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Preakness notes: Mr. Z sold, in
In today’s Preakness news, preparations continue — and Mr. Z changes hands and enters the fray.
Bob Baffert ready for Triple Crown’s “fun leg”
Trainer Bob Baffert will arrive in Baltimore today with two solid chances to win what he calls the “fun leg” of the Triple Crown for the sixth time.
Fasig-Tipton sale by the numbers
Fasig-Tipton’s 2-year-old in training sale will take place Monday and Tuesday, with breezes starting today. The sale, by the numbers.
Preakness weekend notes
Fortune Pearl tunes up for her tilt with Stophchargingmaria in the Allaire DuPont, Commissioner seeks a second graded win, and other Preakness weekend notes.
Preakness notes: Materiality out, Castellano in
With four days to the Preakness, the last of Todd Pletcher’s contenders was withdrawn from consideration, and Divining Rod picked up a jockey.
American Pharoah, Dortmund gallop
Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah and show horse Dortmund galloped at Churchill Downs this morning in their penultimate work before heading to Baltimore.
Star WV-bred Down Town Allen euthanized
Down Town Allen, the first West Virginia-bred distaffer to earn more than $1 million, was euthanized Monday as a result of injuries suffered April 18.
For Page McKenney’s owner, Pimlico Special’s “one I really want”
Adam Staple claimed Page McKenney for $16,000 with no idea how he’d turn out. Now, $600,000 later, he says the Pimlico Special is “the one I really want.”
For locals, Preakness “a memory you can’t put a price on”
On Saturday Bodhisattva will seek to complete the first Tesio-Preakness double since 1983 – a long drought for the locals who still treasure Preakness memories.
Preakness notes: Preparations and decisions
Preakness preparations continued to the confirmed runners, while the Todd Pletcher barn continued to consider its options.
