Spend Preakness Stakes day with 34-year-old trainer Rodolphe Brisset, a former assistant to Hall of Famer Bill Mott, as he sends out his first starter in a U.S. Triple Crown race. Get to know Brisset as he prepares Quip.
Those who watched dual classic winner Justify head to the track May 24 for his first bit of training since his victory in the May 19 Preakness Stakes (G1) were impressed at the unbeaten chestnut colt's ability to keep such rigors at bay.
Thanks to fog blanketing Pimlico Race Course, there is a moment where Justify and Good Magic disappear from sight as they turn for home during NBC Sports' coverage of the Preakness Stakes (G1).
With viewers perhaps sensing a special horse in undefeated Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Justify, overnight ratings for NBC's Preakness Stakes (G1) increased 12% compared with last year's broadcast.
Regarding the 1 1/2-mile third leg of the Triple Crown, trainer Bob Baffert rolled out the standard horseman's mantra: If all goes well, Justify will run.
Claire Crosby shares updates on how undefeated Justify emerged after the Preakness Stakes (G1) and Bob Baffert's upcoming training plans for the chestnut colt in pursuit of the third jewel of the Triple Crown.
Comments from the connections of Preakness Stakes winner Justify, including trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith.
The only thing that will keep Pimlico Race Course in business as a racetrack is if the Preakness Stakes (G1) stays. But the only thing that will keep the Preakness at Pimlico is if the racetrack gets revamped by the Maryland Stadium Authority.
Claire Crosby recaps the foggy Preakness Stakes, which saw Justify fight for the victory in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.
In an intense, white fog at Pimlico Race Course, Justify and Good Magic, the top two finishers in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), dueled for the second prize in the Triple Crown.
Preakness day video update with Claire Crosby on May 19, 2018.
The poncho will replace the fascinator as the fashion of choice for the 143rd Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course.
For all the greats that have laid claim to the Woodlawn Vase in the 143-year-old history of the Preakness Stakes (G1), no trainers in the modern era have worked the 1 3/16-mile race the way Hall of Famers Bob Baffert and D. Wayne Lukas have.
For the third time in the past four years, the weatherman says there is an excellent chance the Preakness Stakes (G1) will be run in the muck and mire. That was also the case when American Pharoah (2015) and Exaggerator (2016) came splashing home.
Images from the days leading up to the 143rd Preakness Stakes
Reporting from Pimlico Race Course, Claire Crosby shares updates on morning track appearances from Justify, Quip, Sporting Chance, Bravazo, and Good Magic.
Chad Brown talks about Good Magic's prospects for the Preakness Stakes.
Justify went out for his final pre-Preakness Stakes (G1) gallop in the dark May 18 at Pimlico Race Course, about three hours earlier than he hit the track the day prior, and Bob Baffert had a simple explanation as to why he changed things up.
Bringing Diamond King to Baltimore has been very different than when Smarty Jones made his bid in 2004. The atmosphere at Servis' base in Bensalem, Pa., leading up to the Preakness was that of everyday business.
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes (G1).
Slop or no slop, the Preakness Stakes looks pretty cut-and-dried on paper, or perhaps it should be cut-and-wet. The likely sloppy track will be nothing new to Justify and Good Magic, the two standout horses who dominate the morning line odds.
Barely a decade into his career, jockey Florent Geroux is running low on significant obstacles still to conquer—save for three big stumbling blocks designed to make the best of the best question if they've met their match.
Dodging the worst of the weather, Justify had as ideal a morning as possible in his first trip over the Pimlico Race Course surface since arriving for his expected run in the middle leg of the Triple Crown.
After securing the top bonus from Pimlico Race Course last year in its program that rewards trainers who support its Preakness (G1) weekend stakes races, Steve Asmussen appears well-positioned for another run.
China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing, and WinStar Farm's Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Justify drew post 7 at the Preakness Stakes (G1) draw May 16 at Pimlico Race Course.
