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Pimlico Special Stakes at Pimlico

The one-time Grade 1 Pimlico Special Stakes returns this Friday May 18th to Pimlico after a brief three year hiatus. Now a Grade 3 event, horses three years old and upward will go 1 3/16 miles in search of their share of the 300,000 purse.

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2012 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico

The Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes comes our way this Friday, May 18th from Pimlico, scene of the Preakness Stakes that will be run Saturday. Three year old fillies will race 1 1/8 miles on Pimlico's main track in search of their share of the $300,000 purse.

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2012 Black-Eyed Susan Preview

Pletcher pair takes aim at 7-5 Favorite Mamma Kimbo in Grade 2 Test For Three-Year Old Fillies. On the one hand, trainer Todd Pletcher is looking for redemption. On the other, it's all about progression. Pletcher will saddle both Disposablepleasure and In Lingerie in the 88th renewal of the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) on Friday at Pimlico Race Course.

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2012 Preakness Stakes Probable Starters

The 2012 Preakness field will be headed by I'll Have Another, the Kentucky Derby winner; and Bodemeister, who finished second in the Derby. It also will include Went the Day Well, fourth in the Kentucky Derby, and Creative Cause, who was fifth. The size of the field for the 1 3/16-mile Preakness should come in under the maximum of 14, so no one should be excluded, though there could be some tweaks to the field between today and Wednesday.

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Preakness Betting - Posts, Prices and Trainers

The 137th running of the Preakness Stakes is on Saturday, May 19 at Pimlico, with Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another looking to win the second leg in horse racing's Triple Crown. As we get ready for Preakness betting, let's consider the post position history, prices and trainers to keep an eye on.

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Selene Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack

Woodbine Racetrack's Polytrack surface will be the stage for the Grade 3 Selene Stakes that comes our way this Sunday, May 13th. Four year old fillies will go 1 1/16 miles in search of their share of the $250,000 purse. A major prep for the Woodbine Oaks on June 3rd, the Selene is race 6 on Sunday's schedule with a post time of 3:45 PM EDT.

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Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes at Hollywood Park

The Grade 3 Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes comes our way from Betfair Hollywood Park this Saturday May 12th. Horses three years old will go seven furlongs on Hollywood Park's cushion track in search of their share of the $100,000 purse.

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Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park

The Grade 2 Peter Pan Stakes comes our way from Belmont Park this Saturday May 12th. Three year olds will race 1 1/8 miles on Belmont's main track in search of their share of the $200,000 purse.

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2012 Preakness Stakes Contenders

With the 2012 Kentucky Derby in the books it is time to start focussing on Pimlico and the 2012 Preakness Stakes. It is going to be tough to beat the excitement of the 138th running of the Derby but an incredible group of probable entries has already been assembled for the second jewel in the Triple Crown.

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2012 Kentucky Derby Results

The 138th running of the Kentucky Derby is in the books and the strongest field in recent memory certainly didn't disappoint! The pre-race favorite Bodemeister led almost the entire race - he ran the fourth fastest six furlongs in Derby history but faded down the stretch to finish second to I'll Have Another in what was a classic.

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