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Powell: Preakness turned out as expected
by Dick Powell
The 141st Preakness Stakes (G1) is in the books and, amazingly, the race played out as expected. The good thing this year was the bad weather that was predicted did occur and the pace scenario developed.
When Kentucky Derby (G1) ...
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Harness Holiday Events Swarm Weekend; Sophs Stampede; Older Stars Duel On Sunday
High-profile older pacers kick off the Memorial Day weekend with Friday, May 27’s Molson Pace at Western Fair and along with older trotters they complete the holiday weekend on Sunday, May 29 at Harrah’s Philadelphia with the Maxie Lee for trotters a ...
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Slew Of Sires Stakes Are Center Stage For Holiday Weekend
New Jersey and New York Sires Stakes will be held for the colts and fillies this Memorial Day weekend. The Meadowlands hosts round two of the New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) for both sexes on Friday, May 27, and only fillies go in three splits of the ...
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Memorial Day weekend rapidly approaching
While many Americans flock to the beaches or take the opposite approach and stay home for backyard barbecues to celebrate Memorial Day weekend, numerous harness racing fans will head to the track or find an ideal place to make several wagers as Yonke ...
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What SpeedyPebbles Meant To The Sport
Mike Balsamo - Host of The Backstretch Show on 95.9 FM The Palm
"In the 5+ years we have been doing The Backstretch Show, we've seen The Kennel Club produce some amazing, talented dogs. None of them captured people's hearts quite like Th ...
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Spelling Again, Enchanting Lady square off in Winning Colors
A field of seven distaffers will line up in Saturday’s $100,000 Winning Colors S. (G3) at Churchill Downs, and the six-furlong sprint could come down to Spelling Again and Enchanting Lady.
Spelling Again is two-for-two under the Twin Spires for ...
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Surgical Strike can hit target in Arlington Classic
A belated third in the American Turf (G2) at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby Day, Surgical Strike is more than capable of hitting an easier target Saturday in the $100,000 Arlington Classic (G3) , a 1 1/16-mile grass test which attracted 11 othe ...
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Speed plays well on Belmont’s turf courses; Happyness, Onus appear ready for stakes company
BELMONT NOTEBOOK
There was a single graded race during the weekend at Belmont Park.
Vagrancy H. (G3) : Vincent Scuderi’s homebred PAULASSILVERLINING (Ghostzapper) lived up to her 1-5 odds with a decisive 3 ¾-length win under the guidance of J ...
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Hancock, Woodward newest Hall of Fame inductees as Pillars of the Turf
Edited Press Release
Arthur B. "Bull" Hancock Jr. and William Woodward Sr., two of the most important and respected individuals in American Thoroughbred racing during the 20th century, have been elected to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of ...
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SOUTHLAND - Round 3 of the RAZORBACK CLASSIC STAKES, Wednesday, May 25
Highlighting Wednesday's greyhound racing action at Southland will be the running of Round 3 of the 2016 RAZORBACK CLASSIC STAKES competition. From the original 96 greyhounds who were entered in this stakes contest, the field has now been cut to 64. ...
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Exaggerator jogs, Nyquist to travel home when well
Edited Press Release
Preakness (G1) winner Exaggerator jogged two miles over the main track at historic Pimlico Wednesday morning, his second straight day on the track since his 3 1/2-length victory last Saturday.
Trainer Keith Desormeaux ...
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Belmont Stakes attracting late runners, pace scenario in limbo
Preakness winner Exaggerator will proceed to the Belmont Stakes on June 11, attempting to become the 10 th 3yo in the last 17 years to capture at least two legs of the Triple Crown, but his main rival, Kentucky Derby victor Nyquist, will bypass the ...
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Ramirez Brothers Unite for Futurity Win at Delta Downs
J. R. and Saul Ramirez celebrate their win in the Laddie Futurity on May 21 at Delta Downs The victory by 2-year-old Louisiana-bred Dragon N Panther meant a great deal to both men. It was the first stakes win by trainer, Saul, who retired fro ...
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Wild Dude, Second Summer star in stakes; main oval plays fairly to all run types at Santa Anita
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
A pair of graded races topped the third weekend at Santa Anita.
