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By David Joseph —- Preakness News and Notes 05.16.2017 ‘Smooth’ Sailing for Always Dreaming Tuesday Morning Classic Empire Looking, Moving Good in First Pimlico Gallop Conquest Mo Money Gets Acquainted with Pimlico Surface BALTIMORE – Trainer Todd Pletcher was delighted to...

By Pat McKenna —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The 2017 meet at historic Saratoga Race Course will again be highlighted by the Grade 1, $1.2 million Whitney and the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers, the centerpieces of two of the biggest days in North American racing. The...

By David Joseph —- Hillwood’s Ellen Charles Continuing Family’s Success Story Shimmering Aspen, Top of Mind Pointed to Preakness Weekend Stakes BALTIMORE – Ellen Charles grew up around horses and watched in wonder as her mother Adelaide Close Riggs – described in a 1999...

By Darren Rogers —- Hence; Coady Photography LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, May 15, 2017) – Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen’s duo of Calumet Farm’s Hence and L and N Racing’s Lookin At Lee put in their final breezes Monday morning at Churchill Downs prior to Saturday’s...

By David Joseph —- HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park resumes racing Wednesday, May 17 with a 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover that continues to grow and grow and grow and…. Wednesday’s carryover will be $218,820.71. First race post for Wednesday’s nine-race card is 1:15...

By David Joseph —- Multiple G1 Winner Shaman Ghost Takes Aim at Pimlico Special (G3) One of Seven Stakes, Four Graded, Worth $1.15 Million in Purses Friday Black-Eyed Susan Day Marks Return of Ultimate Girls Day Out BALTIMORE – Boasting a resume that already includes some...

By Ed Golden —- • CALCULATOR HAS RIGHT NUMBERS FOR KONA GOLD • FREE BACKPACKS AT SANTA ANITA PREAKNESS DAY • FORMER RIDER AND VALET LUIS LEON ON THE MEND • SIRCAT SALLY DRILLS, SONGBIRD WORKS THURSDAY KONA GOLD COULD BE MILLER TIME WITH CALCULATOR Peter Miller expects a...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, May 14, 2017) – John Oxley’s Classic Empire completed his Preakness Stakes preparations at Churchill Downs with a gallop over the main track on Sunday morning. The Kentucky Derby fourth place-finisher is scheduled to depart Barn...

NYRA RELEASE —- • Timeline exits G3 Peter Pan in good order; Take Your Guns possible for G1 Belmont • Unified, Mind Your Biscuits on course for rematch in G2 Belmont Sprint • Highway Star could target G1 Ogden Phipps after G2 Ruffian win in slop • Hawksmoor in good shape...