Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
Maryland Jockey Club

BALTIMORE, Md. – Team Valor International and Mark Ford’s Went the Day Well galloped 1¼ miles under exercise rider Zeke Castro at Pimlico Race Course Friday morning.

Castro has noticed a sharp increase in focus from the son of Proud Citizen since his victory in the Spiral Stakes (G3) at Turfway Park, which was

Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
Maryland Jockey Club

BALTIMORE, Md. – On the one hand, trainer Todd Pletcher is looking for redemption. On the other, it’s all about progression. Pletcher will saddle both Disposablepleasure and In Lingerie in the 88th renewal of the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) on Friday at Pimlico Race Course.

Seven other stakes help comprise the 13-race card

(Edited Maryland Jockey Club report)

ELKTON, Md. – Team Valor International and Mark Ford’s Went the Day Well enjoyed a relaxing morning at Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Md.

“He walked and was turned out in the round pen and went out for a jog,” said Motion, noting his pleasure with the manner in which the son of Proud Citizen has come out of the Derby.

Exercise rider Zeke Castro was aboard for the light exercise around the grassy…

Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
Maryland Jockey Club

BALTIMORE, Md. – Kidwells Petite Stable’s Pretension took it to the odds-on favorite My Adonis and beat him, winning today’s feature at Pimlico Race Course, the $75,000 Canonero II Stakes for 3-year-olds.

Ridden by Javier Santiago for trainer Chris Grove, Pretension broke alertly in the 1-1/16th mile test but relinquished the lead to 1-5 favorite My Adonis as the field entered the first turn. Santiago kept after the favorite, pressing him…

Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
Maryland Jockey Club

BALTIMORE, Md. – Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank attended his first Preakness as a student-athlete at the University of Maryland in early 1990’s. Now the 39-year-old could own a Preakness starter.

Sagamore Farm trainer Ignacio Correas said Tiger Walk will likely be a new shooter for the 137th running of the $1 million Preakness® Stakes (G1), the middle jewel of racing’s Triple Crown at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday,…

Ron Correll
Senior columnist
Tracksideview.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Grace Hall, who won the Gulfstream Park Oaks and was second in the Davona Dale in her 2012 starts, was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the 138^th running of the Kentucky Oaks on Friday at Churchill Downs.

The daughter of Empire Maker will be ridden in the race by Javier Castellano and is trained by Tony Dutrow.

Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
Maryland Jockey Club

LAUREL, Md. – Illinois Derby (G3) winner Done Talking worked 5-furlongs at Laurel Park Saturday morning in his final work before next Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs.

The Hamilton Smith trainee stopped the clock in 1:01 seconds and galloped out in 1:14.60 with regular rider Sheldon Russell aboard. It was the fastest of 17 works at the distance.

“I told Sheldon to go a minute and change…

Amy Gregory
Keeneland Association

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Altamira Racing Stable and Wire to Wire Racing Inc.’s All Squared Away, the longest shot in the field of 11, held off favored Summer Front by 1½ lengths to win the 31st running of the $200,000 Coolmore Lexington (G3) for 3-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles before a crowd of 23,823 on Saturday at Keeneland.

Trained by Wesley Ward and ridden Julio Garcia, All Squared Away paid $143.20 to win, breaking the stakes-record…

Amy Gregory
Keeneland Association Inc.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The top three finishers in Saturday’s Toyota Blue Grass (G1) did not stay in the 859 area code too long after their efforts with winner Dullahan returning to Churchill Downs and the respective second- and third-place finishers, Hansen and Gung Ho, returning to trainer Mike Maker’s barn at the Trackside Training Center in Louisville.

“He looks great this morning, like he hadn’t run at all,” trainer Dale Romans said of Dullahan,…

Jennifer Hoyt
Oaklawn Park

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – The operative word at Oaklawn on Saturday was dominance, and Zayat Stables’ Bodemeister embodied the meaning as he powered to a near-record setting performance in the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1). Completing a sweep by his trainer Bob Baffert of the major 3-year-old races this season, the son of Empire Maker rolled to a 9½-length victory over 10 other runners in the 1 1/8-mile test, punching his ticket to Louisville as…