Horse Racing

Jockey Sophie Doyle, who has been serving as the regular exercise rider for 14th-place GI Kentucky Derby finisher Epic Ride (Blame), returned to riding in the afternoon at Churchill Downs Sunday with an eighth-place finish aboard Sweet Mo B (Complexity) in Race 2, a maiden special weight. It was her first Churchill mount since having

Cheltenham and Aintree are among racecourses which will switch to ‘safer’ foam-padded hurdles. They will replace existing obstacles, made of birch, after trials showed they led to an 11% reduction in the risk of falling. Exeter, Market Rasen and Wincanton had already used padded hurdles. Now the eight remaining Jockey Club racecourses which stage jumps

Baltimore, MD–The journey from the First Saturday in May through the Preakness can be an arduous one, fraught with activity and often times challenges that can try the most steady nerves. Young and old alike could be heard complaining about exhaustion by the time they made it through Preakness day, however, for some, it provided

2024 Preakness Results Jaime Torres celebrates aboard Seize the Grey after winning the 2024 Preakness 2024 Preakness Results Date: 05/18/2024 The $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) is the second jewel in the Triple Crown. After morning line favorite Muth scratched on Wednesday, a field of 8 three-year-olds contested the 149th renewal of this 1 3/16

ESPN News Services May 18, 2024, 07:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Seize the Grey went wire to wire to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas a seventh victory in the race and ending Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid. The gray colt, ridden by Jamie Torres,

Associated Press May 17, 2024, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Gun Song won the Black-Eyed Susan on Friday, finishing comfortably ahead of Corposo and Call Another Play over 1 1/8 miles at Pimlico Race Course. Longshot Jeanne Marie showed early speed and was still challenging for the lead around the second turn,

Friday morning the Preakness horses were out on the track for their final pre-race gallops along with Gun Song who went on to win the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes in the afternoon. During training hours it was in the low 60’s and mostly cloudy. Mystik Dan had what trainer Ken McPeek described as a light gallop

Gun Song had her owner, R. Lee Lewis, a touch worried after she finished fourth in the March 30 Gulfstream Park Oaks. Mark Hennig, whom Lewis considers his best friend as much as his trainer of choice, reassured him the filly looked “better than ever” going into Friday’s George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at

With the scratch of GISW and ‘TDN Rising Star’ Muth (Good Magic) from Saturday’s GI Preakness S. due to a temperature, Lance Gasaway, 4 G Racing, Daniel Hamby III, and Valley View Farm LLC’s Mystik Dan (Goldencents) is expected to be the favorite. The GI Kentucky Derby winner galloped 1 3/16 miles on a sloppy,

Associated Press May 15, 2024, 09:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Preakness favorite Muth has been ruled out of the second leg of the Triple Crown after spiking a fever, taking arguably the best horse and one trained by Bob Baffert out of the race. The Maryland Jockey Club announced Muth’s status change

May 14, 2024, 09:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The second leg of the Triple Crown will kick off Saturday, May 18 with the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (5-2) will look to continue his bid for the first Triple Crown since Justify

Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby, but he’s not the early favorite in a compelling field of nine contenders lined up for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes. That distinction goes to Bob Baffert-trained Muth, who did not run in the Derby because Baffert remains suspended from Churchill Downs. Muth, an 8-5 choice in the Preakness morning line,

2024 Man O’War, Peter Pan, Beaugay, and Runhappy Stakes Results 2024 Man O’War, Peter Pan, and Runhappy Stakes Results Flavien Prat aboard Silver Knott after winning the Man O’War. Date: 05/11/2024 There were 4 graded stakes races at Aqueduct on Saturday afternoon, part of the “Belmont at the Big A” spring meeting. Conditions were typical

Earning a $25,000 stipend and an automatic berth into one of the juvenile stakes during next month’s Royal Meeting at Ascot, it was longshot Gabaldon (Gone Astray) who snagged the voucher in the final race Saturday at Gulfstream Park–the Royal Palm Juvenile S. Overlooked at odds of 16-1 for this debut, the Jose D’Angelo trainee

Copper Tax is possible to compete in the $2 million, Grade 1 Preakness Stakes on May 18 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The post position draw for the Preakness is set for Monday, May 13, at 5:30 p.m. Post time for the Preakness is set for 6:50 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. NBC will

Associated Press May 7, 2024, 04:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Three horses are confirmed as headed to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes, though the status of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan remained unclear Tuesday, with no imminent decision expected. Mystik Dan is scheduled to return to the track Wednesday at Churchill Downs, site of

While still officially remaining on the fence when it comes to whether or not he will run his GI Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (Goldencents) in the May 18 GI Preakness S., trainer Kenny McPeek confirmed that an appearance in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown is a distinct possibility. “Who wouldn’t want to?”

2024 Kentucky Derby Field 2024 Kentucky Derby Field The field of the 2024 Kentucky Derby shortly after the start. Date: 05/06/2024 Here is the entire field for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs during the post parade. The weather was ideal with partly cloudy skies and a race time temperature