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By Mike Willman —- Hunt; Zoe Metz Photo COMEBACKING HUNT UP TO BEAT FAVORED HEART TO HEART BY A NECK IN GRADE I, $400,000 SHOEMAKER MILE; PRAT & D’AMATO TEAM FOR TURF WIN IN 1:34.07 SHOE MILE IS A BREEDERS’ CUP ‘WIN & YOU’RE IN’ CHALLENGE RACE ARCADIA, Calif. (May...

By John Heims —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Ebony Ball overcame late traffic to come off the pace, then had enough left to hold off the late-charging Kodiak Katie by a half-length to win the featured $50,000 allowance at Monmouth Park on Sunday, May 20. Trained by Rory Huston, Ebony...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 19, 2018) – Vettori Kin (BRZ) swept wide at the top of the stretch and rallied to grab the lead from stablemate Harlan Strong (ARG) inside the final furlong and win Saturday’s 81st running of the $100,000 Louisville...

By Bailey Gallison —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 19, 2018) – Al Moorhouse and James M. Gulick’s Princess La Quinta rose to the occasion in Saturday’s 81st running of the Grade III $100,000 Arlington Matron to capture her first graded-stakes win. Under the confident...

By John Heims —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Drop Dead Red returned an immediate profit for new owner Cavallino Racing LLC and trainer Kelly Breen, sitting behind dueling leaders early and then having enough to hold off 3-5 favorite Party Boat to capture the featured $60,000 Politely...

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;...

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...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- The 143rd Preakness Stakes on May 19 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., will only have a field of eight 3-year-old colts, with four of them returning from the Kentucky Derby. Justify, the Derby winner, will top the field...

By Najja Thompson —- Joe Bravo; NYRA Photo ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association has announced Joe Bravo as the 2018 recipient of the Mike Venezia Memorial Award, the prestigious honor awarded to jockeys who exemplify extraordinary sportsmanship and...