On Saturday at Oaklawn Park, the track will host the 56th running of the $250,000 Razorback Handicap. A Grade 3 event, the mile and a sixteenth contest has drawn a field of seven colts and geldings.
Steve Asmussen will saddle Tapiture as the favorite at odds of 5-2 on the morning line. Bred and owned by Winchell Thoroughbreds, the four-year-old son of Tapit has won four of his twelve starts including the Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park as a sophomore. He was last seen finishing a game second to Goldencents in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) and has been training steadily for his first start of the year. Ricardo Santana, Jr. has the mount from the rail.
Second choice at 3-1 on the morning line is Ride on Curlin, a locally-based horse trained by William Gowan. A four-year-old son of Curlin purchased for $25,000 as a yearling, he has won three of his fourteen starts and was second in the Preakness Stakes (G1) last year. He returned in January off of a layoff with an allowance win an Oaklawn and was last seen finishing second in the Essex Handicap. Jon Court will remain aboard and they will break from post seven.
Also in the field at morning line odds of 7-2 is Race Day for trainer Todd Pletcher. A four-year-old son of Tapit, he has been on the board in all six career starts and has three victories to his credit. He will be attempting to earn the first stakes win of his career and was last seen finishing third in the Fred W. Hooper Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream. He has had a recent bullet workout and will break from post position five under John Velazquez.
The 2023 Preakness Stakes is coming up Saturday, May 20 at Pimlico! It is one of the most eagerly-awaited events of the racing year, and this is the place to […]
The Preakness Stakes is coming up on Saturday, May 15, 2021. The second jewel of the American Triple Crown drew a field of 10 top three-year-olds. Find out the top contenders in the race, and learn the best places to place your bets!
After all the drama of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, the racing scene shifts to Pimlico Race Course in anticipation of the running of the 2019 Preakness Stakes. A couple of the high-profile contenders from the Derby are expected in the field, as well as a number of new shooters that add to the handicapping puzzle and could provide good betting value.
The field has been established for the 2016 running of the Belmont Stakes and of the thirteen contenders, there are four horses who competed in the Preakness Stakes (G1) and are moving on to the third jewel of the Triple Crown.
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