibu Moon, began his stallion career at the Ponses’ Country Life Farm in Bel Air, Md., where he found immediate success.
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Preakness Stakes pedigree analysis: Who is bred for the distance?
DRF | 2 days ago
While the Kentucky Derby was the longest distance test for many of the horses coming back for the Preakness Stakes, the mile and three-sixteenths at Pimlico will be the second-longest challenge they have faced up to this point.
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The Haiku Handicapper: Preakness Stakes field
DRF | 2 days ago
DRF Breeding staff writer Joe Nevills analyzes the Preakness Stakes field, in post position order, in the form of Haiku; a Japanese poem of 17 syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five.
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Ortensia Retired
TDN | 2 days ago
Posted: Saturday, May 18, 2013 6:37 AM ET
Star Australian mare Ortensia (Aus) (Testa Rossa {Aus}) has been retired
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Prominent producer Justenuffheart dies after foaling
DRF | 2 days ago
Justenuffheart, dam of champion Dreaming of Anna and two other graded stakes winners, recently died due to complications after foaling a Galileo colt, Mt. Brilliant Farm of Lexington, Ky., announced on Friday. The Broad Brush mare was 18.
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At Preakness, Orb’s Challengers Include Childhood Friend
New York Times Horse Racing | 2 days ago
The Kentucky Derby winner Orb and one of his Preakness rivals, Departing, were yearlings together in Kentucky.
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Witnesses to Horse Racing’s Two Sides
New York Times Horse Racing | 2 days ago
Jimmy McCue, a photographer, has chronicled racing’s winning moments, while the equine ambulance driver Joe Miller has witnessed the darker side.
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Preakness Champion, and Mother, Toughs It Out
New York Times Horse Racing | 2 days ago
Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Preakness and horse of the year winner who is now a broodmare, is recuperating from a near-fatal infection she developed after foaling in February.
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38,957 Attend Black-Eyed Susan Program
Blood-Horse | 2 days ago
An on-track crowd of 38,957 watched Fiftyshadesofhay win the $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) May 17 at Pimlico Race Course.
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Pimlico: Handle down on Black-Eyed Susan card
DRF | 2 days ago
Total handle on the 13-race card at Pimlico Race Course on Friday featuring the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was down 3.9 percent compared to wagering on the same card last year, according to an analysis of the racing charts for each year.
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NTRA Elects Dado to Board; Safety Code Update
Blood-Horse | 2 days ago
NTRA board also updates NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance code of standards, which serves as a basis for furture Alliance accreditation. Revisions call for injury review committees and starting gate-removal protocols.
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Summer Applause earns 2nd GSW of 2013
Breeding Farm News | WinStar Farm | 2 days ago
Under a heady ride from John Velazquez, Summer Applause cleared off in the final furlong to win the $150,000 Allaire Dupont Distaff (G3) by a widening two lengths...
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Pianist strikes winning note in G3 Gallorette
Breeding Farm News | WinStar Farm | 2 days ago
Pianist captured her first graded stakes in Saturday's $150,000 Gallorette H. (G3) at Pimlico Race Course...
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Canada’s Wilson Wins Pimlico Jockey Challenge
Blood-Horse | 2 days ago
Canadian jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson compiled 36 points to easily win the inaugural $34,000 Xpressbet 'Battle of the Sexes' Jockey Challenge May 17 at Pimlico Race Course.
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Fiftyshadesofhay Gets Up To Win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Race Tracks | Santa Anita Park | 2 days ago
May 17, 2013
BALTIMORE, 05-17-13– Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman’s Fiftyshadesofhay closed with a rush to claim a narrow victory in the 89th running of the $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) at Pimlico Race Course.
Trained by Bob Baffert, the daughter of Pulpit rated off the pace under jockey Joel Rosario before launching an outside stretch run and reeling in Marathon Lady by a neck at the finish. Fiftyshadesofhay ran the 1 1/8-mile stakes for 3-year-old fillies in 1:52.73.
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Fiftyshadesofhay Prevails in Black-Eyed Susan
Blood-Horse | 2 days ago
Jockey Joel Rosario's remarkable run continued May 17 when he cleverly brought Fiftyshadesofhay from off the pace to win the $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) at Pimlico Race Course.
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Preakness Stakes: Orb 4-5 in early betting
DRF | 2 days ago
Kentucky Derby winner Orb closed as the 4-5 favorite after Friday’s early wagering for the Grade 1, $1 million Preakness Stakes, which will be run Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.
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Pimlico: Emotional Kitten noses out Summer of Fun in Hilltop
DRF | 2 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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Last Gunfighter Gets 6th Straight in ‘Special
Blood-Horse | 2 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 | 2 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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