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Offering $287k in Purses, Timonium Meet Kicks off Aug. 25

The 2023 Thoroughbred racing schedule for the upcoming Timonium meet has been released. Running from Aug. 25 through Sept. 4, the week-long meet held during the Maryland State Fair will offer purses of $287,000 daily.

The meet will offer two added-money events this year: the $100,000 Timonium Distaff for fillies and mares, 3-years-old and up, going 61/2 furlongs on Saturday, Aug. 26 and the $100,000 Timonium Juvenile for 2-year-olds going 6 1/2 furlongs on Saturday, Sept. 2. Both races are $75,000 guaranteed, plus $25,000 for Maryland-bred or Maryland-sired.

The Maryland State Fair is sponsoring $20,000 in trainers' awards. Grooms awards to the best turned out horse in each race will also be awarded.

Additionally, Annual College Day at the Fair will take place on Aug. 26. Ten $1,000 college scholarships are awarded to preregistered full time college students in attendance. College Day is designed to attract millennials to experience Thoroughbred racing and the Maryland State Fair. In addition, Aug. 26 has been designated Ladies Day at the Races.

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Midlantic June Two-Year-Olds-In-Training Catalogue Now Online

The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic June Two-Year-Olds-in-Training Sale is now online. The sale is scheduled for Wednesday, June 28, at 3 p.m. at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Maryland. The under-tack show is scheduled for the day prior, Tuesday, June 27, beginning at 8 a.m. The breeze-up had previously been scheduled for Monday, June 26, but that date has been moved.

A new auction for 2023, the sale represents is the last two-year-old sale of the season and is the only sale in June to be conducted over a dirt race track. Ninety two-year-olds have been entered in the sale.

“There are some nice opportunities in this catalogue, which has strong sire power and a variety of state-bred programs represented from both the Midlantic region and beyond,” said Paget Bennett, Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Director of Sales. “This sale should prove advantageous for buyers as it is one of the few auctions in which they can evaluate a two-year-old's performance over a dirt surface. The late June date also allows buyers to send their purchases straight to the racetrack from the sale.”

Sires represented in the catalogue include Arrogate, Audible, Blame, Bolt d'Oro, Catalina Cruiser, Catholic Boy, Classic Empire, Dialed In, English Channel, Flatter, Frosted, Good Magic, Kitten's Joy, Liam's Map, Mitole, More Than Ready, Munnings, Not This Time, Omaha Beach, Practical Joke, Twirling Candy, Uncle Mo, Vino Rosso, Violence, and War Front.

State-bred or regional programs represented are Arkansas, California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ontario (Canada), Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

The catalogue will also be available in the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogues will be available beginning June 12.

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Toledo, Russell Defend Titles At Pimlico’s Preakness Meet

Jockey Jevian Toledo and trainer Brittany Russell defended their titles as leading jockey and trainer respectively as the Preakness Meet at Pimlico Race Course drew to a close Sunday.

Toledo, who ranked second in earnings behind only GI Preakness S. winner John Velazquez, finished with a comfortable 10-win margin over co-runners-up Sheldon Russell, Horacio Karamanos and Victor Carrasco. Both Toledo and Russell are represented by agent Marty Leonard.

“It feels great. I'm just blessed that God gave me the good health to be here,” Toledo said. “My agent does a great job and big thanks to all the trainers and owners that give the opportunity to ride their horses. I really appreciate all the help that I've been given this meet.”

Russell ended with 15 wins from 42 starters and $592,630 in purse earnings, second only to GI Preakness S.-winning trainer Bob Baffert.

It is the fourth training title for Russell, who led Laurel's 2022 spring and fall stands and tied for first at last year's Preakness Meet.

“It's great. You do it once, and you hope you can do it again,” Russell said. “It's awesome but my team is amazing. We have more horses now. You win and it just seems like we get more on our plate every time. Whenever it seems like we do something better it becomes more work and more horses, things like that. My team, it's just so fun to watch what they've done. Everybody on my team is just amazing.”

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Derby Winner Mage Confirmed For Preakness Start

Last Saturday's GI Kentucky Derby winner Mage (Good Magic) is officially headed to Baltimore for the May 20 GI Preakness S. His connections made the announcement via Twitter Friday morning.

“Very excited, he's had a magnificent week of training,” said co-owner Ramiro Restrepo. “He's shown all the positive signs.”

The ownership group, which also includes OGMA Investments, Sterling Racing and CMNWLTH, confirmed the colt's participation in the second leg of the Triple Crown at Pimlico Race Course following his Friday morning training session in which he warmed up in the mile chute before galloping about a mile and five furlongs beneath his regular exercise rider J.J. Delgado.

“It still really hasn't sunk in that we won the Kentucky Derby,” co-owner/assistant trainer Gustavo Delgado, Jr. said Thursday evening. “It's been a surreal last few days. The most important thing is the horse looks great. He's kept his weight and relaxed when training.”

Others pressing on from the Derby include Confidence Game (Candy Ride {Arg}, 10th) and 'TDN Rising Star' Disarm (Gun Runner, fourth), while new shooters include Red Route One (Gun Runner) and GIII Stonestreet Lexington S. winner and 'TDN Rising Star' First Mission (Street Sense).

Mage is expected to train around 7:45 Saturday morning before vanning to Baltimore that afternoon.

In other Preakness-related news, National Treasure (Quality Road) worked a half-mile in :47.40 Friday morning at Santa Anita  and will become trainer Bob Baffert's 25th Preakness starter next weekend. A victory in the race would be the eighth for the conditioner.

“This is a horse we've always been high on,” Baffert said. “He lost some training time ahead of the Santa Anita Derby, but he's been working well since. The Preakness distance shouldn't be a problem.”

A $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga graduate, National Treasure was third in last year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile and was most recently fourth to Practical Move (Practical Joke) in the GI Santa Anita Derby Apr. 8.

Also making the trip to Maryland for Baffert are Havnameltdown (Uncaptured) for the GIII Chick Lang S.; undefeated 'TDN Rising Star' Faiza (Girvin) for the GII Black-Eyed Susan S.; and Arabian Lion (Justify) for the Sir Barton S.

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