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Entries Strong For MATCH Series Kickoff At Pimlico Sponsored by: Laki edges past Lebda to win the Whiteley and record a stakes success in five consecutive years of racing The eighth edition of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Series (MATCH) begins May 14-15 at Pimlico Race Course with large, competitive fields that include more than a few local horses that figure to play a role in the outcome of the four divisions in the 2021 series. Purses for the four MATCH stakes that are part of Preakness weekend total $650,000. They are the $250,000 Grade 3 Pimlico Special (3-Year-Ol...

Trainer Lacey Gaudet Hoping To Add Another Chapter In Family’s Success Story Sponsored by: Trainer Lacey Gaudet Carrying the mantle for one of Maryland's best known and respected racing families, trainer Lacey Gaudet has been proud to continue the tradition her late father, Eddie, began in the 1950s. Saturday, the 33-year-old Gaudet is hoping to add another chapter to the family's legacy and join her father as a graded-stakes winner. Gaudet will send out Five Hellions Farm's Dontletsweetfoolya in the $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3) at Laurel Park, co-headliner with the $25...

Sponsored by: Kenny Had a Notion regained his winning ways in the Spectacular Bid Kenny Had a Notion and Maythehorsebwithu, separated by a neck following a stretch-long duel in the Spectacular Bid last month, will hook up again as the primary challengers in Saturday's $100,000 Miracle Wood at Laurel Park in Maryland. The 26th running of the one-mile Miracle Wood for 3-year-olds and the 28th renewal of the $100,000 Wide Country for 3-year-old fillies are among six stakes, two graded, worth $900,000 on the nine-race Winter Sprintfest program. Serving as co-headliners are the $250,000 ...

Russell Seeking First Graded Win With Hello Beautiful Sponsored by: Hello Beautiful and Sheldon Russell win the Safely Kept by 11 1/4 lengths With few remaining gaps on Hello Beautiful's resume, trainer Brittany Russell will seek to achieve a significant milestone for both herself and her stable star when they go up against seven rivals in Saturday's $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3) at Laurel Park.   th running of the Fritchie for fillies and mares 4 and older and the 45 th edition of the $250,000 General's Stake (G3), formerly the General George, for 4-year-olds and up hi...

Sponsored by: The filly Dontletsweetfoolya and her goat, Doris There's a scene in the 2003 motion picture 'Seabiscuit' where trainer Tom Smith cradles a goat in his arms as he walks along the road on owner Charles Howard's California ranch leading to the stable where the movie's cantankerous main character has been keeping his connections on their toes. “Goat racing?” Howard, played by actor Jeff Bridges, asks. “Oh, no. Just trying to calm him down a little,” fellow Academy Award winner Chris Cooper, playing Smith, answers. “The smart ones, they hate being alone all the ti...