Kona Gold S. (G2) : Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer et al’s WILD DUDE (Wildcat Heir) began his run at the top of the lane and wore down the odds-on favorite and p ...
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Exaggerator feeling good on return to the track
Edited Press Release
Preakness (G1) winner Exaggerator was playful and happy Tuesday morning as he returned to the track at Pimlico.
"We're really pleased with him," said assistant trainer Julie Clark. "I was just talking to the groom and ...
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Nyquist out of Belmont Stakes
Trainer Doug O’Neill has ruled Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist out of the June 11 Belmont Stakes (G1) due to an elevated white blood cell count and fever, Daily Racing Form’s David Grening reported Tuesday morning.
After winning his first eight st ...
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Tuesday harness cards get week under way
While thoroughbred racing fans may still be recovering from Preakness Day and absorbing the results of Nyquist's first career setback, standardbred racing fans will have plenty of options early in the week to begin padding their bankrolls for bigger ...
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Too many solutions bandied for non-existent Preakness problems
The biggest surprise on Preakness Day wasn't that Nyquist suffered his first loss nor that it was Exaggerator who handed it to him.
By far the most shocking development was the outpouring of fans and money from bettors nationwide on a miserable da ...
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Nyquist Lost Triple Crown but Could Still be a Great Horse
Nyquist can win at any distance - A great horse can win at any distance. Ghostzapper proved himself to be a great horse because he won both the Breeders Cup Classic at 1 1/4 miles as well as the Met Mile at 1 mile. The Met Mile was Ghostzapper's fi ...
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Nyquist has 102 fever, delaying scheduled ship to Belmont
Kentucky Derby (G1) champion Nyquist spiked a 102-degree fever Monday morning, two days after suffering his first career loss in the Preakness (G1). The breaking news was first reported by Daily Racing Form ’s David Grening.
Plans had called for ...
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Wiggle’ Wipes Out ‘Battle’ Field; $28 Winner From Northfield; $15 Soph Trotter Tops ‘Trail’ Scores
On various Wednesday nights we tweet for TwinSpires Twitter members from @FrankCotolo –retweeted by @twinspires—and the raceway involved. Losers from each week will appear on the next week’s horses-to-watch (H2W) list unless they race before that blo ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 5/22/2016
That's all we have for this week. We'll see you next Sunday for the Wrap-Up!
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Champions Songbird, Stellar Wind work for upcoming June engagements
Edited Press Release
Champions Songbird and Stellar Wind each worked over Santa Anita’s fast main track Sunday morning for upcoming stakes engagements at The Great Race Place.
Unbeaten and untested Songbird, champion two-year-old filly of 201 ...
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Five factors contributing to Nyquist’s loss in Preakness
“I won’t overthink the Preakness – saving that for the Belmont.” So I wrote when making Nyquist my top selection in Saturday’s Preakness (G1).
In hindsight, it was Nyquist’s connections who overthought the Preakness. With the luxury of Sunday af ...
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Exaggerator ‘full of energy’ following Preakness victory
Edited Press Release
Trainer Keith Desormeaux reported that Exaggerator was “full of energy” Sunday morning in the aftermath of his rousing 3 1/2-length upset over previously undefeated Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Nyquist in Saturday’s 141st Prea ...
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Nyquist continues on Triple Crown trail despite Preakness loss
Edited Press Release
It's on to the Belmont S. (G1) for champion Nyquist, trainer Doug O'Neill said Sunday morning, the day after the Kentucky Derby (G1) winner finished third in the Preakness S. (G1) at Pimlico. Though Nyquist no longer is unde ...
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Preakness runner-up Cherry Wine, fifth-placer Lani expected for Belmont Stakes
Edited Press Release
A start in the Belmont S. (G1) appears likely for Cherry Wine following his rallying second-place run in Saturday’s Preakness S. (G1) at Pimlico, trainer Dale Romans said Sunday morning.
A 17-1 shot, Cherry Wine rallied f ...
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Uncle Lino exits Preakness with tendon injury
Edited Press Release
Early Sunday morning, speedy Uncle Lino flew back to California where trainer and co-owner Gary Sherlock will determine how the tendon injury suffered by the bay son of Uncle Mo while running seventh in Saturday’s Preakness ...
