Pimlico sets guarantees for exotic pools on Black-Eyed Susan, Preakness cards
The Maryland Jockey Club is guaranteeing the size of a number of wagering pools on Friday and Saturday at Pimlico.
Jim DunleavyMay 13, 2015
The Maryland Jockey Club is guaranteeing the size of a number of wagering pools on Friday and Saturday at Pimlico.
Hootenanny, pointing to the six-furlong Commonwealth during Royal Ascot, is likely to have some companionship for the journey to Britain.
Supermason, who racked up his second blowout stakes win last Saturday night at Lone Star Park, has no immediate race plans but long term could be a candidate for the $50,000 Assault on July 11 at Lone Star Park and the $100,000 Prelude on Aug. 8 at Louisiana Downs, said trainer Bret Calhoun.
Erica Murray’s journey to becoming a jockey started as a toddler, when her mother took her to Louisiana Downs to watch morning training. It came full circle at the Bossier City, La., track last Saturday, when the 17-year-old Murray won with her first career mount, Broussard. Following the race, a celebration coordinated by her fellow riders closed out a day to remember.
Already harness racing’s leader in career victories, driver Dave Palone reached higher into rare air Wednesday at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino when he recorded career win 17,000. The landmark win came with Upfront Dean in the first race.
Two for two at two different tracks, Miss Ella will seek her third straight victory without a defeat when she goes in the Grade 3, $100,000 Miss Preakness Stakes for 3-year-old fillies Friday at Pimlico. A field of 11 was entered in the Miss Preakness, which goes as race 8.
On Saturday, Firing Line will try for a fourth time to clear a formidable hurdle, when he takes on both American Pharoah and Dortmund in the 140th Preakness Stakes here at Pimlico.
Minutes after winning the Kentucky Derby, Bob Baffert was being interviewed on NBC when he dedicated American Pharoah’s victory “to a friend of mine, Bob Adair, who isn’t doing too good right now.”
Experience, or what counts for it with the benefit of one start, may be the difference Runbrorun needs to win Friday’s first race for 2-year-old maidens at Santa Anita.
At first glance, Stopchargingmaria looks like a standout Friday at Pimlico in the Grade 3, $150,000 Allaire duPont Distaff, but handicapping at first glance is not a great idea, and Stopchargingmaria, while possibly the best-known horse in the race, might not be a sure thing.