(Edited Belmont Park report)

· Working just after the break in preparation for Saturday’s 142nd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes, Drosselmeyer went five furlongs in 59.65 over the main track for Hall of Famer Bill Mott.

NYRA release

Belmont Stakes contender Stay Put worked five furlongs in 50.62 Sunday morning over the main track in preparation for Saturday’s 142nd running of the “Test of the Champion.” Exercise rider Loren Diego was aboard for the move, which took place promptly after the renovation break at 9 a.m.

(Edited NYRA report)

ELMONT, N.Y. – First Dude tuned up for the 142nd running of next Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes this morning with a solid five-furlong work under exercise rider Tammy Fox.

(Edited Belmont Park report)

ELMONT, N.Y. – Belmont hopeful Stately Victor arrived at Belmont Park a few hours behind schedule Thursday, but no worse for the trip.

“Everything went smoothly, but the plane was a little late,” trainer Mike Maker said at his Belmont barn Friday morning. “I think they had some mechanical issues. We got here at about 7:45 last night.”

(Edited Belmont Park report)

ELMONT, N.Y. – The likely field for the 142nd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes swelled to 11 Thursday with the announcement that Ike and Dawn Thrash’s Dave in Dixie is targeting the June 5 race.

(Edited Churchill Downs report)

Trainer D. Wayne Lukas said Thursday at Churchill Downs that Dublin will not run in the 142nd Belmont Stakes on June 5. That means that  no horse will have run in all three Triple Crown races this year.

Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
Maryland Jockey Club

BALTIMORE, Md. – Trainer Bob Baffert broke form the morning after the Preakness, beating several reporters to the stakes barn. Rarely an early bird, Baffert’s appearance shortly after 6 a.m. was a far bigger surprise than Lookin At Lucky’s victory by three-quarters of a length in Saturday’s 135th Preakness Stakes.

Baffert said that the colt came out of the race in good condition, but was being given some time off and…

PREAKNESS HOPEFULS GET ACQUAINTED WITH PIMLICO

Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
Maryland Jockey Club

BALTIMORE, Md. – SUPER SAVER/AIKENITE – Both of trainer Todd Pletcher’s Preakness horses visited the track at Pimlico Thursday morning for some light exercise, a one-mile jog. Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver left the Preakness Stakes Barn for the track at 6:30 a.m., shortly after Derby Trial runner-up Aikenite returned.

The colts shipped to Pimlico from Churchill Downs Wednesday and Pletcher said they have settled…

(Tracksideview.com and Pimlico Race Course reports)

BALTIMORE, Md. – Kentucky Derby hero Super Saver was installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite Wednesday in a field of 12 entered for Saturday’s 135th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

The Todd Pletcher-trained colt, who led the way to the finish at Churchill Downs in the Derby by 2½ lengths, was first again at the Post Position Draw, during which his name was called first when assigned the No. 8 stall in the…

SUPER SAVER MAKES THE SCENE AT PIMLICO ACCOMPANIED BY 8 OTHER PREAKNESS HOPEFULS

Paul Rich
Maryland Jockey Club

BALTIMORE, Md. – Super Saver, who captured the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 1, arrived at Pimlico Race Course Wednesday afternoon in a quest to add Saturday’s 135th Preakness Stakes to his Triple Crown resume.