Will Horton will pretty much be running his entire stable at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, when Will Take Charge starts in the Grade 1, $1 million Preakness Stakes and Laurie’s Rocket goes in the Grade 3, $150,000 Maryland Sprint Handicap.
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas will have plenty to keep him busy Saturday at Pimlico even before he saddles three horses in the 138th Preakness Stakes.
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The talent Departing has shown in winning 4 of 5 career starts figures to make him the shortest price among the three newcomers joining the Triple Crown fray Saturday in the Grade 1, $1 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.
As Michelle Beadle's presence on NBC's Triple Crown telecast showed, traditionalists in racing often react harshly to outsiders.
If football legend Hornung can get lucky Saturday, he might find himself being asked to autograph quite a few racing programs after the Preakness. Hornung is a co-owner of Titletown Five, the cleverly named colt who will be ridden by Julien Leparoux and saddled by trainer D. Wayne Lukas as probably one of the longer shots in the 138th running of the middle jewel of the Triple Crown at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
There were no surprises at entry time at Pimlico on Wednesday, when nine were entered in Saturday's 138th Preakness Stakes, in which Kentucky Derby winner Orb will try to keep his Triple Crown hopes alive.
While Joel Rosario basks in the glow of his Kentucky Derby win, his former agent, Ron Ebanks, is no longer in racing, having started two new business ventures.
Joel Rosario returns to Pimlico on a professional high as the rider of Kentucky Derby winner Orb. Rosario also is the winner of the Dubai World Cup on Animal Kingdom in March and the leading jockey in North America in wins (137) and purse money won ($7.9 million).
after Goldencents flopped in the Kentucky Derby – he finished 17th over a sloppy Churchill track – trainer Doug O’Neill has reverted to his previous training methods of shorter, quicker gallops prior to Saturday's Preakness.
Over the years, the aristocratic families have faded from prominence and Thoroughbred racing has become democratized. It no longer operates like a private club; anyone with enough money can play the game. But when Orb won the Kentucky Derby, giving the Phipps family its first victory ever in America’s most famous race, the colt’s success was a reminder of what the dynasties contributed to the breed.
