Month: May 2025
A ‘Monumental’ Preakness Homecoming for Jockey Nik Juarez
There’s only one way that Maryland-born and raised Nik Juarez’s homecoming this week could be any better. “It’s monumental to be at Pimlico,” the 31-year-old jockey and fourth-generation horseman said. “One, to ride the Preakness. But let’s win it.”
Team Behind Heart of Honor Excited to ‘Give it a Shot’ in Preakness
If trainer Jamie Osborne and Heart of Honor, his entry in the May 17 Preakness Stakes, seem out of place at Pimlico Race Course it’s probably because there hasn’t been a starter in the second leg of the Triple Crown bred outside of North America since th
Veteran Turf Writers Pick the 2025 Preakness Superfecta
Bob Ehalt and Tom Pedulla became fast friends when they met on their first day at Fordham Preparatory School in the Bronx, N.Y., in 1970. Bob soon introduced Tom to the joys of Thoroughbred racing. They have endured some rough moments at the track, with Tom taking exception when Bob repeatedly smacks him on the back with a program as one of their horses launches an all-out drive. Much to Tom’s chagrin and the amusement of onlookers, Bob has been known to call for security as he proceeds to cash a $27 triple.