The D. Wayne Lukas-trained pair of Bravazo and Sporting Chance didn't do any exerting training May 16 at Pimlico Race Course, because their Hall of Fame conditioner didn't like the wet track in Baltimore.
What will this year’s Preakness bring? We wouldn’t dare make a prediction, but we do know the race will be preceded by some good conversation and some tasty crab cakes.
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Baltimore's historic Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes, has earned reaccreditation from the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance.
Kentucky Derby winner Justify leads the field as NBC Sports Group presents the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, this Saturday, May 19, at 5 p.m. ET on NBC.
The whole field for the second leg of the Triple Crown isn't on the grounds yet, but the three who arrived May 14 took their first trips out to the Pimlico Race Course main track May 15.
WinStar Farm, one of the owners of 2018 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Justify, has selected Dyehard Fan Supply as merchandiser for the prized horse.
Following is a list of television, radio, and online video coverage scheduled for the week leading up to the Preakness Stakes (G1).
Kentucky Derby winner Justify continued his preparations for the May 19 Preakness Stakes (G1) with an energetic 1 1/2-mile gallop around the Churchill Downs main track Monday.
With trainer Bob Baffert in attendance and a gaggle of media looking on, Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Justify continued his preparations for the May 19 Preakness Stakes (G1) with an energetic 1 1/2-mile gallop May 14.
Tenfold put in the standard week-of exercise the Steve Asmussen barn is known for, covering an easy half-mile in :49 2/5 at Churchill Downs May 14 in preparation for his expected start in the Preakness Stakes (G1) May 19 at Pimlico Race Course.
Five Churchill Downs-based Preakness Stakes (G1) contenders continued their final preparations May 13 prior to shipping to Baltimore for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.
Trainer Chad Brown said May 13 that Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) runner-up Good Magic will take on Justify again in the May 19 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course.
The Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2) winner hit the track with Brisset aboard at 6:30 a.m. ET, breezed a half-mile in :48 1/5, and galloped out to five furlongs in 1:00 3/5.
Winchell Thoroughbreds' homebred Tenfold officially joined the Preakness Stakes (G1) fray, according to his connections, and galloped 1 1/2 miles May 12 at Churchill Downs.
Undefeated Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Justify continued his preparations for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, the May 19 Preakness Stakes (G1), when he galloped 1 1/2 miles May 11 at Churchill Downs.
Jockey Mike Smith has been suspended four days by the California Horse Racing Board stewards at Santa Anita Park for "for failure to maintain a straight course and causing interference in the stretch" during a race May 6.
Trainer John Servis confirmed May 10 that Cash is King, D.J. Stable, and LC Racing's Diamond King will make his next start in the May 19 Preakness Stakes (G1).
After walking the shedrow for four days while being treated for a bruise to his left heel, Justify went back to training and galloped about a mile and a half over the Churchill Downs surface in preparation for the Preakness Stakes (G1).
Owner and trainer Mick Ruis said May 9 that multiple grade 1 winner Bolt d'Oro may still end up in the May 19 Preakness Stakes (G1).
Like many in the racing community, trainer Tom Amoss is as interested as anyone to see how unbeaten Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Justify looks once he returns to the track.
Championship racing returns to legendary Pimlico Race Course May 10 for the opening of its 12-day Preakness Meet at Pimlico, highlighted by the 143rd running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (G1) Saturday, May 19.
WinStar Farm president and CEO Elliott Walden said May 8 that Quip is officially headed to the Preakness Stakes (G1) for a clash with Kentucky Derby winner Justify, who is also co-owned by WinStar.
The publicity office of Maryland Jockey Club reports trainer Bob Baffert said May 7 he was not concerned about a condition that has surfaced in the left hind foot of Derby winner Justify—the leading candidate for the May 19 Preakness at Pimlico.
With Justify showing positive signs the morning after turning back champion Good Magic in the Kentucky Derby (G1), the conversation shifted to whether any rival could stymie the chestnut colt in the May 19 Preakness Stakes (G1).
Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2) winner Quip will bypass the May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and point for the Preakness Stakes (G1) instead, trainer Rodolphe Brisset confirmed April 23.
