The West Virginia Racing Commission has rescinded seven naproxen positives incurred at Charles Town because of differing screening levels employed by different labs.
The average was up and buybacks were down on a busy first of two day at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic two-year-olds sale.
Some facts and figs about the Fasig-Tipton Two-Year-Olds in training sale taking place Monday and Tuesday in Timonium.
On a weekend in which the fate of Pimlico almost overshadowed the Preakness itself, Cloud Computing ran down Classic Empire on the money to win the middle jewel.
Locals entered Black-Eyed Susan day’s four graded stakes with high hopes, but out-of-towners recorded a clean sweep.
Always Dreaming is “ready to roll,” trainer Todd Pletcher said after the colt’s final day of preparation for the Grade 1 Preakness.
Always Dreaming has been installed as the 4-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, and Classic Empire is 3-1.
Exercise rider Peter Leiva counts Preakness contender Cloud Computing among his charges – quite a journey for the kid who came here from Chile at 19.
Starting Wednesday, a small army of cops and firefighters will trade their hats for those of drivers, assistants, and fix-it guys for the Preakness connections.
While trainer Todd Pletcher and Always Dreaming weather the Preakness media crush, jockey Jorge Carreno and Conquest Mo Money are flying under the radar.