Tag: Preakness horses

By Richard Rosenblatt The opening $187,200 in entry fees is in the bank after 312 horses were nominated to compete in any of the Triple Crown races – the Kentucky Derby (G1), the Preakness (G1), …

By Richard Rosenblatt A week into 2022, there’s horse racing news galore on almost every front, from the return of top jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., to the retirements of Preakness (G1) winner Rombauer and champion …

By Jenny Kellner Preakness Stakes: Todd Pletcher The way things have been going for trainer Todd Pletcher, maybe this is the year he can pull off his first Preakness victory when he sends out maiden …

​​By David Ginsburg Kentucky Derby winner (for now) Medina Spirit and stablemate Concert Tour have been installed as the top two picks on the morning line for the $1 million Preakness (G1), a bittersweet achievement …

Preakness Profile: Ny Traffic In the days leading up to Saturday’s 145th Preakness, usracing.com will be publishing profiles of the 11 horses entered in 2020’s final leg of the Triple Crown. By Ed McNamara Before …

Preakness Profile: Liveyourbeastlife By Ed McNamara The Q-rating of the Jim Dandy Stakes, traditionally a Travers prep, plummeted when it was switched this year to Sept. 5, Kentucky Derby Day. Liveyourbeastlife ran big, rallying from …

Filly Swiss Skydiver, Odds for the Preakness Stakes By Ray Wallin It’s been an odd year, 2020. Nothing has seemed normal. Of course, there’s the COVID-19 pandemic that is changing the way we live. We’ve …

Preakness Draw: Derby Winner Authentic Tabbed 9-5 Favorite in 11-Horse Field By Richard Rosenblatt After lots of last-minute decisions, the 145th Preakness (G1) is set – a field of 11 was entered Monday with Kentucky …

Michael Trombetta was on his way out of Pimlico Race Course early Friday morning after training hours and a day before the 144th running of the Preakness Stakes (GI). “It’s been so busy this week, …

Improbable, but maybe not so much when it comes to the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (GI) on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course — especially now that Hall of Famers Bob Baffert and Mike Smith are …

The Preakness Stakes has mostly been a chalk-players’ haven in recent years, and Justify continued that trend last season with his half-length win at 2-5 odds. Other big, recent favorites have included American Pharaoh in …

The Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown, will be run Saturday, May 18 in its usual spot two weeks after the Kentucky Derby. With the Kentucky Derby DQ winner and other …