INGLEWOOD, Calif. – A little later than originally intended, Marketing Mix makes her 2013 debut in the $250,000 Gamely Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park on May 27.
She will resume her career where she left off in fall 2012 – racing against the best turf fillies and mares on the circuit.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Trainer Mark Casse will saddle Paso Doble and Haverhill in the $125,000 New Providence Stakes, the contentious feature on the Victoria Day holiday Monday at Woodbine.
Paso Doble has a fine record in the six-furlong sprint for Ontario-sired runners. He prevailed in the 2011 New Providence and was a close second to favored Gypsy Ring in 2012, before going to the sidelines for nearly a year.
BALTIMORE – The 13-race Preakness Stakes card at Pimlico Race Course could see a change in weather patterns from the cloudy skies and 70-degree temperatures the program opened under at 10:45 a.m. Eastern.
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There is a high likelihood of rain moving in around 5 p.m., with the precipitation potentially continuing into the 6 p.m. block, according to an hourly weather forecast from weather.com. The Preakness is scheduled for 6:18 p.m. Eastern.
BALTIMORE - Trainer Bob Baffert said that Black-Eyed Susan winner Fiftyshadesofhay will be heading home to Southern California next week, but she will definitely be back out on the road this summer with the Grade 1 Alabama at Saratoga being her next major objective.
“She’s just maturing, she’ll get better with age,” Baffert said Saturday morning, the day after Fiftyshadesofhay rallied from well off the pace to win the Grade 2, $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan by a neck over Marathon Lady. “Distance is not a problem for her. The mile and a quarter will be good for her.”
BALTIMORE - Kentucky Derby winner Orb was out for light exercise Saturday morning at Pimlico Race Course, some 12 hours before he is to run in the Grade 1, $1 million Preakness Stakes. He was one of a handful of horses that trained during an abbreviated session. Others training included Departing and Goldencents.
Total handle on the 13-race card at Pimlico Race Course on Friday featuring the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was down 3.9 percent compared to wagering on the same card last year, according to an analysis of the racing charts for each year.
Commingled handle for the 13 races was $12.49 million, according to the charts, compared to $12.99 million last year. The Black-Eyed Susan, which had its purse bumped from $300,000 to $500,000 this year, had seven runners this year, compared to nine last year, and the Pimlico Special had six runners, compared to nine for the 2012 running.
BALTIMORE - Kentucky Derby winner Orb closed as the 4-5 favorite after Friday’s early wagering for the Grade 1, $1 million Preakness Stakes, which will be run Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. There was $178,780 in the win pool, which reflects only money bet in Maryland.
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The final odds from Friday’s advance wagering offered on the Preakness are as follows:
BALTIMORE – It really is true. Good things do come to those who wait.
Emotional Kitten was entered in a stakes race on Kentucky Derby Day, but her trainer, Wesley Ward, told owner Ken Ramsey he thought she would benefit by having a couple more weeks until her next start. That came on Friday, and the wait was worth it, because Emotional Kitten scored a mild upset in the $100,000 Hilltop Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on the turf at Pimlico.
