On a troubled Preakness day, National Treasure took advantage of a slow early pace to give jockey John Velazquez his first Middle Jewel.
Faiza, undefeated in California, will put her spotless record on the line in Friday’s Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico.
Trainer Bob Baffert will breeze National Treasure Friday morning prior to making a decision on whether the sophomore will run in the May 20 Preakness.
The Bob Baffert-trained Arabian Knight was plenty impressive in winning Saturday’s Southwest Stakes but did not early any Kentucky Derby points.
Arabian Knight, a flashy Keeneland debut winner in November, will try to take a step towards bigger prizes in today’s G3 Southwest Stakes.
Taiba bounced back from a narrow defeat in the Haskell to win the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby Saturday at Parx Racing.
The top two finishers in the Haskell, Cyberknife and Taiba, will renew acquaintances in Saturday’s Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby.
The undefeated Jack Christopher and super-talented Taiba will meet in Saturday’s Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park, which has attracted 4 Grade 1 winners.
Nineteen horses, including two trained by back-from-suspension Bob Baffert, as well as Preakness winner Early Voting, are nominated to the Haskell.
Trainer Bob Baffert will not be able to race at NYRA tracks for the remainder of this year, according to a ruling issued by NYRA June 24.