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Hamazing Destiny Scores First Stakes Win

Hamazing Destiny Scores First Stakes Win

Hamazing Destiny and jockey Corey Nakatani took advantage of a duel between the early leaders before taking the lead at the top of the stretch to win the Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III).

 Saturday, May 19, 2012
Speedy Immortal Eyes Back in MD Sprint 'Cap

Speedy Immortal Eyes Back in MD Sprint 'Cap

Robert Abbo Racing Stable's Immortal Eyes, who just missed winning last year's Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III) after rating a bit early, will try again when the six-furlong event is held May 19 at Pimlico Race Course.

 Thursday, May 17, 2012
Ventana Survives Maryland Sprint Handicap

Ventana Survives Maryland Sprint Handicap

Ventana returned to his winning ways, as the 5-year-old finally did May 21 at Pimlico Race Course when he outdueled longshot Immortal Eyes to score the $100,000 Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III).

 Saturday, May 21, 2011
Ventana Seeks First Non-CA Win in MD Sprint

Ventana Seeks First Non-CA Win in MD Sprint

Ventana, the only previous graded stakes winner entered in the Maryland Sprint (gr. III), is seeking his first score outside California. The race, which attracted a field of nine, will be contested at six furlongs May 21.

 Thursday, May 19, 2011
Taqarub Pulls Off Md. Sprint Shocker

Taqarub Pulls Off Md. Sprint Shocker

Taqarub, a son of Aldebaran, goes wire to wire in the six-furlong Maryland Sprint Handicap at Pimlico on the Preakness Day undercard.

 Saturday, May 15, 2010
Familiar Faces in Maryland Sprint Handicap

Familiar Faces in Maryland Sprint Handicap

Ravalo, Silver Edition, and Celtic Innis ran one, two, three in last year's Maryland Sprint Handicap...and they return May 15 to battle again in the Preakness Day event.

 Thursday, May 13, 2010
Ravalo Gamely Takes Maryland Sprint 'Cap

Ravalo Gamely Takes Maryland Sprint 'Cap

Lindy Redding's speedy Ravalo employed a stalking trip to gamely win the $100,000 Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III) at Pimlico Race Course May 16.

 Saturday, May 16, 2009

Distance Could Suit Taqarub in Hirsch Jacobs

Taqarub, Checklist, and Yano, all graded stakes-placed in their last starts, lead a field of nine 3-year-old sprinters looking to take their games to the next level in the $100,000 Hirsch Jacobs Stakes (gr. III) May 16 at Pimlico.

 Thursday, May 14, 2009
Strong Field To Do Battle in Tom Fool

Strong Field To Do Battle in Tom Fool

Shadwell Stable's Lucky Island, an Argentine-bred colt that has won three straight, including the May 10 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III), will face the stiffest competition of his short career July 4 in the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park.

 Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Contessa Resumes Pimlico Roll in Sprint

Contessa Resumes Pimlico Roll in Sprint

Trainer Gary Contessa, fresh off a win in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) on Friday, started the stakes program at Pimlico Saturday with a victory in the Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III). But, under very different circumstances.

 Saturday, May 17, 2008
Wide-Open MD Sprint Handicap Draws Seven

Wide-Open MD Sprint Handicap Draws Seven

Seven older sprinters will try to earn their first graded stakes score May 17 at Pimlico Race Course when they do battle in the $100,000 Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III) the first of 10 blacktype races on Preakness Stakes (gr. I) day.

 Thursday, May 15, 2008

Diabolical Digs Down, Captures Maryland Sprint

Owner/trainer Steve Klesaris, injured in a motor vehicle accident the day before, couldn't be on hand at Pimlico Race Course Saturday to see his Diabolical win the $200,000 Emirates Airline Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III) at Pimlico Race Course.

 Saturday, May 19, 2007