Horse Racing News

With Forever Together and Informed Decision in his barn, trainer Jonathan Sheppard has two of the elite older females in the country.

Hall of Famer and 1998 Horse of the Year Skip Away died of an apparent heart attack in his paddock Friday morning at Hopewell Farm in Midway, Ky., according to farm owner Rick Trontz.

Besides the 135th Preakness here Saturday, Pimlico also will run five other stakes on its 13-race card. Foremost among those undercard races is the $200,000 Dixie Stakes, a Grade 2 turf race at 1 1/8 miles.

Super Saver, the Kentucky Derby winner, drew Post 8 when a field of 12 was entered on Wednesday for the 135th Preakness Stakes. The second leg of the Triple Crown will be run Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.

Tidal Pool will be coming off a mere two-week layoff when Calvin Borel rides her as the favorite in the $175,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, the highlight of a 13-race Friday card at the Baltimore track.

The Preakness is limited to 14 runners, and as of Monday, it appeared a baker's dozen of 13 was going to pass the entry box on Wednesday, when post positions will be drawn for the $1 million race.

Kent Desormeaux has read and heard the criticism regarding his perceived lack of effort at the end of the Kentucky Derby aboard Paddy O'Prado, who finished third. The Hall of Fame jockey feels like it's unjustified.

Bob Baffert says Lookin At Lucky is looking at the Preakness for sure.

Trainer Bob Baffert continued his stranglehold on the Lone Star Derby on Saturday, when Game on Dude gave him his fourth win in the race since Anet took the inaugural running in 1997.

Six times since 1996 Nick Zito has run multiple horses in the Belmont Stakes. It looks like the Hall of Fame and two-time Belmont winning trainer is about to do it again.