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9 Interesting facts about the 2016 Preakness Stakes
Edited Press Release
Exaggerator became the first horse to win the Preakness after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby since Prairie Bayou in 1993. Others are: Summer Squall (1990), Bally Ache (1960), Fabius (1956), Nashua (1955), Hast ...
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Preakness 141 sets attendance, handle records
Edited Press Release
The Maryland Jockey Club announced that Saturday’s 141st Preakness Stakes (G1) set all-time records for total handle and attendance for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.
A record crowd of 135,256 watched at historic P ...
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Wild Dude catches Subtle Indian late in Kona Gold
The third race off the layoff proved to be the best for veteran sprinter Wild Dude, who wore down odds-on favorite Subtle Indian with an inside rally to capture Saturday's $201,035 Kona Gold (G2) at Santa Anita.
Riding the rail from post 1 under ...
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Preakness Stakes 2016 Trainer and Jockey Quotes
Please click here for the post-race transcript featuring interviews with Keith and Kent Desormeaux, Matt Bryan, Sol Kumin and Ronnie Ortowski.
PREAKNESS TRAINER QUOTES
Keith Desormeaux (Exaggerator, 1st): “I’m just glad I get to walk acr ...
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Exaggerator’s powerful late kick results in convincing Preakness victory
Exaggerator utilized late-running tactics to perfection in the Preakness Stakes, rallying into contention by the far turn and blowing past Nyquist in upper stretch to post a 3 ½-length decision. After closing boldly, but belatedly, for runner-up hono ...
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Exaggerator wins 2016 Preakness Stakes
Exaggerator came with a powerful late run in the May 7 Kentucky Derby (G1) to be second behind Nyquist, and turned the tables on his rival Saturday when capturing the 141st running of the $1.5 million Preakness S. (G1) at Pimlico.
Kent Desormeau ...
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Blinkers help Takeover hit Target in Dixie
Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence’s Takeover Target stormed out wide and late to deny Ring Weekend a comeback victory in Saturday’s $250,000 Dixie (G2) , the race prior to the Preakness (G1) at Pimlico.
The Dixie’s 13 entrants were whittled ...
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Mizz Money all heart in Gallorette
LTB and Hillerich Racing’s homebred Mizz Money has tactical speed, and better still, plenty of heart and determination. Those admirable qualities were on display in her hard-fought victory in last summer’s Pucker Up (G3) at Arlington, her split decis ...
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Predicting the complete order of the 2016 Preakness Stakes
By now, everyone knows I've picked Exaggerator to win the Preakness Stakes and that I see Nyquist as too good to be too far away from him and Uncle Lino and Lani are my longshot specials to crash the tri, but what of the other 7 seven spots? There's ...
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Bullards Alley gets first turf win in Louisville
Bullards Alley earned his first career turf win on a big stage Saturday, registering a mild upset of the $100,000 Louisville H. (G3) at Churchill Downs.
Under Cisco Torres, Bullards Alley tracked in third as Wireless Future set a pokey pace of ...
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Lady Shipman goes about her business in The Very One
On a wet day at Pimlico, dazzling turf sprinter Lady Shipman went about her business registering a 2 1/4-length victory as the 2-5 favorite in the $100,000 The Very One going five furlongs on Saturday's Preakness undercard.
Saddled with post 12, ...
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2016 Preakness: All the news, notes, handicapping in one post
Want all your Preakness (G1) news and handicapping in one place? Here you go!
FREE Preakness PPs courtesy of Brisnet
ALL Brisnet Preakness reports
TwinSpires Preakness channel on Youtube
Handicapping and betting
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Always Sunshine blazes to Maryland Sprint score
Stonehedge LLC’s Always Sunshine pulled off to a 2 1/2-length victory on Saturday in the $150,000 Maryland Sprint H. (G3) at Pimlico on the Preakness Stakes undercard.
Always Sunshine came out and lightly bumped Cinco Charlie leaving the gate un ...
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SOUTHLAND - Round 2 of RAZORBACK CLASSIC STAKES is in the books
Highlighting Friday's greyhound racing action at Southland was the running of Round 2 of the 2016 RAZORBACK CLASSIC STAKES competition. While the favorites had another good round of stakes racing, there were several longshots who brought home a win. ...
