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Here & There – May 21
The racing – most of it anyway – was at Pimlico this weekend as stakes-filled lineups dominated Friday and Saturday. Orb didn’t win, so we’ll have to wait for a Triple Crown winner (again), but the Preakness delivered a little bit of everything including a record-setting 14th Triple Crown race win for trainer Wayne Lukas with Oxbow. Amazing.
Patterson's Preakness ride started with a Sneeze
The pony’s name was Sneeze, like Achoo. Got it? If you’re a fan of Preakness favorite Orb, give the old, long-gone pony a God bless you for she was responsible for the early horsemanship of exercise rider/assistant trainer Jenn Patterson.
Preakness produces Hollywood-style ending
The Preakness Stakes was supposed to be Orb’s to win, yet it was D. Wayne Lukas who believed there was still another classic out there with his name on it. Gary Stevens felt the same way, the fire burning strong enough to lead the 50-year-old Hall of Famer out from the front of the camera and back onto racing’s biggest stages.
Ben’s Cat owns the stage at Old Hilltop
Races like the Jim McKay Turf Sprint Stakes can sometimes get a little lost in the shuffle. Understandably so, most days, considering that Friday’s card at Pimlico Race Course was anchored by such long-standing traditions as the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Pimlico Special. And the Lady Legends for the Cure Race. And the XpressBet Jockey Challenge. And on and on and on.
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.
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RACING NEWS ROUNDUP
Try as we might, we can't be everywhere so check this national news feed for more on Thoroughbred racing.
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Irish jockey Ahern gets 10-year ban for corruption
Irish jockey Ahern gets 10-year ban for corruption
LONDON (AP) - The British Horseracing Authority has been banned Irish jockey Eddie Ahern for[…]
Source: NBCSports.com: Horse racing
Created on: May 22, 2013
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Maryland Racing Commission's innovative new program to promote the state's breeding industry
Maryland Racing Commission's innovative new program to promote the state's breeding industry
"The Maryland Racing Commission today voted by a 5-2 margin to implement a program to[…]
Source: Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred - Home
Created on: May 22, 2013
Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred - Home | May 22, 2013 -
Under lock and key
Under lock and key
Horses in the Belmont Stakes on June 8 will face tighter security for the second[…]
Source: NBCSports.com: Horse racing
Created on: May 21, 2013
NBCSports.com: Horse racing | May 21, 2013 -
Maggie Kimmitt's Pensioner on Parade - June 2013
Maggie Kimmitt's Pensioner on Parade - June 2013
Wonders DelightSusie Chatfield-Taylor climbed the black four-board fence with a bag of carrots in her[…]
Source: Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred - Home
Created on: May 21, 2013
Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred - Home | May 21, 2013 -
Joe Clancy's June 2013 Editorial
Joe Clancy's June 2013 Editorial
There’s merit to discussing regional circuitI’ve said it to a few people. Some blanche. Some[…]
Source: Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred - Home
Created on: May 21, 2013
Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred - Home | May 21, 2013 -
More Horses Test Positive for Steroids
More Horses Test Positive for Steroids
Seven more horses owned by the Godolphin stable, owned by Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum,[…]
Source: NYT > Horse Racing
Created on: May 20, 2013
NYT > Horse Racing | May 20, 2013 -
First day of Fasig-Tipton Midlantic
First day of Fasig-Tipton Midlantic
The average and median are up and the regional horses are doing great.Regional highlights include[…]
Source: Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred - Home
Created on: May 20, 2013
Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred - Home | May 20, 2013 -
June 2013 digital editions
June 2013 digital editions
Our June issue is now available online. Please click on the image to the left,[…]
Source: Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred - Home
Created on: May 20, 2013
Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred - Home | May 20, 2013
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AROUND THE WEB
We run across some interesting stories while surfing the web which we are happy to share with our readers.
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- Md. passes thoroughbred breeder incentives
- The reason the shoes fit
- Napravnik earned her stripes at Pimlico
- Preakness is 'a huge sense of pride' for Janney
- Marylou Whitney Invites Fans To Saratoga 150
- Pitbull, Macklemore Come To Baltimore For Horse Racing
- A different ball game for Joel Rosario
- Jockeying for position
- Preakness infield shows identity shift