Todd Pletcher has won more than 5,500 races in his extraordinary training career. One stands out above the rest. That would be the 2007 Belmont Stakes, when big-hearted Rags to Riches became only the third filly to win the famed “Test of the Champion” and the first since Tanya in 1905.
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Key Takeaways from 2023 Preakness Stakes Weekend at Pimlico
Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the $1.65 million Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, and other developments this weekend at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
National Treasure Gives Baffert Record Eighth Preakness Win, Hall of Fame Jockey Velazquez His First
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert went from heartbreak to record heights when National Treasure prevailed in a torrid stretch duel with Blazing Sevens to win the $1.65 million Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Baltimore’s
Emotional Whirlwind for Connections of Taxed After Black-Eyed Susan Score
As Richard Bahde stood in front of the cupola at Pimlico Race Course and held the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes trophy over his head, a whirlwind of emotions filled his mind. “I was thinking ‘You’ve come a long way, baby,’ ” Bahde said.