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Salvatore's Preakness betting strategy
by DOUG SALVATORE
Recent history suggests that Nyquist will be extremely tough to beat in the Preakness. He demonstrated his great tactical speed and tractability after breaking sharp in the Kentucky Derby and kindly settling in second-position b ...
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Asmussen key to multi-race wagers on Preakness Day
Saturday’s Preakness Day program at Pimlico offers plenty of multi-race opportunities, including a trio of Pick 4s (races 3, 6 & 10) and a pair of Pick 5s (races 2 & 9).
My strategy is to identify potential singles and spread in the more c ...
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Playing the Preakness Superfecta on approximately $100 budget
Nyquist is the most likely winner of the 141 st Preakness but will offer no value in the straight pools. The Superfecta offers the opportunity for more value, especially if we can avoid having the top four betting choices finish in the exact order. ...
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Leatherbury on Ben's Cat: 'It brings tears to my eyes'
Selected quotes from winning connections on Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan undercard, courtesy of the Maryland Jockey Club
Ben’s Cat, who notched his 26th career stakes victory in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint
Owner/breeder/trainer King Leatherbur ...
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Rain or shine, Preakness Day and night cards will offer plenty of excitement
Weather conditions are not expected to be anywhere near ideal on Saturday afternoon at Pimlico for the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes, but thoroughbred and standardbred racing fans should enjoy the entire day from morning to nearly midnight. ...
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$281,007 Laddie Futurity Set for Saturday Night at Delta Downs
Royal Quick Patriot runs in Saturday's Laddie Futurity at Delta Down.
In trials run on April 30, Douglas O. Traylor’s Royal Quick Patriot set the fastest time of the evening, winning his trial in :16.911 seconds under rider Donald Watson. Ins ...
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How to bet the 2016 Preakness Stakes
Nyquist has won all eight of his races, and Exaggerator was a loser in four of those, including in the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands.
But the more important numbers when it comes to betting the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 21, a ...
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Our best longshots for the 2016 Preakness
The team offers more variety in this department than in the top selection …
James Scully : I give Cherry Wine a chance to suck up for a placing given the expected hot pace scenario, but Uncle Lino is my longshot pick in this year’s Preakness. ...
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Our top selections for the 2016 Preakness
The team is on the same page…
James Scully : Ten of the last 19 Kentucky Derby winners came back to capture the Preakness two weeks later and Nyquist should follow suit. Granted, he needs to break well from post 3 and avoid any other unforesee ...
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Go Maggie Go gives Romans second straight Black-Eyed Susan
Trainer Dale Romans, a native Kentuckian who literally grew up at Churchill Downs, continues to enjoy considerable success at Pimlico in Maryland. On Friday, he saddled Go Maggie Go and longshot Ma Can Do It to a one-two finish in the $250,000 Blac ...
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Ahh Chocolate shows affinity for trip in duPont; Ben's Cat does it again in thriller
Stoneway Farm’s homebred Ahh Chocolate really needs nine furlongs to show her best, and got it in Friday’s $150,000 Allaire DuPont Distaff (G3) on Black-Eyed Susan Day at Pimlico.
Trainer Neil Howard had noted that Ahh Chocolate was third in the ...
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Noble Bird shows he’s best on the lead in Pimlico Special
After missing the break in the May 6 Alysheba (G2), Noble Bird proved extremely rank as jockey Julien Leparoux tried to settle him off the pace. The 5-year-old showed his affinity for racing on the engine in Friday’s $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3), cr ...
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Subtle Indian takes speed out west for Kona Gold
From humble beginnings at Canterbury, Subtle Indian has emerged as one of the Midwest's leading sprinters. On Saturday, the Indian Charlie gelding takes his show to California for the $200,000 Kona Gold (G2) at Santa Anita going 6 1/2 furlongs.
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Preakness trainers talk pace and early position
Edited Press Release
Gary Sherlock, trainer of Uncle Lino -- "I'll be on the lead. I don't know if any of the outside horses will jump over and go fast enough to be second or third. I think Nyquist will be laying and tracking me, whether that's ...
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O'Neill pleased with Nyquist's Preakness eve jog
Edited Press Release
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Nyquist jogged twice around the Pimlico oval Friday morning in preparation for a highly anticipated start in Saturday's Preakness (G1).
