On Thursday at Delaware Park, a field of thirteen three-year-olds is scheduled to take to the turf in the $50,000 Stanton Stakes. Run at a mile and a sixteenth, the Stanton is the sixth race of Delaware Parks eight-race card.
Craftsman (IRE), an Irish-bred son of Mastercraftsman (IRE), has been installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite and is one of two horses Graham Motion will saddle in the stakes race. Craftsman will be making his first start for Motion and first start on the East Coast with Alex Cintron aboard. He was last seen finishing tenth and last in the American Turf (G2) at Churchill Downs in May. He began his career with some promise overseas but has struggled from four United States starts.
Second choice on the morning line at 4-1 is Wallyanna, a sophomore son of Langfuhr trained by Michael Pino and ridden by Kendrick Carmouche. He is undefeated from three starts this year and has won over turf and synthetics since being claimed from Dale Romans for $35,000 in March. He earned the first stakes victory of his career in the J.W. Murphy Stakes at Pimlico in his most recent start.
Also in the field is longshot Thunder Strike (GB) who also hails from the Graham Motion stable. Tabbed at 12-1, the chestnut son of Sahkee’s Secret (GB) will be making only his third start stateside. He began his career with three consecutive victories in Great Britain before being competitive against Group company overseas. He was third behind Wallyanna in his last start and will have Trevor McCarthy in the irons for the first time.
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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