To Be Honored Thursday, May 14 at Laurel Park LAUREL, MD – Childs Walker, who has covered Thoroughbred racing in Maryland and nationally for nearly 20 years, has been named recipient of the Old Hilltop Award for covering the sport with excellence and distinction.

Preakness Decision for Golden Tempo Coming by Week’s End Fine After Fall, Great White Preakness-Bound Pending Work Talk to Me Jimmy Works Monday in NY, Preakness Still in Mix Asmussen Thrilled for Stallion Curlin to Sweep Triple Crown G2 Black-Eyed Susan Next for Kentucky Oaks Scratch Nycon LAUREL, MD – As the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) field continues to take shape, Robert Zoellner’s homebred stakes winner Crupper is a go with 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Horse of the Year-winning jockey Junior Alvarado to ride.

Friday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $50,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer George Weaver, who saddled the winners of both the $125,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies and the $125,000 Royal Palm Juvenile last year, has entered horses in both five-furlong turf stakes to be run Saturday at Gulfstream Park.

Preakness ‘On the Table’ for Derby Winner Golden Tempo Jockey Jose Ortiz Completes Personal Triple Crown Sweep Preakness Decision on Silent Tactic Hinges on Next Work Violas’ St. Elias Stable Could Have Pair of Preakness Starters LOUISVILLE, KY – Though the verdict is still out on whether Golden Tempo will make the two-week turnaround off his dramatic Kentucky Derby (G1) victory, a lengthy number of challengers are already lining up for the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) May 16 at Laurel Park.

Spirit Doll, Rasheed Hughes Get Dream Trip in Honey Ryder Governor Sam Set for 2026 Debut in Sunday’s Thirsty Fish HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Four years after shocking the racing world by riding Rich Strike to a longshot victory in the 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1), jockey Sony Leon pulled off a little bit of an upset Saturday at Gulfstream Park, scoring a front-running victory aboard 17-1 longshot Bolero Bay in the $125,000 English Channel Stakes.

Both Contenders Sharp in 5F Breezes Over Laurel Park Main Track LAUREL, MD – Under the watchful eye of trainer Brittany Russell, just in town after saddling Dazzling Dame in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), undefeated multiple stakes winner Taj Mahal blazed through a five-furlong work Saturday morning at Laurel Park ahead of his next scheduled start in the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) May 16.

Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $125,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainers George Weaver and Wesley Ward are heavily represented on the nominations lists for the $125,000 Royal Palm Juvenile and $125,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies, a pair of Royal Ascot qualifying races for 2-year-olds scheduled to be renewed Saturday, May 9.

Commandment, The Puma, Chief Wallabee Ready to Run for the Roses Gulfstream Park Runners Prominent in Weekend Stakes at Churchill Pegasus World Cup Hero Skippylongstocking Set for Alysheba HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 75th running of the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) figures to be very well-represented in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs by the 1-2-3 finishers in Gulfstream Park’s premier Triple Crown prep.

Redland Rebels Exits Derby Trail for Saturday’s English Channel ‘Big Baby’ Laigina Ready to Fire in Honey Ryder Co-Feature HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Patrick Biancone, who brought Julien Leparoux from France to the U.S. in 2005, is bringing the recently announced 2026 George Woolf Award winner to Gulfstream Park Saturday to ride a pair of morning-line favorites in the $100,000 English Channel and $100,000 Honey Ryder.