Last year Pimlico Race Course and Thoroughbred racing celebrated the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes. After the milestone edition, the venue closed for a complete rebuild of the Baltimore facility and the 2026 Preakness Stakes has been shifted about 30 miles southwest to Laurel Park in Laurel, Md.
Category: Horse Racing News
Real Quiet: A Nose From Triple Crown Glory
Real Quiet did not look or act the part of a champion early in his career. He was so crooked up front that he sold to Michael Pegram for only $17,000 as a yearling in 1996. He was so lacking in girth that his trainer, Bob Baffert, jokingly nicknamed him “The Fish.”
A Dozen Takeaways You Need to Know From 2026 Kentucky Derby Weekend
Golden Tempo’s last-to-first victory at 23.12-1 odds in the $5 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve provided horse racing fans with a historically significant grand finale to cap an unforgettable slate of stakes races over the last week at Churchill Downs.
DeVaux to Watch and Wait with Golden Tempo Before Making Preakness Decision
Surrounded by dozens of reporters and photographers in the media scrum at Churchill Downs that follows a winning trainer the morning after the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, Cherie DeVaux paused briefly to take in the May 3 scene.
