On Saturday at Del Mar, the featured race is the 30th running of the $100,000 Cary Grant Stakes. Restricted to horses either bred in California or sired by California-based stallions, the seven-furlong race has drawn a field of eight colts and geldings.
The lightly-raced and undefeated Red Outlaw has been installed as the morning line favorite at 2-1 for trainer Peter Miller. A perfect six for six, the three-year-old gelded son of Tribal Rule was last seen earning his fourth consecutive stakes victory in the Uniformity Stakes on the turf at Santa Anita. He has been training steadily since that race and will have regular rider Edwin Maldonado aboard from post position four.
Big Macher is the second choice at 5-2 on the morning line and is getting a break in class after finishing ninth in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1). Trained by Richard Baltas, the four-year-old gelded son of Beau Genius won a pair of graded stakes over the summer, including the prestigious Bing Crosby (G1) at Del Mar. Rafael Bejarano, who rode him to a win against state-bred company in January, will be back aboard from post six.
Also in the field at 4-1 on the morning line is Soi Phet for trainer Leonard Powell. A six-year-old gelded son of Tizbud, Soi Phet has won eight times over the course of his career including multiple minor stakes races. He was last seen finishing fifth in the Big Bear at Santa Anita and has three wins so far this year. Kent Desormeaux, aboard for his win in the Los Alamitos Mile in September, will be back aboard and they will break from post five.
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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