"It went really well. It was designed to be a n ...
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Black-Eyed Susan Day ABC at Pimlico
Better weather leads to a better outlook as we set our path on the 14-race Black-Eyed Susan day card on Friday, May 20, at Pimlico Race Course.
We'll try to beat some favorites like Noble Bird in the Pimlico Special and Ben's Cat in the Jim McKay ...
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Pimlico Pick 3: Spread, Spread, 'Susan favorites
The most appealing multi-race wager on Friday's card at Pimlico might be the 50-cent Pick 3 that covers races 9-11. The first two legs, the Allaire duPont Distaff (G3) and the Hilltop, are undoubtedly the "spread" races in the all-stakes Pick 5 that ...
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Playing speed in Black-Eyed Susan
Saturday’s Preakness (G1) is loaded with speed types but the same can’t be said for Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan (G2). The 1 1/8-mile race features a full field of 14 3yos fillies and the top two betting choices, Land Over Sea and Go Maggie Go, are conf ...
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Preakness odds questions: How low for Nyquist, Exaggerator and who's 3rd choice?
Tabbing Nyquist and Exaggerator as the favorite and second choice, respectively, in both the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands and the Preakness Stakes is the easy part.
Navigating what price they will actually be and what that does to t ...
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Nyquist brings same vibe to Preakness
If the Preakness goes according to form, Nyquist will be wearing a garland of Black-Eyed Susans and attention will immediately turn toward the Belmont Stakes three weeks later. The unbeaten 2yo champ answered the distance question in the 1 ¼-mile Ken ...
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'It's not going to affect Nyquist' & other Preakness quotes
Selected quotes from Thursday's Preakness (G1) notes
Hall of Famer Bob Baffert on how a sloppy track could affect the Preakness:
“It’s not going to affect Nyquist. It will affect half of the field. The winner is either going to be completely ...
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Powell: Preakness figures to unfold very differently from Derby for Nyquist
by DICK POWELL
The Preakness S. (G1) will be run for the 141st time on Saturday and if the weather forecast is correct, it looks like it might be a wet one.
I know the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness are two different races but th ...
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SOUTHLAND - Round 2 of the RAZORBACK CLASSIC STAKES on tap for Friday, May 20
Highlighting this weekend's greyhound racing action at Southland will be the running of Round 2 of the 2016 RAZORBACK CLASSIC STAKES competition. Another 12 races are on tap for Friday evening and while it looks like another good round for the favori ...
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Kent Desormeaux credits Vance, Hadry for launching his riding career
Edited Preakness press release
Keith and Kent Desormeaux fell 1 1/4 lengths shy of becoming the first trainer-jockey brother combination to team to win the Kentucky Derby (G1), with the late-running Exaggerator finishing second to unbeaten N ...
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Nyquist showing all the right signs off quick turnaround from Kentucky Derby
Edited Preakness press release
Reddam Racing LLC’s Nyquist galloped a strong 1 1/4 miles at Pimlico Race Course Thursday morning in preparation for Saturday’s 141st Preakness S. (G1), continuing to impress trainer Doug O’Neill with ...
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Leatherbury: Ben's Cat 'doesn't seem to get older'
Edited Maryland Jockey Club release
Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, 83, will saddle his 10-year-old gelding Ben’s Cat Friday at Pimlico Race Course in Friday’s $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint, a race he’s won three consecutive years and fo ...
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Still Trying to Beat Nyquist? You bet.
by BRUNO DE JULIO
Horseplayers are a determined bunch, and though we took our licks trying beat undefeated champion Nyquist in the Kentucky Derby , that won’t stop us from trying to beat him again in the Preakness Stakes . It’s just what we do ...
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‘Battle’ On At Northfield; Sophs And Grads Cross Swords For Super Cash
Older pacers and trotters are at it again, this time in Ohio for Northfield’s Battle of Lake Erie and in New Jersey for the Meadowlands opening of the Graduate series (four-year-olds). We have sophs, too, at the Big M—filly pacers in the New Jersey S ...
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Weekend Wealthy With State-Bred And Grand Circuit Stakes
Hambletonian-hopefuls continue their journey towards August in sires stakes and Grand Circuit action as colts and fillies compete in the first round of the New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS) at the Meadowlands on Friday, May 20, as well as in splits of t ...
