Horse Racing News

After finishing third in the Kentucky Derby, and then second in the Preakness Stakes, trainer Dale Romans is hoping he can finally get to the top in the last leg of the Triple Crown, the June 5 Belmont Stakes.

The drought continues. For the 32nd straight year -- tacking on yet one more year in the ongoing record of Triple Crown futility -- there will be no sweep of racing's most coveted prize.

Lookin at Lucky won the Preakness, ending Super Saver's bid to become the first Triple Crown winner in 32 years.

Taqarub went right to the front and never looked back en route to a 13-1 upset of the Grade 3, $100,000 Maryland Sprint Handicap on the Preakness undercard at Pimlico.

Rainbow View overcame some early trouble and further traffic at the top of the stretch to close resolutely and capture the Grade 3, $100,000 Gallorette Handicap for older female turf horses on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.

The two Grade 1 winners in Saturday's Shuvee Handicap finished first and second, but not in the order most bettors thought they would, as Funny Moon posted a decisive victory by 2 3/4 lengths over defending titlist Seattle Smooth in the Grade 2 race.

Comedero furthered his stature in the 3-year-old sprint ranks with a thoroughly dominating victory Saturday in the Grade 3, $100,000 Chick Lang Stakes going six furlongs at Pimlico.

It starts like this: A father and son make their way to the racetrack. Memories are made and first impressions gathered. A lifetime of dedication to the sport begins.

It is remembered mostly as the race in which the filly was mugged, but the Preakness of 30 years ago also is known as the race that produced arguably the most iconic figure of racing's modern era.

Of all the 3-year-olds on the Triple Crown trail this spring, Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver is the only one with a chance to sweep the series as we head to the Preakness this Saturday.