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Rombauer likely to meet six Kentucky Derby alumni in Belmont Stakes May 24, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com Preakness S. (G1) upsetter Rombauer is expected to face at least nine rivals in the June 5 Belmont S. (G1), including six last seen in the Kentucky Derby (G1). Here’s the projected cast for the Belmont along with plans for the other Derby graduates.  Hot Rod Charlie and previously unbeaten champion Essential Quality, the respective third and fourth across the wire at Churchill Do...

Medina Spirit’s precarious victory in the Kentucky Derby hangs by the result of a split drug sample that has yet to be sent to a testing lab. Reports say that ball is in the court of the colt’s connections, including trainer Bob Baffert. (Ron Flatter phot Louisville, Ky. I have a lot of questions, more than a few answers and even some things to make you go hmmmm. For instance, whatever happened to C C Music Factory? And Arsenio Hall? Well, we’re waiting. Wasn’t Medina Spirit supposed t...

Cornerstone Spendthrift Farm Sire Malibu Moon Dies At Age 24 Sponsored by: Malibu Moon Malibu Moon, the foundation sire of B. Wayne Hughes Spendthrift Farm, died suddenly on Tuesday in his paddock of an apparent heart attack. The distinguished son of A.P. Indy was 24. “He started Spendthrift for us,” said Hughes, founder of the modern-era Spendthrift. “Without Malibu Moon, we are not where we are today. It takes a special horse, and he was just that. This is a sad day.” A pere...

3.57 Promise Keeper   The bad news for Promise Keeper and France Go de Ina is that American Pharoah is the only horse since 2004 to win a 1½-mile Belmont with a dosage index higher than 3.00.   Finally, in the last 14 normal runnings of the Belmont (in other words, ignore last year), the only two winners that had also been in the Preakness were Triple Crown winners American Pharoah and Justify. That trend would seem to work against Rombauer, Midnight Bourbon, Keepmeinmind and France Go de In...

Belmont: Prat Expected To Ride Hot Rod Charlie Over Preakness Winner Rombauer Sponsored by: Hot Rod Charlie beneath the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs, accompanied by his Hall of Fame stable pony, Lava Man Trainer Doug ONeill told the  Daily Racing Form on Wednesday that top jockey Flavien Prat has committed to ride Kentucky Derby third-place finisher Hot Rod Charlie in the June 5 Belmont Stakes, rather than staying aboard Saturdays Preakness winner Rombauer, whom he rode for trainer...

Steve Asmussen Edges Mike Maker In Preakness Weekend Trainer Bonus Sponsored by: Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen edged defending champion Mike Maker to claim the top prize of $50,000 for the third time in five years in the Maryland Jockey Clubs $100,000 trainer bonus offered to horsemen for their participation in stakes races over Preakness weekend, May 14-15, at Pimlico Race Course. Asmussen started 11 horses in 10 stakes over the two days, finishing ...

By Bill Galluccio Hall of Fame horse trainer  Bob Baffert has been suspended from entering any horses in the Belmont Stakes. The New York Racing Association suspended Baffert after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a drug test. Baffert has had multiple horses test positive for steroids and has previously been penalized by racing officials in Kentucky, California, and Arkansas. "In order to maintain a successful thoroughbred racing industry in New York, NYRA must protect the integri...

Racing chart data shows the 14-race card at Pimlico generated more than $113.4M in bets, and the Preakness attracted $68.7 million.

Rombauers Preakness Stakes victory fills horse racing with more questions Follow Us Question of the Day By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press - Sunday, May 16, 2021 BALTIMORE — After a week dominated by the failed drug test of trainer Bob Baffert‘s Kentucky Derby-winning Medina Spirit, horse racing enjoyed a rare moment to celebrate at the Preakness when unheralded Rombauer gave owners John and Diane Fradkin...

The Preakness winner provides a needed feel-good story away from you-know-who.