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Oxbow wins Preakness as Stevens, Lukas team for first classic victory together since 1995 Belmont. Read More
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Local favorite Ben's Cat gives Pimlico crowd of 38,957 plenty to cheer about on Friday's Black-Eyed Susan card. Read More
From Sneeze to the Preakness

Jenn Patterson came to racing with a deep foundation in horses, thanks in part to a pony. Read More

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Preakness Card Picks

The TIHR Handicappers are back for another intrepid voyage into predicting the future. The Preakness card brings it all – the Rollicking, Chick Lang, James Murphy (our man), Allaire duPont Distaff, Gallorette, Maryland Sprint, Dixie and Preakness. Just for the record, Tom dutifully went back to his hotel and studied the form, Joe had his son Jack read the entries to him on his way around 695 and Sean went to the Sagamore party, so follow who you want.

Steeplechase Handicapping – Radnor

Whew, time flies. Sorry, about posting late, we wound up in the Orb at Pimlico. Here are the ST Handicappers picks for Radnor. Hard to believe, it’s time for Radnor already. Spring is almost gone, summer’s looming.

Departing ready to do his thing

Aggressive doesn’t fit, workmanlike seems too cliché, and forward can’t tell the entire story of Preakness Stakes contender Departing’s professional approach when he hits the racetrack either for competition or morning training.

Brennan pulls double duty in Baltimore

Thursday was a busy day in Baltimore for Niall and Stephanie Brennan, with horses to put through their final serious rehearsal before they exit their program at one racetrack and a star graduate to see on another.

Black-Eyed Susan Picks

Black Eyed Susan Day. Orb is perfect. Pink is the color of the day. Joe, Tom and Sean are at Pimlico. Tom, writing and taking photos. Joe, glasses perched atop his nose, pecking away at a feature for Jenn Patterson while his son revels in the infield. Sean, well, typing away at our picks for the day. As we say, we are not handicappers, but like to wade in at times.

Stakes seven-pack gets Preakness weekend underway

Ralph Nicks might be up against it against his former boss in Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, but the easy going trainer didn’t seem overly concerned as he went through his paces Thursday morning outside the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course.

Here & There – May 16

The morning two days before the Preakness Stakes is always a little more lively and laid back than just about any other during the American racing year, with each of the entrants and just about all their connections on hand along with the annual Alibi Breakfast, and Thursday didn’t disappoint. Here’s a little of what TIHR soaked in.

Iroquois Final: Demonstrative makes his case

Robbie Walsh sat atop his horse midway through the Iroquois Steeplechase and said, almost out loud: “I don’t know how well you’re going, but I’m afraid to move.”

Orb’s inside draw no issue for McGaughey

Standing on the stage inside the tent with the giant Finlandia Vodka of Finland banner lapped on the roof, swarmed by a mob of reporters and photographers just minutes after a collective groan vibrated through the space occupied plenty of people and the smell of crab cakes and fresh oysters, Shug McGaughey pinpointed his only major concern.

Tuesday at Pimlico: Orb settles in

On a quiet Tuesday morning at Pimlico, trainer Shug McGaughey looked at Orb, talked about Orb, thought about Orb and kept coming around to the same thing.