Pimlico Race Course

Public offering under way on Frank Stronach horse companies

2012-05-22 14:33:00

Marylanders interested in owning thoroughbred horses can purchase shares in six racing investment companies founded by Frank Stronach, the owner of Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course. The stock offering began earlier this month, allowing investors in...

Maryland Jockey Club's Tom Chuckas 'couldn't be happier' about Preakness 2012

2012-05-21 14:47:00

Two days after Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another's thrilling win over Bodemeister under sunny skies and in front of a packed house, Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas pronounced the 137th running of the Preakness a rousing success. "I...

Preakness mess takes a lot of people to clean up

2012-05-20 15:52:00

At first glance, Pimlico Race Course's infield didn't look quite as trash-filled as Yolanda Wade is used to seeing it the Sunday morning after the Preakness, despite record crowds this year. It was an illusion. With more tents than in previous years,...

I'll Have Another holds off Bodemeister to win 2012 Preakness

2012-05-19 18:49:00

All along, they had been so relaxed. So when it came time for Team O'Neill's horse to make his charge -- a historic one -- the colt moved forward almost nonchalantly. I'll Have Another glided past Bodemeister to win the 137th running of the Preakness...

Kevin Cowherd: With future at Pimlico secure, Preakness 2012 is best in years

2012-05-19 17:15:00

Let's come right out and say it: This was the best Preakness we've had in years. What a day it was at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday. You had a great crowd: a record 121,309. You had a handle of $80,463,005, sixth highest in Preakness history. You had...

Dramatic win caps off well-attended Preakness

2012-05-19 19:13:00

The largest crowd in Preakness Stakes history watched the thrilling victory of a horse that's now on a Triple Crown hunt, jammed to pop band Maroon 5 and basked under a Saturday sky whose only clouds were the wispy letters of an advertisement sprayed from...

Jockey 'dumbfounded' by Bodemeister's loss to I'll Have Another at Preakness

2012-05-19 18:25:00

Mike Smith appeared dazed in the moments after his horse, Bodemeister, was again beaten by Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another — this time by a neck in Saturday's Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. The veteran jockey wore the frozen...

Preakness notes: I'll Have Another gives Pimlico bettors plenty of reasons to celebrate

2012-05-19 18:29:00

They might not have rivaled the revelry in the winner's circle after Saturday's Preakness, but the lines in front of the tellers' windows at Pimlico Race Course were abuzz with fans shouting in excitement about their winning tickets. Rick Digrigoli, of...

Still no winner among Maryland trainers in Preakness

2012-05-19 18:55:00

As jockey Joe Bravo slid off Teeth of the Dog to talk to trainer Michael Matz after Saturday's Preakness, he was smiling. It might have seemed an odd expression for a jockey whose horse had just finished fifth. But Teeth of the Dog was the highest-...

In Lingerie captures Black-Eyed Susan

2012-05-18 16:38:00

Bob Baffert seemed pessimistic about Mamma Kimbo's chances of winning the 88th Black-Eyed Susan Friday, mainly because the previously unbeaten filly had never raced more than 1 1/16 miles before coming to Pimlico Race Course. The bettors who helped make...

Fox finds a home at Pimlico

2012-05-18 16:52:38

Dickie Small grew up fox hunting with his family in Baltimore County, and the veteran horse trainer has occasionally seen the skittish red or gray creatures running around various tracks over the years. So the sight of a red fox at Pimlico Race Course...

T M Fred Texas is first Arabian horse winner at Preakness

2012-05-19 14:12:00

The jockey had raced an Arabian horse only once before and had never met the trainer before. The trainer, a former jockey himself, has never actually mounted an Arabian. The owner is an 18-year-old Shiek who, according to the trainer, knows very...

I'll Have Another at Pimlico Race Course the morning after winning the 2012 Preakness Stakes.

2012-05-20 00:00:00

Preakness winner I'll Have Another's trainer Doug O'Neill at Pimlico Race Course the day after the big win.

2012-05-20 00:00:00

Mario Gutierrez aboard I'll Have Another (left) pulls past Mike Smith aboard Bodemeister to win the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

2012-05-19 16:36:00