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Northfield Park, Yonkers offer top Saturday night action
While many thoroughbred racing fans will be looking to unwind after Saturday's running of the Preakness Stakes regardless of how well Nyquist performs in the middle jewel of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, serious standardbred fans will turn thei ...
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Nyquist seeks to keep Triple Crown hopes alive
One year after thoroughbred racing fans finally welcomed back the thrill of celebrating a Triple Crown winner when American Pharoah completed the rare feat to taking the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes, Nyquist will look to keep his hope ...
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Grand Arch makes return in competitive Dixie
Grand Arch , who proved himself one of America's top turf milers last season when taking the Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) and Fourstardave H. (G2), returns to action Saturday in the $250,000 Dixie (G2) .
The historic 1 1/16-mile, which immediately pre ...
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Post 3 does Nyquist no favors
Nyquist rated as far back as eighth during the early stages of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), traveling widest on both turns before rallying to seize control by the top of the stretch. He’s towered over divisional rivals throughout his career, but ...
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O'Neill on Nyquist's post 3 in Preakness: 'we're going to leave there running'
Edited Preakness press release
Draw quotes, in order of morning-line odds
Trainer Doug O’Neill (Nyquist, Post 3; 3-5 ): “I think we're going to leave there running and just kind of play it by ear. If they're not showing a lot of pace, we're ...
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Trainer Judd Kearl Adds Second Title of the Year
Trainer Judd Kearl (second from left) honored Monday, May 16 at Sam Houston Race Park Kearl's stakes wins in Houston included Jessies First Down, who won the $50,000 Sam Houston Classic; Moe Lassus in the $30,597 Bank of America Texas Maiden Ch ...
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No obvious concerns for Nyquist drawing post 3 in 11-horse Preakness
Juvenile champion and Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Nyquist will attempt to stay unbeaten Saturday in the $1.5 million Preakness (G1), and will break from post 3 in the 1 3/16-mile classic at Pimlico.
With only 11 horses entered in the Preakness, p ...
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2016 Preakness field with post positions and morning line
2016 PREAKNESS STAKES
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Roman Approval primed for first graded win in Louisville
Roman Approval , who has placed in four of six graded stakes outings since last summer, has a strong chance to finally break through at the level Saturday in the $100,000 Louisville H. (G3) over the turf at Churchill Downs.
The 1 1/2-mile distan ...
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Desormeaux on Exaggerator, training in California, & 'what’s great about owning a racehorse'
Edited Preakness press release
Keith Desormeaux entertained the media with his homespun way on a dreary Wednesday morning, spending about five seconds perched on the interview podium before vaulting over a rail to stand on the ground with t ...
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Nyquist to be saddled for Preakness inside rather than infield
Edited Preakness press release
Wednesday was jog day at Pimlico Race Course for Reddam Racing LLC’s Nyquist, who has been on a somewhat unusual training schedule of alternating days of jogging and galloping throughout the Kentucky Derby (G1) winn ...
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Canterbury: rooting for a big 2016 meet at my home track
Aside from this week's Preakness (G1) and the surrounding hoopla at Pimlico, Canterbury Park kicks off what I hope will be a highly successful 2016 meet Friday night.
The Minnesota track owns a special place in my heart as it's my home track, the ...
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Lani breezes five furlongs at Belmont
Edited Press Release
Japanese invader Lani took his time out at the Belmont Park main track Wednesday morning, turning in his final breeze ahead of the Preakness (G1) on Saturday.
Lani, who finished ninth in the Kentucky Derby (G1) ...
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Bad to the bone: Why we’re nuts for Lani in the Preakness Stakes
by MELANIE MARTINES
Lani was one of the most-fit contenders during Kentucky Derby week. During morning training, it was not unusual to see him gallop around the track two, three or even four times.
At times, he seemed to have so much energy ...
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Big Event Mentality Dulls Preakness Stakes Buzz
In a recent horseplayer conversation blog post , John Scheinman and Action Andy discussed the buzz—or lack thereof—surrounding this year’s Preakness Stakes in the week leading up to the race.
I can’t disagree. As discussed with Vance Hanson on ...
