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By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Hat Creek Racing’s Nootka Sound started strong and finished even better, going gate-to-wire to notch her first career stakes win in capturing the fifth running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Soaring Softly for 3-year-old fillies on...

Preakness S. (G1) Pimlico, Grade I Stakes, $1,500,000, 3 yo, 1 3/16 miles, 1:55.93, Sloppy. 1) Justify (ch, c, 3 yo), A++, $900,000 Scat Daddy – Stage Magic, by Ghostzapper B: John D. Gunther; O: China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners LLC, Starlight Racing, WinStar Farm;...

TSV Staff Selection —- PIMLICO Race 10) 6 Furlongs. Maryland Sprint S. Grade III. Purse $150,000 THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. Post Time: ( 4:05)/ 3:05/ 2:05/ 1:05 9) Long Haul Bay (Brown/Franco), Grade 3 Bay Shore winner exits a solid win over fellow New York-breds; with a...

By Bailey Gallison —- KCA STABLES RACES FOR GOOD CAUSE A little less than a year ago, Vince Lodl put together KCA Stables, a small ownership group looking to win races while giving to a good cause. The purple and white silks will make their Arlington International...

By Rick Francis —- Justify; Anne M. Eberhart PIMLICO Race 13) Grade 1 Preakness Stakes 3yo 1&3/16ths Mile Post Time 6:49 EDT Justify (7), Baffert/Smith; his race and his Triple Crown to lose. Scat Daddy colt has improved in each of his four career starts regardless of...

By Ed Golden —- • ONLY ONE HORSE CAN BEAT JUSTIFY– JUSTIFY • MOONLESS SKY IS SET FOR FRAN’S VALENTINE • ASA ESPINOZA ENJOYS HIS FIRST-EVER TRIPLE TRIPLE CROWN AWAITS JUSTIFY, CLOCKER SAYS Paraphrasing FDR, the only thing Justify has to fear is Justify himself....

By Bob Hill TSV Staff Writer —- Other than one saver bet, I am not recommending you play against Justify (7) in the Preakness Stakes. If the race is formful (a most likely scenario), even the trifecta may offer a very low payout. I’m going to take a shot in the trifecta...

By Darren Rogers —- CHURCHILL TRAINERS GIVE THEIR PREAKNESS STAKES SELECTIONS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 18, 2018) – The pageantry of the 143rd running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (Grade I), the middle jewel of the Triple Crown headlined by the Kentucky Derby...

By John Heims —- TRAINER KENT SWEEZEY’S FIRST MONMOUTH PARK MEETING PROVING TO BE AN EYE-OPENING LEARNING EXPERIENCE Trainer Kent Sweezey is confident the winners will come soon enough for him at Monmouth Park, possibly as soon as Sunday, May 20, when he saddles Storm Cry...

By Matt Pappis Tracksideview Staff Writer —- PIMLICO 143rd Preakness Day Post Time: (10:30)/ 9:30/ 8:30/ 7:30 1: 4-1-7 2: 3-4-9-1 3: 7-8-1 4: 9-7-3-5 5: 6-9-3 6: 7-1-10 Race 7: Grade II Dixie (Turf) Divisidero (8): We go back to the old cagey veteran who hasn’t been seen...