Pixelate, winner of the Grade 2 Del Mar Derby last year, is the morning line favorite in Saturday’s Henry S. Clark Stakes at Pimlico.
Four of eight horses in the Tesio Stakes are Maryland-bred, and five are Maryland-based, giving the locals what they hope will be a strong hand.
Maryland racing shifts to Pimlico’s Preakness meet April 22, giving Old Hilltop its longest meet since 2016 and stakes action that kicks off April 24.
It’s opening day at Pimlico! John Piassek shares his thoughts here.
Beyond the Wire winner Littlestitious stayed in Maryland longer than expected, but she’ll try to make the most of it Saturday in the Weber City Miss.
The Federico Tesio Stakes, the last local prep for the Preakness, will take place at Pimlico for the first time since 2015 when it’s run April 24.
Mirroring a national trend, the rate of equine fatality in the Mid-Atlantic dropped in 2020 to its lowest level in the dozen years that records have been kept.
The Preakness, slated for its traditional third Saturday in May timelsot, will take place in front of a socially distanced crowd limlted to 10,000.
The Preakness returns to its traditional mid-May spot on the racing calendar and will highlight the 2021 Pimlico meet, which kicks off May 7.
The project to redevelop the racing facilities at Laurel Park and Pimlico took a step forward with the awarding of a contract for the project’s design phase.