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May 17, 2013
Pyramid Peak, graded stakes winner and sire, dead at 21
Pyramid Peak, a multiple graded stakes winner and sire, was humanely euthanized on May 17 at Nuckols Farm in Midway, Ky., due to the infirmities of old age. The Mt. Livermore horse was 21.
Woodbine: Spring Venture can use Selene to make a case for herself
Spring Venture will try to build her case for this year’s champion 3-year-old filly in Sunday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Selene Stakes.
Square Eddie’s first winner strikes at Hollywood
Grade 1 winner and freshman sire Square Eddie was represented by his first winner Thursday at Hollywood Park, as the 2-year-old filly Sprouts romped to a 5 1/2-length win in a maiden special weight event.
Countdown to the Crown: Week 20 - May 17, 2013
In this latest edition of Jeremy Plonk's Countdown to the Crown, he analyzes the field for the 138th Preakness.
2013 Black-Eyed Susan Day Results and Replays
Black-Eyed Susan Day results, replays, and recaps from Pimlico.
Transcript: Preakness 2013 handicapping chat with Dan Illman and Kenny Peck
Archive of DRF's 2013 Preakness handicapping chat with Dan Illman and Kenny Peck. Live chat took place Thursday, May 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. ET on DRF.com.
Harness Racing: Tracys Song goes for her 16th straight win at Monticello Raceway
On Monday, Tracys Song will try to make it 16 in a row and set the record for most consecutive victories at Monticello Raceway.
May 16, 2013
Louisiana Downs: Trainer Stanley Roberts hurt in paddock accident
Trainer Stanley Roberts was taken to a Bossier City, La., hospital Thursday afternoon following an accident in the Louisiana Downs paddock. Roberts was saddling Ollie Baby for the day’s fourth race with the horse flipped in his stall, injuring Roberts.
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic: Grand Slam colt stands out at second breeze show
A Grand Slam colt turned in the overall fastest time for one furlong on the second and final day of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale under-tack show on Thursday, covering the distance in :10 seconds flat at the Maryland State ...
Preakness Stakes: Homebreds outnumbered by sale horses
Similar to the Kentucky Derby, the number of horses sold at public auction will once again trump the homebred entries in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes.
Lone Star Park: Coyote Legend, Skip a Smile meet again
Saturday’s Lone Star Park allowance feature at a mile on turf has all the makings of a good, old-fashioned Texas shootout.
Louisiana Downs: Class relief for Amanecer de Oro
Amanecer de Oro, last seen chasing the pace in the Grade 3 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap at Oaklawn Park last month before coming up empty in the drive, returns to his favorite oval Saturday, as he leads a quality group of allowance sprinters in the ...
Meadowlands: Saturday 5/18 Analysis
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 5/18 card at The Meadowlands.
Yonkers: Saturday 5/18 Analysis
Matt Rose's analysis of the Saturday 5/18 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Pimlico: Sweet Emma Rose takes on males in Rollicking Stakes
Sweet Emma Rose might be a filly taking on colts in the $100,000 Rollicking, but she brings the flashiest form into the five-furlong sprint for 2-year-olds. The race is one of seven stakes on the Preakness card Saturday at Pimlico.
Balmoral: Saturday 5/18 Analysis
Jeremey Day's analysis of the Saturday 5/18 card at Balmoral Park.
Pimlico: Heat Press tries turf in James W. Murphy Stakes
Heat Press, whose name had been bandied about as a potential Preakness starter, instead will make his turf debut on the Preakness undercard in the $100,000 James W. Murphy. The one-mile race for 3-year-olds drew a field of 11, including multiple stakes ...
Woodbine Harness: Saturday 5/18 Analysis
Greg Gangle's analysis of the Saturday 5/18 card at Woodbine Harness.
Delaware Park: Our Mims attracts a crowd
Delaware Park’s opening-day feature on Saturday, the one-mile Our Mims Stakes for 3-year-old fillies, drew 14 horses, so it was split into two $50,000 divisions of seven on a card of eight races for Thoroughbreds and one for Arabians. Entries for the ...
Preakness Stakes: Pimlico's Carulli taking handicapping to Las Vegas
Frank Carulli received a rousing round of applause at the Preakness draw at Pimlico on Wednesday, when he revealed his final set of morning-line odds for the second leg of the Triple Crown.