Preakness: No more “Maryland, My Maryland”
In the face of the nation’s reckoning with racism, the Maryland Jockey Club will scrap the playing of the controversial state song before the Preakness.
In the face of the nation’s reckoning with racism, the Maryland Jockey Club will scrap the playing of the controversial state song before the Preakness.
With the Preakness less than a month away, the big race is shaping up to be quite a tussle. Here’s who’s in, out, and on the fence.
Mike Stidham, trainer of Mystic Guide, winner of Saturday’s Grade 2 Jim Dandy at Saratoga, said the colt is being strongly considered for the Preakness.
Kentucky Derby winner Authentic is probable for the Preakness as long as everything goes to plan, and Tiz the Law remains a possible candidate.
The Kentucky Derby is upon us, the Preakness will be fan-free, and the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic yearling sale has a bumper crop, in the week in social media.
The 145th Preakness — like this year’s Belmont Stakes and Kentucky Derby — will be held without fans, the Stronach Group announced Wednesday.
The October 3 Preakness will headline a card with nothing but stakes — 12 of them, seven graded — that caps off a weekend with stakes each day.
Wellbourne Farms will take over Northview-PA, Charles Town hosts a big night, and more, in the week in social media.
Grade 3 winners Mischevious Alex and Dean Martini are among 20 nominees to the Federico Tesio Stakes on Labor Day – the last local prep for the Preakness.
The winner of this year’s Grade 1 Preakness will get an automatic berth a month later in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic — a first for a Triple Crown race.