Jockey Trevor McCarthy will turn 21 on Saturday and ride in his first Preakness. It’s heady stuff, but he’s keeping his feet on the ground.
In today’s Preakness news, preparations continue — and Mr. Z changes hands and enters the fray.
Trainer Bob Baffert will arrive in Baltimore today with two solid chances to win what he calls the “fun leg” of the Triple Crown for the sixth time.
Fortune Pearl tunes up for her tilt with Stophchargingmaria in the Allaire DuPont, Commissioner seeks a second graded win, and other Preakness weekend notes.
With four days to the Preakness, the last of Todd Pletcher’s contenders was withdrawn from consideration, and Divining Rod picked up a jockey.
Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah and show horse Dortmund galloped at Churchill Downs this morning in their penultimate work before heading to Baltimore.
On Saturday Bodhisattva will seek to complete the first Tesio-Preakness double since 1983 – a long drought for the locals who still treasure Preakness memories.
Preakness preparations continued to the confirmed runners, while the Todd Pletcher barn continued to consider its options.
From a Maryland Jockey Club release A pair of Graham Motion runners — hard-hitting Miss Temple City and promising Donworth — are pointed at Preakness weekend undercard stakes, the trainer said today. Multiple-graded stakes-placed Miss Temple City will get a bit of class relief when she returns in Friday’s $100,000 Hilltop Stakes for 3-year-old fillies […]
In today’s Preakness update, Tale of Verve was confirmed in, Mr. Z was confirmed out, and other contenders stretched their legs.