On Saturday at Laurel Park, the track will host the $100,000 Safely Kept Stakes. Restricted to three-year-old fillies, the seven-furlong contest has drawn a competitive field of twelve.
Hot City Girl has been tabbed as the morning line favorite in the wide open field at odds of 5-2 for trainer Linda Rice. A chestnut daughter of City Zip, she has won four of her ten starts and earned her first graded stakes victory two starts back in the Charles Town Oaks Stakes (G3). She was last seen winning an optional claiming race and will be trying for her third straight victory. Cornelio Velasquez will be aboard and they will break from post position five.
Second choice at morning line odds of 4-1 is Tricky Zippy for trainer James Jerkens. A chestnut daughter of City Zip, she has been on the board in seven of her ten starts and is a four-time winner. She was second last time out in the Iroquois Stakes at Belmont Park and will be trying to earn her second black type victory. Angel Arroyo will be in the irons and they will break from post seven.
Also in the field at morning line odds of 6-1 is Eloquent Tribute for trainer Rudy Rodriguez. A bay daughter of Tapit, she was purchased for $175,000 and has been on the board in five of her eight starts with a maiden win to her credit. She will be attempting to earn her first stakes victory and was second in an allowance race last out. Manuel Franco will be aboard and they will break from post position three.
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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