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Ranking the Preakness competition for Nyquist
Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist has a lot going for him entering the Preakness, but anything can happen in horse racing. He’s facing a short two-week turnaround at Pimlico and uncertain track conditions, with rain expected Saturday.
It’s difficult t ...
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Southland - Round 1 of the RAZORBACK CLASSIC STAKES is in the books
Round 1 of the very competitive 2016 RAZORBACK CLASSIC STAKES is now in the books after Sunday's start of the competition . Round 2 will be run on Friday, May 20 and should prove just as exciting and entertaining as the first round was. The 96 tal ...
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Jim McCue: Maryland racing's photographic chronicler for 47 years
Edited Press Release
Visitors who find their way up several flights of stairs and navigate a maze of hallways to Jim McCue's small cluttered office behind Laurel's grandstand are immediately greeted by a massive, full-color print of Secretariat h ...
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Unified, Cavorting & Wake Forest distinguish themselves, could return for Belmont Day stakes
BELMONT NOTEBOOK
There was a quartet of graded races during the weekend at Belmont Park, all serving as preps for stakes races on the dynamite June 11 Belmont Stakes program.
Man o’ War S. (G1) : Michael Dubb et al’s WAKE FOREST (Sir Percy) c ...
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Both ovals play fairly at Santa Anita; d’Amato & McCarthy place multiple horses on Watch List
SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK
A single graded race topped the second weekend at Santa Anita.
Lazaro Barrera S. (G2) : Hans Poetsch’s homebred I WILL SCORE (Roman Ruler) opened up a lead in the lane and held off a stern test late to post a neck victory ...
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6 Horses that Should Run in Next Year's Pegasus World Cup
Effinex - Effinex's win in the Oaklawn Handicap really excited me. I didn't get excited because I had money on Effinex. I didn't even bet the race. I got excited as a fan because jockey Mike Smith decided to challenge Melatonin early and it worked ...
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Awesome Speed, Abiding Star work; Lani enjoying quiet of Belmont
Edited Press Release
Awesome Speed put in his final timed workout for the Preakness (G1) Tuesday morning at owner Richard Santulli's training facility in New Jersey, breezing a half-mile in :47.40 over a fast track, according to trainer Alan Go ...
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Nyquist, Exaggerator teams scout the opposing side
Edited Press Release
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Nyquist galloped a mile at Pimlico on Tuesday, finishing his morning training session with good energy under exercise rider Jonny Garcia.
Trainer Doug O'Neill sent the son of Uncle Mo to th ...
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New shooters historically up against it in Preakness
It’s a rite of spring for Triple Crown fans: the allure of the “new shooter,” the fresh-faced talent who didn’t compete in the Kentucky Derby (G1) for one reason or another, but now shows up with designs on crashing the party in the Preakness (G1).
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'He might have hit the board in the Derby' & other quotes on Preakness 2016
Selected quotes from Monday’s Preakness notes
Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, who seeks a record-tying seventh Preakness (G1) victory with Collected:
“He’s fast. He’s won on turf and dirt, which makes him an exceptional horse. The only bad race ...
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Pletcher rebuts claim of Preakness 'allergy'
Edited Preakness press release
Todd Pletcher knows his Preakness (G1) reputation: That he’s “allergic” to the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown at Pimlico Race Course. The seven-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer said nothing is farther from the t ...
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Gun Runner 'worked beautifully' as Preakness decision awaits; Dazzling Gem to Sir Barton
Edited Preakness press release
Winchell Thoroughbreds, Three Chimneys Farm and Besilu Stables’ Gun Runner worked a half-mile in :51.40 Monday morning at Churchill Downs.
With exercise rider Carlos Rosas aboard for trainer Steve As ...
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Exaggerator in good heart, and appetite, ahead of Preakness
Edited Preakness press release
It’s well documented that Kent Desormeaux’s Hall of Fame riding career exploded once he moved from Louisiana to Maryland, where he became a record-setting apprentice jockey. But his older brother Keith, the 49-year- ...
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Stanford the one to beat in Pimlico Special if he runs
Stanford , wire-to-wire winner of last month's Charles Town Classic (G2), is an early favorite to make it two in a row in Friday's $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3) , but as of Monday afternoon trainer Todd Pletcher wasn't firmly committed to running th ...
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