Big Brown Big Favorite
The early Preakness (gr. I) wagering is no surprise, with Big Brown an overwhelming favorite. The winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) is the heavy 1-9 choice to win the Preakness and have a shot at the Triple Crown three weeks later.
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Big Brown Breezes Preakness Morning
Heavy Preakness (gr. I) favorite Big Brown worked two furlongs at Pimlico early this morning as he prepares to meet 11 opponents in the second jewel of racing's Triple Crown.
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Preakness 133 Contenders' Pedigree Profiles
Insight into the pedigrees of this year's Preakness contenders is only a click away. The pedigree analyses done by Alan Porter and Avalyn Hunter throughout the spring have been compiled into one easy-to-read report. It's time to separate the contenders from the pretenders. Get your FREE copy!
Adam's Turf: Did you just see that ? Big Brown just blew away the competition once again. He might not be the second coming of secretariat, but how impressive has he been still. Please share your thoughts and excitement of this unfolding story.
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Maiden Watch: Rapid Redux Silenced with Valor A promising beginning for a first-time starter especially since the track was sloppy, hard to predict how horses will react to that kind of surface. Overall, a nice debut for Pleasantly Perfect as a sire.
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Buy the Barrel and Gabriel Saez take the Allaire DuPont. Order This Photo
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Jones, Saez Capture DuPont With 'Barrel'
On May 17, the jockeys at Pimlico wore patches on their boots to honor Eight Belles. Each time the television networks showed a replay of Big Brown's latest performance, the late runner's image filled the frame. And when Buy the Barrel took the running of the $150,000 Allaire DuPont Distaff Handicap (gr. II) for trainer Larry Jones and jockey Gabriel Saez, we were reminded of Eight Belles once again. More...
Dream Trip for Pays to Dream in Dixie
Pays to Dream continued a big weekend for New York-bred horses in Maryland May 17 when he rallied from well off the pace and blew away the competition in the grade II Dixie Stakes on the turf at Pimlico Race Course. More...
Lantana Mob Speeds to Hirsch Victory
Vinery Stables' Lantana Mob equaled the track record and set a new stakes record at Pimlico May 17, when he ran down the frontrunners in the $100,000 Hirsch Jacobs Stakes (gr. III) on the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) undercard. More...
Great Expectations
On the morning of April 30, as the eyes of the nation turned to Churchill Downs for the 134th Kentucky Derby, a Brook Ledge horse van arrived at Stephens Thoroughbreds in Ocala, Fla. Nicanor was shipping to Fair Hill. Read the full story View Archives
CHRB Probes Derby Quick Pick Superfecta
An irregularity discovered in "quick pick" superfectas that were wagered on the May 3 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) in Northern California is being investigated by the California Horse Racing Board, the agency's executive director said May 17. More...
Equine Welfare Key No Matter the Outcome
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association is prepared for "every potential outcome" on Preakness Stakes (gr. I) day, but no matter the result, developments in the area of equine health and welfare in the coming weeks and months are of the utmost importance, the organization's president and chief executive officer said. More...
Blood-Horse Regional Focus
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Southeast - "Fun in the Sun: Richard Hancock moves up Florida's Thoroughbred industry." Southwest- "Hoop Dreams: Dave Hooper's star shines bright in Texas—and beyond." Midwest/Canada - "Hoosier Help: Two new casinos will change the face of Indiana Racing." West Coast - "Family Affair: David and Holly Wilson's Horse operation is All Relative." Northeast/Mid-Atlantic - "Hale to the Chief: Georganne Hale carves out a memorable career in Maryland."
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