Preakness Day is going to be like Christmas and St. Patrick’s Day all rolled into one for jockey Trevor McCarthy, who will not only ride in his first Triple Crown race but also celebrate his 21st birthday.
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Golden Gate Fields has revised its post times for the remainder of the meeting.
George Teague Jr.'s Wiggle It Jiggleit ($2.10, Montrell Teague) put forth a dazzling world record performance Monday with a 1:49 win at Harrington Raceway as he remained unbeaten in eight career starts.
Jeremey Day's analysis of the Wednesday 5/13 card at Northfield Park.
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Tuesday 5/12 card at Yonkers Raceway.
When the 140th Preakness is run at Pimlico on Saturday, the event will be the shining moment of the year in Maryland racing, but it also will represent the industry’s most vexing problem.
Though he finished third, beaten 3 1/2 lengths in Sunday’s $98,000 Diablo Stakes, Palace Malice remains on course for a repeat bid in the Grade 1, $1.25 million Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park on June 6, trainer Todd Pletcher said Monday.
General a Rod, who ran in all three Triple Crown races last year and who is a two-time listed stakes winner on dirt, worked four furlongs in 48.80 seconds Sunday morning over the Belmont Park turf course.
