HORSE RACING NEWS
05/16/2015
Celestine gets up in time for Wait A While win
"She's just a lovely filly, a beautiful filly," said winning trainer Bill Mott. "She does everything right. She's pretty and she's fast. She came to us in very good shape. Mr. Kaplan had her down in Florida and he stays in Florida and I was the lucky reci
05/16/2015
PREAKNESS STAKES QUOTES
Winning jockey Victor Espinoza (American Pharoah): “I was freezing. I was just so wet. It worked out well. I had to bounce out of the gate to take the lead with all the rain. (On race strategy): “All changed with the rain, but it worked out well. â€
05/16/2015
BLACK-EYED SUSAN QUOTES
Winning Jockey Javier Castellano (Keen Pauline): “You have to take advantage when anything happens in a race. I didn’t expect to be on the lead. I saw a lot of speed in the race. I thought that Martin Garcia on (Luminance) had the speed and was going
05/16/2015
SAGAMORE RACING PIMLICO SPECIAL QUOTES
Trainer Mary Eppler (Page McKenney, 2nd): “He has a pretty bad cut on his ankle and it’s bleeding pretty badly. We have the vet coming over to the barn now. He’s hit the board in all of his stakes races. I’m very pleased with the way he ran today.
05/15/2015
PREAKNESS NEWS & NOTES - 5.15
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert sent American Pharoah and his stablemate, Kaleem Shah’s Dortmund, who was third in the Derby, for their morning gallops at 7:15 in preparation for Saturday’s 140th Preakness Stakes (G1). It has been a busy week for Zay
05/14/2015
Preakness News & Notes - 5.14
It was a cool morning with temperatures around 50 degrees when the two colts went to the track. Baffert said it was a good sign that they were on their toes and seemed to be anxious to train. “Dortmund came by first. He was really moving well,†Baffer
05/14/2015
Preakness Weekend News & Notes - May 14
The 45th running of the Pimlico Special is one of seven stakes, four of them graded, on a spectacular 14-race Black-Eyed Susan Day program at Pimlico Race Course that includes the Ultimate Girls Day Out, with events dedicated to the spirit and strength of
05/13/2015
PREAKNESS NEWS & NOTES - 5.13
Zayat Stables’ American Pharoah, who is expected to be heavily favored to capture Saturday’s 140th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course, was joined on the flight by stablemate and third-place Derby finisher Dortmund, Derby runne
05/13/2015
Black-Eyed Susan News & Notes - May 13
The Laurel Park-based Graham is ready to saddle Gypsy Judy in the 91st running of the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2). The 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-old fillies is one of seven stakes on a spectacular 14-race program that includes the $300,000 Pimlico Spe
05/13/2015
Preakness Draw Quotes and Draw Sheet
The Zayat Stables’ homebred colt headlines an eight-horse field entered Wednesday for the $1.5 million Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown. The Bob Baffert-trained son of Pioneeerof the Nile, who drew the No.1 post position, is scheduled to be joined in th