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Official Preakness Date

The Stronach Group (which operates Pimlico Race Course) chairman and president Belinda Stronach, along with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced on Saturday that Preakness 145 will be held on Saturday, October 3rd at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The announcement was made during NBC Sports’ nationally televised broadcast, The Middle Jewel: American Pharoah’s Run to the Triple Crown. The Preakness Stakes, typically held on the third … Continue reading Official Preakness Date

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The 2020 Triple Crown Shuffle

If this were a normal year the horse racing world would be enjoying one of the most exciting weeks of the season, as horses arrive at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore and take their last gallops in preparation for the Preakness Stakes (the second leg of racing’s Triple Crown) on Saturday.   But as race fans around the globe have realized-  nothing about this spring is … Continue reading The 2020 Triple Crown Shuffle

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Preakness To Remain At Pimlico

The Baltimore Sun reported  last week that a multi-party agreement (dependent on legislative change) was reached to keep the Preakness Stakes– the middle jewel of American racing’s Triple Crown, at Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore for at least the next 30 years. The deal, which relies on an extension of the Racetrack Facilities Renewal Account which is funded by casino revenue, would lead to a new grandstand at … Continue reading Preakness To Remain At Pimlico

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BODEXPRESS Lane

An already-chaotic Triple Crown season took a surprising turn at the 2019 Preakness Stakes when the No. 9 horse BODEXPRESS went on a joy ride without his Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez. Just two weeks after MAXIMUM SECURITY was disqualified in the 145th Kentucky Derby, WAR OF WILL, the horse most impacted by MAXIMUM SECURITY in the homestretch turn, crossed the wire first at Pimlico to Win the … Continue reading BODEXPRESS Lane

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WOW, What A Preakness !

All trainer Mark Casse wanted for his horse- WAR OF WILL, (a casualty of interference in the KENTUCKY DERBY) was a fair shot in the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes.  He got all of that, and the Win. Gifted young jockey Tyler Gaffalione capitalized, breaking from the rail and working out a beautiful ground-saving trip en route to a 1 ¼-length Victory over long-shot EVERFAST before … Continue reading WOW, What A Preakness !

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MAXIMUM SECURITY Jockey Suspended

After MAXIMUM SECURITY was disqualified from his Win in the Kentucky Derby for veering out through the far turn, Kentucky stewards on Sunday assessed his jockey, Luis Saez, a suspension lasting 15 racing days. The ruling, posted Monday to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission website, follows a well-publicized hearing and film review for which Saez hired an attorney to argue that WAR OF WILL, with jockey Tyler Gaffalione, interfered with MAXIMUM … Continue reading MAXIMUM SECURITY Jockey Suspended

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