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Preview If Medina Spirit is allowed to enter the Preakness, the colt will surely be among the favorites. He has never finished worse than second in six career races, and his strong start to the Kentucky Derby allowed him to lead the field for the entirety of the event. Although Baffert wont be at Pimlico, hell be hoping for a strong showing from Medina Spirit, especially with the skepticism and scrutiny that has come over the past few days. "I want him to run a good race because now everybodys ...

Predictions Whether or not Medina Spirit races in the Preakness, he may not be the Baffert-trained horse that has the best showing at Pimlico. Concert Tour didnt run in the Kentucky Derby and has been preparing for this race instead, which could lead to a strong performance on Saturday. After winning his first three career races, Concert Tour finished third in the Arkansas Derby last month. However, neither of the horses that placed ahead of him (Super Stock and Caddo River) will be competing i...

Julio Cortez/Associated Press For the first time in two years, the Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing is back to its normal schedule. The first jewel, the Kentucky Derby, was run May 1, its traditional spot on the first Saturday in May. The middle jewel, the Preakness Stakes, will be run this Saturday (the third in May) at Pimlico Race Course. And the final jewel, the Belmont Stakes, is scheduled for June 5, the third Saturday following the Preakness. The order of the races was, of course, fli...

Sponsored by: Concert Tour winning the Rebel by 4 1/4 lengths Gary and Mary Wests Concert Tour worked five-eighths of a mile in 1:00.40 Sunday morning at Churchill Downs under jockey Martin Garcia, who frequently works horses for Baffert. Mike Smith is scheduled to be aboard in Saturdays Grade 1 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore, Md. Zedan Racing Stables Medina Spirit – the G1 Kentucky Derby winner who Baffert said has tested positive for betamethasone – open galloped at Ch...

Sponsored by: Steve Asmussen-trained Midnight Bourbon working at Churchill Downs prior to the Kentucky Derby Winchell Thoroughbreds Midnight Bourbon had the easy workout typical of a Steve Asmussen-trained horse five days before a race, covering the half-mile distance in 50.20 seconds at Churchill Downs on Monday morning. The Kentucky Derby (G1) sixth-place finisher is scheduled to van to Pimlico Race Course early Tuesday for a scheduled start in Saturdays 146th Preakness Stakes (G1)....

Louisville, Ky. Before taking the first crack at unlocking how to make any money on this year’s Bob Baffert Invitational, a.k.a. Preakness 146, a peek behind the racing journalists’ curtain is in order. It reveals a little more than a half-day in the arc of the Triple Crown. Around 7 a.m. Thursday, I drove into the stable area at Churchill Downs. Knowing that trainer Brad Cox would be on a media conference call six hours later, I was hoping he would tell me first whether Mandaloun and Caddo...

Fargo, ND, USA / 740 The FAN May 6, 2021 | 9:07 PM Kentucky Derby entrant Mandaloun works out at Churchill Downs Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 1. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) By Stephen Whyno Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality and runner-up Mandaloun will not run against Medina Spirit in the Preakness, trainer Brad Cox said Thursday. Cox said he’ll skip the second jewel of the Triple Crown with those two...

Nine Preakness Day Stakes At Pimlico Attract 244 Nominations Sponsored by: A total of 244 nominations were made to nine stakes, five graded, worth $1.25 million in purses that help support the 146 th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1), the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, Saturday, May 15 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md. The $1 million Preakness will go off as Race 13 on a spectacular 14-race program that begins at 10:30 a.m. ET and concludes with the UAE President Cup (G1)...

Sponsored by: King Fury galloping at Churchill Downs on Friday, April 23 Trainer Kenny McPeek, who saddled filly Swiss Skydiver for a gutsy victory over Kentucky Derby victor Authentic in the 2020 Preakness (G1) last October, is hoping to be back at Pimlico for this years Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown with stretch-running King Fury. The Lexington Stakes (G3) winner was scratched Friday from the Kentucky Derby after spiking a temperature. With the Churchill Downs track sloppy follow...

Preakness Win Would Give Baffert Another All-Time Training Record Sponsored by: John Velazquez celebrates his fourth Kentucky Derby victory aboard Medina Spirit Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, who became the winningest trainer in Kentucky Derby (G1) history by saddling Medina Spirit for an upset victory Saturday at Churchill Downs, is hoping to make history again in the 146 th Preakness Stakes (G1) May 15 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md. Zedan Racings Medina Spirit became the seven...