Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
Maryland Jockey Club
 
BALTIMORE, Md. – Gov. Martin O’Malley, Atty. Gen. Doug Gansler, Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Tom Chuckas, President and COO of the Maryland Jockey Club, Saturday addressed the settlement agreement that ensures the Preakness will remain in Maryland. 

David Zenner
Arlington Park

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – “Arlington made an angel in heaven smile yesterday,” said jockey valet Kenny Rice Friday morning, speaking in the local jockeys’ room as he recapped Arlington’s opening day ceremonies honoring his late daughter Meghan Samantha Rice.

(NYRA release)

ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Tim Ice will take over the training of 11 horses owned by Fantasy Lane Stable, including the talented 3-year-old Uptowncharlybrown, who will be pointed to the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes on June 5, Ice said Friday.

Michele Blanco
Calder Race Course

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Bea Oxenberg’s Hey Byrn, Luis Olivares’ Green Vegas and Kenneth Hoffman’s Rockerfeller won stakes events earlier in their careers and are set to clash in Sunday’s 6 1/2 furlongs optional/allowance feature at Calder Casino & Race Course, all three entered for a $50,000 claiming tag.

 (Edited Hollywood Park report)   

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – City To City, who has found a home on turf for co-owner and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, hopes to make her Hollywood Park debut a winning one in the $100,000 Senorita Stakes on Sunday.

Jenny Kellner
NYRA/Belmont Park

ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer John Terranova has a strong hand in both ends of Sunday’s New York Stallion Stakes (NYSS) at BelmontPark, with Grade 2 Beaumont winner Franny Freud topping a field of seven 3-year-old fillies in the $100,000 Park Avenue and General Maximus facing nine 3-year-old colts in the $100,000 Times Square.

Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
Maryland Jockey Club
 
BALTIMORE, Md. – Three trainers who have had runners finish in the money in the Preakness Stakes in recent years will saddle three-year-olds in the Federico Tesio Stakes this Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. The Tesio has catapulted such runners as Deputed Testamony, Oliver’s Twist and Magic Weisner to Preakness stardom in its 29 previous runnings.

Michele Blanco
Calder Race Course
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – A small electrical fire in the TV control module at Calder Casino & Race Course forced track officials to cancel races five through nine on Thursday.  The fire was immediately extinguished at 2:50 p.m. and no one was hurt; however, equipment necessary to adjudicate racing and broadcast Calder’s signal was disrupted.  The decision to cancel the rest of the card was made at 3:25 p.m. as technicians continued to…

Bob Hill
Staff writer
Tracksideview.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In the past 24 hours a whole bunch of handicappers of the Kentucky Derby have dismissed the chances of Lookin At Lucky to win the race because of his draw of the rail post position.  They point out quickly that no horse has won the Derby starting from there since Ferdinand did so in 1986.  The facts of their argument are true, but it may be wise to look at…

Ron Correll
Senior columnist
Tracksideview.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – California invader Blind Luck was made the 6-5 morning-line favorite for Friday’s 136th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. The $500,000-added race will be contested at a mile-and-an-eighth and all fillies will carry 121 pounds.