D. Wayne Lukas didn’t budge. Perched in the front row of the owners’ box seats above the finish line at Pimlico Race Course, the octogenarian Hall of Famer everyone calls ‘The Coach’ and some still call ‘The King,’ Lukas watched the 149th Preakness Stakes unfold and didn’t budge. Seize The Grey, a son of Arrogate … Read more
Here we are, in Baltimore with all roads pointing to the 149th Preakness Stakes. The middle jewel of the Triple Crown always seems to take its share of bumps and bruises and 2024 will be no exception with the defection of morning-line favorite Muth this week. A strong field remains for the $2 million headliner, … Read more
All roads point to Baltimore. Well, at least the long and winding road that leads to and through the American Triple Crown. The Preakness Stakes goes for the 149th time Saturday at Old Hilltop. Maybe it doesn’t pack the punch of the Kentucky Derby, or lack the occasional sizzle of the Belmont Stakes if there’s … Read more
Mark Hennig took a spot among the owners’ box seats above the winner’s circle at Pimlico Race Course, watched the early and middle stages of the 100th renewal of the Grade 2 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and loved what he saw. “I haven’t seen a replay yet, but I was happy to see … Read more
You like underdogs? Need somebody to cheer for in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course? Say hello to Mugatu. He cost $14,000, took five starts to break his maiden, was excluded from the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago and shipped in from Ohio’s Belterra Park. Trainer Jeff Engler, whose career began in 2009 after … Read more
And then there was one. The spring National Steeplechase Association season sets the parking brake Saturday with the Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Pa. The suburban Philadelphia meet always draws a crowd – pack the tailgate – and benefits the land preservation efforts of the Brandywine Conservancy. The racing offers one last chance to win … Read more
The Triple Crown season makes its annual swing through Maryland this weekend for Saturday’s 149th Preakness Stakes and a stakes-heavy card kicks things into gear Friday. The Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan and Grade 3 Pimlico Special take center stage at Pimlico Race Course, with first post set for 11:30 a.m. ET. That’s an hour later … Read more
With the 150th Kentucky Derby in the books, it’s time to turn our attention to the Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville with Preakness 149 right around the corner. That’s right, the jumpers head to Tennessee for the spring’s biggest meet and we have all the picks and a preview right here. We’re a week out from … Read more
Pack up the traps and hit the road, again. The jump circuit goes on the road Saturday – north to Pennsylvania for Willowdale and south to Tennessee for the Iroquois. Fourteen races make up the schedule. Post time is 1 p.m. (central for Iroquois; eastern for Willowdale). Watch them via livestream on the NSA website. … Read more
Kentucky Derby 150 in the books – and the Oaks, too – and a spectacular showing for trainer Kenny McPeek and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. They swept, in case you missed either, with Thorpedo Anna in the Oaks and Mystik Dan in the Derby. We’re ready to close the book and turn the page if … Read more
