Horse Racing News on May 17, 2013

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert says that a victory by Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the May 18 Preakness Stakes and having a shot at the elusive Triple Crown would be a major boost to horse racing.

Odds-on choice Last Gunfighter collared pacesetter Eighttofasttocatch in the final furlong and drew off by 4 ¼ lengths for his sixth consecutive victory May 17 in the $300,000 Pimlico Special in Baltimore, Md.

Joel Rosario's remarkable run continued May 17 when he brought Fiftyshadesofhay from off the pace to win the $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.