FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA
| 1 | Ive Struck a Nerve | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: B+ | $240,000 |
2010 | Bay Colt | Yankee Gentleman - Ranaway, Cryptoclearance
Sire: Yankee Gentleman , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 4 wins, $202,547. Lifetime: 152 yearlings sold, median $13,500. In 2009: 1.02 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Cryptoclearance, Dark Bay or Brown, 1984. In 2009: 1.23 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2012 Spring Sales of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $82,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Select and Open Sale of Yearlings, $17,000.
Keeneland Association November 2010 Breeding Stock Sale, $1,700.
| 2 | Code West | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A+ | $80,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Ridgling | Lemon Drop Kid - Charitabledonation, Saint Ballado
Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $3,245,370. Lifetime: 444 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Saint Ballado, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, $340,000.
| 3 | Palace Malice | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: C | $40,000 |
2010 | Bay Colt | Curlin - Palace Rumor, Royal Anthem
Sire: Curlin , Chestnut, 2004. Raced 2 years. 15 starts, 11 wins, $10,246,800. Lifetime: 104 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Royal Anthem, Bay, 1995.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association April 2012 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $200,000.
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, $25,000.
Others: Oxbow, $16,000; Normandy Invasion, $8,000; Golden Soul, $4,000; Mylute, $4,000; Proud Strike, $4,000; Bethel, $4,000; Agent; Circle Unbroken; Hardrock Eleven.
Scratched: Sunbean; He's Had Enough; Departing.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ive Struck a Nerve | James Graham | J. Keith Desormeaux |
| 2 | Code West | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 3 | Palace Malice | Rosie Napravnik | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Oxbow | Jon Kenton Court | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 5 | Normandy Invasion | Jose Lezcano | Chad C. Brown |
| 6 | Golden Soul | Miguel Mena | Dallas Stewart |
| 7 | Mylute | Shaun Bridgmohan | Thomas M. Amoss |
| 8 | Proud Strike | Gary L. Stevens | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 9 | Bethel | Iram Vargas Diego | Gennadi Dorochenko |
| 10 | Agent | Richard E. Eramia | Joe McAnally |
| 11 | Circle Unbroken | Leandro R. Goncalves | Garry W. Simms |
| 12 | Hardrock Eleven | Jamie Theriot | David P. Banks |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Ive Struck a Nerve | James Graham | $272.40 | $110.60 | $42.40 | ||||||
| 2 | Code West | Martin Garcia | $8.80 | $5.60 | |||||||
| 6 | Palace Malice | Rosie Napravnik | $4.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-2) | $2,295.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-2-6) | $17,787.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-2-6-10) | $70,662.40 | ||||||||||
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas supervises the loading of Preakness winner Oxbow at Pimlico May 19.
The 2013 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Tom LaMarra recaps Oxbow's victory in the Preakness Stakes.
Comments from Trainer D. Wayne Lukas after Oxbow's win in the 2013 Preakness Stakes.
Comments from Gary Stevens after winning the Preakness Stakes aboard Oxbow.
Calumet Farm's Oxbow gunned to the front from the gate in the $1 million Preakness Stakes (gr. I) May 18 and never looked back to post a 1 3/4-length victory at 15-1.
15 hours ago
The Maryland Jockey Club reported that Preakness Stakes (gr. I) on-track attendance at Pimlico Race Course of 117,203 was fourth-highest in the history of the race and the May 18 total handle of $81,940,233 was sixth-highest.
16 hours ago
Images of the week that lead up to the big day at Pimlico.
From a field of 19 for the Kentucky Derby, the runners now number nine for the Preakness. This year Departing, Titletown Five, and Govenor Charlie opted to forego the Run for the Roses to chase black-eyed Susans instead.
21 hours ago
Can the Kentucky Derby winner hold off eight challengers -- including five wheeling back from that race two weeks ago -- in the May 18 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico? Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey thinks so.
Yesterday
Pete wonders how to make money on the Preakness card.
With the forecast calling for a high temperature of 70 degrees and a strong possibility of rain for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), the Maryland Jockey Club could be hard-pressed to surpass last year's record crowd of 121,309.
Yesterday
Rosie Napravnik remembers galloping horses at Pimlico Race Course before she even earned her jockey's license. On May 18 aboard Mylute, she'll become just the third woman to ever ride in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
Yesterday
Orb was the 3-5 favorite in very early wagering on the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I), according to the Maryland Jockey Club.
Yesterday
While in recent years horse racing has made strides toward drug reform and uniform medication rules, one only need look at its biggest series, the Triple Crown, to see a lack of consistency.
Yesterday
This year's Preakness is all about Orb. And then there are his eight opponents, most of whom are worthy adversaries, with a case to be made for any of them to step up and run a big race.
Steve Haskin reports the news of the day, including final gallops from the contenders and the weather.
Tom LaMarra and Claire Novak handicap the field of the Preakness Stakes. Will Orb hold off Departing and former Kentucky Derby rivals?
The connections of five horses who finished behind Orb in Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) hope their starter can become 20th horse since 1973 to win the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) after coming up short in Derby.
2 days ago
Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Illinois Derby (gr. III) winner Departing got his first taste of Pimlico Race Course the morning of May 16 by galloping 1 1/2 miles under exercise rider Trina Pasckvale.
2 days ago
Trainer Tom Amoss and his gray colt Mylute went in different directions May 16 in their respective journeys from Churchill Downs to Pimlico Race Course.
2 days ago
Al Stall, Jr. and wife Nicole at the Alibi Breakfast discuss Departing, the Preakness, and Blame.
All joking aside, trainer D. Wayne Lukas seems pretty confident his horses will have some say in the outcome of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
2 days ago
Todd Quast of GoldMark Farm discusses Mylute's chances in the Preakness.
Illinois Derby winner Departing on the backside of Pimlico on May 16.
2 days ago
This year's Preakness is all about Orb. And then there are his eight opponents, most of whom are worthy adversaries, with a case to be made for any of them to step up and run a big race. [More]