Heart to Heart seeks Grade 1 triple in Shoemaker Mile
After going so long without a Grade 1 win, the veteran grass star Heart to Heart will look to make it three in a row at the top level in the $400,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1) […]
Articles by Vance Hanson
What Justify and Pimlico had in common on Preakness Day
Justify and Pimlico Race Course are alike in one respect. They both made it through the weekend without getting to show their best. The record shows that Justify earned a 98 BRIS Speed rating in […]
Justify sets up Triple Crown bid with hard-fought Preakness victory
BALTIMORE — In a race largely unseen except by the participants and a few well-placed television cameras, Justify emerged from a dense fog to claim Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico by a half-length, […]
Condition of Pimlico turf course weighs “heavy” on horsemen, bettors
BALTIMORE — Aside from the Preakness (G1) doings, one of the hot topics of the week was how the Pimlico turf course was going to fare after an unrelenting deluge of rain in the Baltimore […]
Irish War Cry gets back on track with splashy Pimlico Special score
BALTIMORE — Irish War Cry brought trainer Graham Motion back to the Kentucky Derby in 2017 and, while he didn’t fare well that day, just failed to hold off Tapwrit as the favorite in the […]
2018 Preakness storylines mirror those of a distant year
BALTIMORE — The Kentucky Derby winner, who tends to run on or near the pace and who many consider a viable threat to pull off the Triple Crown, will be an odds-on favorite to repeat […]
Baffert: “I feel real confident that he’s going to show up.”
BALTIMORE — They’ve all had to deal with the slop in the mornings this week, but dodging rain showers makes wading through the Sea of Pimlico slightly more palatable. Kentucky Derby (G1) Justify was fortunate […]
Prado notches 7,000th career win
Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado won his 7,000th career race Tuesday afternoon at Parx, guiding the $12,500 claimer Thefundsarelow to victory in the sixth race. Prado joins seven other North American-based riders to have […]
One Liner, Something Awesome among nine in Pimlico Special
WinStar Farm and China Horse Club, two of the principals that own Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Justify in a partnership, look get their Preakness weekend off on the right foot Friday afternoon when they take […]
Zanjabeel overtakes Modem to win Calvin Houghland Iroquois
Zanjabeel won for the third time in five U.S. attempts while Modem was relegated to second, again, in Saturday’s $200,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois (G1) at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tennessee. Second in the first […]