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Belmont Stakes entrant Mindframe, who was born in Maryland and would be the first such horse to win a Triple Crown race since 1983, works out ahead of the 156th running of the race.
Belmont Stakes runner Mindframe has a chance to make Maryland racing history
Not since Caveat in 1983 has a Maryland-bred horse won the Belmont Stakes, and not since Magic Weisner in 2002 has a horse from the Old Line State even entered.
Jockey Jorge Ruiz rides Five Towns in the Gallorette Stakes on Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course.
How to train a racehorse: Five Towns runs ‘her race’ in the Gallorette on Preakness Day
The Baltimore Banner followed trainer Graham Motion as he prepared for the biggest day in Maryland racing, and was there as a promising filly took on a new challenge.
Seize The Grey, ridden by jockey Jaime Torres, wins the 149th Preakness Stakes.
Seize the Grey wins Preakness Stakes for legendary trainer D. Wayne Lukas
It’s Lukas’ 15th win in American racing’s premier series and seventh at Pimlico Race Course, the most recent prior to Saturday being Oxbow in 2013.
Five Towns, one of H. Graham Motion’s horses, walks around Herringswell Stables in Elkton in April.
How to train a racehorse: Sizing up the competition for Five Towns in the Gallorette
Five Towns also ran for $100,000 in the Dahlia Stakes on April 20 at Laurel Park, but this is considered a jump in class because it’s a graded-stakes race. Post time is 2:08 p.m.
Post time for the 149th Preakness Stakes is 6:50 p.m. Saturday. NBC will televise the race from Pimlico.
5 Preakness Stakes stories to follow: Which horses benefit from Muth scratching?
With rain in the forecast and a group of “new shooters” in the starting gate, a victory for Kentucky Derby champion Mystik Dan is not a gurantee.
Trainer Bob Baffert scratched Preakness Stakes favorite Muth on Wednesday. He could still win his ninth Preakness with Imagination.
Bob Baffert scratches Preakness favorite Muth with a fever
The Good Magic colt had a temperature of 103.
The post draw for the 149th Preakness Stakes. Courtesy of the Maryland Jockey Club.
Bob Baffert’s Muth, not Derby winner Mystik Dan, is favorite for Preakness
After initially expressing reservations about running his colt back on such short rest, trainer Kenny McPeek saw positive results in training and at the feed tub, and decided to give Mystik Dan a shot at Pimlico Race Course.
Five Towns gallops on the dirt track at the Fair Hill Training Center on May 10.
How to train a racehorse: Meet Five Towns, a filly set to step up on Preakness weekend
The Baltimore Banner has embeded with Maryland-based trainer H. Graham Motion as he prepares for the state’s most important race days.
National Treasure (No. 1), ridden by jockey John Velazquez, sprints down the track during the 2023 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Make the most of Pimlico: Tips for attending Preakness 2024
The third Saturday in May at Old Hilltop is worth experiencing at least once if you’ve never been. Here’s a guide on where to sit and how to get to the track, with some tips for the best way to experience this historic event.
Mystik Dan trainer Kenny McPeek raises the trophy with his family after winning the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Derby winner Mystik Dan may race in Preakness after an encouraging Sunday
The colt scarfed down his meal. “I’m big on that. I always believe the faster they eat, the faster they run,” Kenny McPeek said.
Graham Motion pets Trikari at Herringswell Stables in Elkton. Trikari is set to run Saturday in the Grade 2 American Turf Stakes, one of the races preceding the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
How to train a racehorse: It’s one thing to target a race. It’s another to get a horse there.
Legendary Maryland trainer Graham Motion explains how he makes decisions about when his horses are ready to run — and what race they should enter.
H. Graham Motion watches one of his horses walk at Herringswell Stables in Elkton last week.
How to train a racehorse: It’s all about communication (with an athlete who can’t talk)
In an effort to better understand a trainer’s thought process, The Baltimore Banner will follow H. Graham Motion as he trains a horse for a race happening sometime during the two days of Preakness and the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
David Rubenstein attends an events at 92NY in New York in October 2023.
David Rubenstein touts new Orioles video series ‘The Next Chapter’ ahead of expected sale vote
“The next chapter...I like how that sounds,” Rubenstein posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Go @Orioles.”
Fans watch in the infield as horses speed to the finish line at Pimlico Race Course in May.
What the new Pimlico bill means for the Preakness Stakes
Maryland officials and The Stronach Group have agreed to a plan that would transfer Pimlico Race Course to the state, which would build a new racetrack at the historic Northwest Baltimore site and create a nonprofit to run day-to-day horse racing operations.
Horses take off from the starting gate at the beginning of the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 20.
Preakness Stakes joins other Triple Crown races in upping prize money
The move follows similar increases by the other two races in the Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 04: David M. Rubenstein speaks on stage during National Archives Foundation Records of Achievement Award Ceremony and Gala 2023 at National Archives Museum on December 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for National Archives Foundation)
Who is David Rubenstein, the billionaire buying the Orioles?
David Rubenstein, a Baltimore native and Maryland resident with a net worth of more than $4 billion, is part of a group that has agreed to buy the Baltimore Orioles for $1.725 billion.
Justin Madubuike (Kylie Cooper / The Baltimore Banner) and Taylor Swift (Alyssa Howell / Handout)
The 2023 Ravens season as told through Taylor Swift’s music (Players Version)
Hello, Swifties. Hello, confused football fans. We’re here to help you connect and understand each other. Here are some of the important Ravens players and the songs that explain them.
(Photo illustration by Kaitlin Newman)
The 2023 Ravens season as told through Taylor Swift’s music (Moments Version)
Hello, Swifties. Hello, confused football dads. We’re here to help you connect and understand each other. Here are some of the important moments from the Ravens’ season and the songs that explain them.
Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill (43) and head coach John Harbaugh share a laugh together on the sidelines of a playoff game against the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium on January 20, 2024.
John Harbaugh’s dance moves are perfection when set to this Baltimore band
A mashup of Ravens coach John Harbaugh’s dancing and the over-the-top theatrics of Future Islands singer Sam Herring is pure Baltimore bliss.
Dalvin Cook made 67 carries for 214 yards in 15 games for the Jets.
Ravens add RB Dalvin Cook to roster after waiving Melvin Gordon III
Speaking with reporters, Cook said he’s ready to give “everything I got in the tank. It’s the playoffs, man.”
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