October 3, 2020
Score one for the girls. Swiss Skydiver went toe-to-toe with Kentucky Derby winner, Authentic, to win the 145th running of the Preakness Stakes by a nose. Trained by Kenny McPeek, Swiss Skydiver is the first filly to win this leg of the Triple Crown since Rachel Alexandra in 2009. SHE BEAT THE BOYS! It’s only…
The final leg of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown takes place this weekend, along with MLB playoffs, the NBA Finals, football, the French Open and the Keeneland fall meet. The 2020 Pandemic Preakness is unique both in its spot on the calendar (1st Saturday in October as opposed to the 3rd Saturday in May) and its…
September 28, 2020
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May 21, 2020
On this date in 2005, tragedy almost shook the horse racing world. Instead, one incredible horse defied all laws of physics and won the 130th Preakness Stakes. Two weeks after Giacomo stunned the horse racing world as a 50-1 winner of the Kentucky Derby, Afleet Alex was prepared to bounce back from a bad ride…
May 16, 2020
The date has been set for the 145th running of the Preakness Stakes. Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore announced horse racing’s top three-year-olds will compete for the Black-eyed Susans on October 3. The move is great news for Triple Crown hopefuls. Instead of only two weeks between the first and second legs, horses will have…
May 18, 2019
24 horses have now died in five months at Santa Anita Park in California. Commander Coil, a 3-year-old gelding, sustained a shoulder injury while galloping during training hours on Friday morning and had to be euthanized. It was the 24th fatality since December 26 and the first since March 31. “Equine shoulder injuries are rare,…
May 7, 2019
With interest in horse racing as high as it has been in a long time (thanks, controversy!), the sport’s next big race is very un-interesting. Horse racing’s two biggest stars at the moment — Maximum Security and Country House — will both skip the second leg of the Triple Crown, each for different reasons. Maximum…
