The stars seemed to be aligning for Shug McGaughey ahead of the Preakness Stakes Saturday. There was already whispers of his impressive colt Orb becoming part of a very elite group of Triple Crown winners - the first since 1978 to record the increasingly impressive-looking feat.
The Grade 2 Dixie Stakes is on tap for this Saturday, May 18 from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland as part of the Preakness Stakes undercard. Horses three years old and upward will be after the winner's share of the $300,000 purse when they go 1 1/8 miles on Pimlico's turf track.
The Second Jewel in the 2013 Triple Crown comes our way this Saturday, May 18 from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Kentucky Derby winner Orb will try to replicate the feat of I'll Have Another as a group of the best three year olds around go 1 3/8 miles on Pimlico's main track for a lucrative purse of $1 million in the 2013 Preakness Stakes.
The Grade 3 Red Bank Stakes will come our way from Monmouth Park on the Jersey Shore this Saturday, May 18. Horses three years old and upward will be featured in this one mile turf race as they chase the winner's share of the $100,000 purse.
Betfair Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California will play host to the Grade 3 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap this Saturday, May 18. Fillies and mares three years old and upward will take to Hollywood Park's synthetic track and go 1 1/16 miles for a purse of $150,000.
The Grade 2 Vangrancy Handicap comes our way from Belmont Park in Elmont, New York this Saturday, May 18. The race will feature fillies and mares three years old and upward as they dash 6.5 furlongs on Belmont's dirt track for the winner's share of the $200,000 purse.
Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland will be the focus of the horse racing world this weekend and the graded stakes action starts Friday, May 17. The Grade 3 Pimlico Special is one race on the busy Friday card will feature horses three years old and upward willing to go 1 3/16 miles on Pimlico's main track for a purse of $300,000.
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The eyes of the horseracing world will converge on Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland this upcoming weekend. The graded stakes action kicks off with a Friday card that is headlined by the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes - a 1 1/8 mile race on Pimlico's main track. Three year old fillies will be featured as they chase a very nice purse of $500,000.
Monmouth Park opens this Saturday, May 11, with a 12-race program attracting a total of 117 entries.
