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Busy Weekend Planned for Belmont Contenders

Busy Weekend Planned for Belmont Contenders

The work tab at Belmont Park will be busy the weekend of June 4 as some contenders for the June 11 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) will be putting in their final workouts.

 Friday, June 03, 2011

Pimlico Spring Meet to Open April 20

Live racing shifts to historic Pimlico Race Course April 20 for the spring meeting. The headline event of the eight-week stand is the 131st running of the $1-million Preakness Stakes (gr. I), the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, set for May 20.

 Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Hamilton Takes Rest of the Year Off, Rodriguez Out with Leg Injury

Jockey Steve Hamilton, the third leading rider at the major Maryland tracks this year, has decided to take off the remainder of 2005. The 32-year-old captured the Pimlico spring meeting for the second straight year and has 107 victories at Pimlico and Laurel Park this year.

 Thursday, October 20, 2005