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By David Joseph —- Harpers First Ride Returns for $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3) Shares Spotlight with $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) May 14 Among Six Stakes, Four Graded, Worth $1 Million in Purses BALTIMORE – His owner, trainer and jockey will be different, but the scenery...

By David Joseph —- Midnight Bourbon Breezes; Asmussen ‘Jazzed’ for Preakness France Go de Ina Gets Acquainted with Pimlico Track Keepmeinmind Back on Track for Saturday’s Middle Jewel Brown Putting Risk Taking’s Disappointing Race Behind Him BALTIMORE, MD – Winchell...

By David Joseph —- Preakness Candidates Medina Spirit, Concert Tour Arrive at Pimlico Lukas-Trained Ram Travels to Pimlico in Record Time BALTIMORE, MD – Medina Spirit and Concert Tour, candidates for Saturday’s 146th Preakness Stakes (G1), completed their journey from...

By David Joseph —- May 10, 2021 Adventuring, Miss Leslie Seeks Graded Win in Black-Eyed Susan (G2) 97th Running of 3-Year-Old Filly Stakes Tops Friday, May 14 Program BALTIMORE – Godolphin homebred Adventuring, riding a two-race win streak for reigning Eclipse Award-winning...

By David Joseph —- Brown Duo Breeze ‘Super’ in Company for May 15 Preakness (G1) McCarthy ‘Couldn’t Be Happier’ with Rombauer’s 5F Breeze ‘All Systems Go’ for Unbridled Honor Following Half-Mile Breeze Lukas Looking to Even Score with Baffert in Preakness Medina Spirit,...

By Ed Golden —- STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2021 ESPINOZA SPLITS WITH AGENT BRIAN BEACH STAR STALLION VRONSKY GOES OUT ON TOP SADLER PONDERS PAIR FOR DESERT STORMER ESPINOZA ENDS STORYBOOK RUN WITH AGENT Victor Espinoza and Brian Beach, who reached pinnacles in...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Belmont Park Notes Channel Cat could potentially give G1 Manhattan a fur-midable entry off G1 Man o’ War victory G3 Peter Pan-winner Promise Keeper carrying the flag for breeder Rock Ridge Thoroughbreds Victim of Love earns another ‘big city’ win in G3...

By David Joseph —- “Integrity in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing is the ultimate priority for 1/ST RACING and the Maryland Jockey Club (MJC). 1/ST RACING has been an industry leader instituting processes and protocols that have led to nationwide medication reform and...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, KY. (Sunday, May 9, 2021) – It is our understanding that Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s post-race blood sample indicated a violation of the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s equine medication protocols. The connections of Medina Spirit have...

By Brian Bohl —- Veteran stakes-winners comprise salty G3 Vagrancy field ELMONT, N.Y. – A field of seven fillies and mares 4-years-old and up will look to boost their respective stakes-winning resumes in Saturday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Vagrancy contested at 6 1/2 furlongs on...