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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 Club's $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 with 54 points. On May 15 he ran first and second with Mighty Mischief and Jaxon Traveler in the $2...

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 integrity of the sport for our fans, the betting public, and racing participants," NYRA CEO  The ban also...

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

Rombauer's 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 and trainer Michael McCarthy a victory in their first Triple Crown race. That moment is fleeting. ...

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