Articles
In Lingerie struts stuff in Black-Eyed Susan
Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
Maryland Jockey Club
BALTIMORE, Md. – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Gary Barber’s In Lingerie was relentless in pursuit, wearing down front-running favorite Mamma Kimbo in deep stretch on her way to a 1¼-length victory in the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2).
John Velazquez rode the lightly raced daughter of Empire Maker for trainer Todd Pletcher, who was also
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Handicapping
Derby horses have the advantage in Preakness
Ron Correll
Senior columnist
Tracksideview.com
Six horses from the Kentucky Derby have entered the 137th running of the Preakness at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 19. The sixth are I’ll Have Another (winner), Bodemeister (second), Went the Day Well (fourth) Creative Cause (fifth), Daddy Nose Best (tenth) and Optimizer (eleventh).
The safe beat is that the winner of the Preakness in the 11-horse field will come from one of those six horses.
Let’s take a look at…
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View from the Grandstand
California connections had a great Derby day
Bob Hill
Staff writer
Tracksideview
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – I had opined in one of my Derby contenders columns that it just might be possible that the horses stabled in California could be the class of the three-year-old crop of colts this year. With a few cases for comparisons before the running of the Kentucky Derby, a large part of both the intrigue of the race and the challenge of handicapping it is that three-year-olds largely cluster in several…
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Race Results
David Zenner
Arlington Park
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Jackpot High-5 and Pick 9 remained elusive through the first nine racing days at Arlington Park with the Jackpot High-5 carryover pool at $193,956 and the Win Pick 9 carryover pool at $40,720 heading into Saturday’s 11-race card.
In addition, the Pick 5 was not hit Friday and will have a carryover pool of $14,535 entering Saturday’s program.
The Jackpot High-5 is a $1 wager that requires the bettor to…
CHILLED TRIES TO BITE ZIMMER IN DEEP STRETCH
Travers Manley
Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Paul McGee thought he secured his 300th career training win at Churchill Downs when Chilled won a close photo finish in Friday’s $57,528 allowance feature, but the 49-year-old Louisville native was denied the milestone when Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards disqualified his colt to second for trying to savage Zimmer near the finish line.
Jack Mandato’s Zimmer raced in second behind Chilled through an…
Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
Maryland Jockey Club
BALTIMORE, 05-18-12 – Pin Oak Stable’s Alternation withstood a late charge by Nehro to eke out a victory in the 42nd running of the $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3) by a nose.
The return of Special after a three-year absence, and the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) highlighted the People’s Pink Party program that benefited the Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure on a sun-drenched afternoon at historic Pimlico.
The…
(Edited Maryland Jockey Club report)
BALTIMORE, Md. – Augustin Stable’s Coup carried John Velazquez to his third winner on Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan Day card, capturing the $100,000 Hilltop Stakes at Pimlico Race Course with a strong stretch run.
Seanchai and Anna Sophia battled for the lead in the 1 1/16-mile test on the firm turf but could not hold off Coup in the run to the finish line. Coup prevailed by a length over Seanchai while running the distance in…
(Edited Maryland Jockey Club report)
BALTIMORE, Md. – Three Lyons Racing’s Sensible Lady upset the field in the $100,000 The Very One Stakes at 24-1 odds Friday at Pimlico Race Course.
Jockey Xavier Perez, who notched his first stakes victory at Pimlico, sent Sensible Lady after favored Inspired and the 3-year-old filly swept past the pacesetter in a flash to score by two lengths. Sensible lady ran five furlongs in :56.13 over the firm turf. Jazzy Lady rallied to be…
(Edited Maryland Jockey Club report)
BALTIMORE, Md. – James F. Olson & R.A. Hill Stable’s Fiddlers Patriot pressed the pacesetter from the start before drawing clear in the stretch to capture in the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint at Pimlico Race Course.
John Velazquez was at the controls as the son of Proud Citizen made his 2012 debut for trainer George Weaver. Super Chunky, who also raced close to the pace, finished 2¼ lengths back in second, while pacesetter Ju…
Picking Winners
Derby horses look like the ones that will be in the money Bob Hill,
Rick Francis
and Kat Kubik
Staff writers
Tracksideview.com
The 137th Preakness will go off as race 12 on Saturday, May 19 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md. Post time is set for 6:18 p.m. EDT.
1 - Tiger Walk: BH – Does his best running late, but his best has not been good enough to beat the class he will face in this field. Minor award always possible.
RF - Mid-pack finish in the…
Race Preview
New York-bred veterans assemble for Affirmed Success Jon Forbes
NYRA/Belmont Park
ELMONT, N.Y. – Last-out stakes winners Saginaw, Law Enforcement and Mine Over Matter will meet at Belmont Park on Saturday in the $100,000 Affirmed Success, a seven-furlong dash for New York-breds.
The 8-5 morning-line favorite is Saginaw, who has won four straight, including three since being claimed for $30,000 by David Jacobson, who owns the 6-year-old in partnership with Drawing Away Stable.
“My brother, Doug, does most of the claiming and he looked at [Saginaw],”…
Racetrack Reports
Aruna, Cambina, Nereid among Gamely nominees at Hollywood 
(Edited Betfair Hollywood Park report)
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Cambina and Nereid, who finished in a dead heat in the 2011 American Oaks, are among 15 nominees to the $250,000 Gamely Stakes.
The first Grade I of the Spring/Summer meet at Betfair Hollywood Park, the Gamely, which is for fillies and mares at 1 1/8 miles on turf, will be run for the 44th time Monday, May 28.
Owned by a partnership and trained by Jeff Bonde, Cambina has won six…
Iron Maidens
Agave Kiss dominates foes in Ms. Preakness Pink Warrior 
Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
Maryland Jockey Club
BALTIMORE, Md. – Flying Zee Racing Stables, LLC’s Agave Kiss broke alertly and was on cruise control the rest of the way to remain undefeated in six starts with an impressive score in the $100,000 Ms. Preakness Pink Warrior Stakes.
The winner of four straight stakes, the daughter of Lion Heart carried Ramon Dominguez to a 5½
NTRA Releases
Belmont handicapping tournament set June 23-24 
Jenny Kellner
NYRA/Belmont Park
ELMONT, N.Y. – With $80,000 in prize money and a trip to the Daily Racing Form/National Thoroughbred Racing Association National Handicapping Championship at stake, the 2012 Belmont Summer Handicapping Challenge is now accepting applicants for the June 23-24 tournament at Belmont Park.
The top three finishers in the tournament will represent BelmontPark in the January 2013 national tournament in Las Vegas, where the top handicapper will receive $750,000 and NTRA Handicapper of the Year honors…
Trainers and Jockeys
Napravnik wins Jockey Challenge 
Nation’s leading woman rider wins Pimlico’s all-female competition
Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
Maryland Jockey Club
BALTIMORE, Md. – Rosie Napravnik made a triumphant return to the state where she kicked off her career seven years ago, winning the second edition of the $31,000 Female Jockey Challenge on Friday at Pimlico Race Course.
Napravnik, 24, won two of the four Challenge races and claimed the $10,000 top prize with a total of 34 points, 16 more than runner-up and…
