Among 9 Stakes, 4 Graded, Worth $3.15 Million Preakness Day LAUREL, MD – Six weeks after securing his elusive maiden victory, Falcon Jet will take his first stakes test Saturday in the $100,000 Sir Barton sponsored by Connelly Family Foundation to benefit TAA on the Preakness (G1) Day program at Laurel Park.

Thebabeslayer Seeking Stakes Success in James W. Murphy LAUREL, MD – On the biggest weekend of the Maryland racing calendar, the local horseman want to strut on center stage. They will have plenty of chances. Take Saturday’s competitive $125,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint, for example. Eleven horses are entered in the 5 1/2-furlong race for 3-year-olds and up. Six of them are trained by Maryland horsemen or horsewomen.

Morning-Line Favorite Iron Honor Makes the Scene Taj Mahal Came Around in Time for Russell LAUREL, MD – No horse can sweep the Triple Crown this year, but jockey Jose Ortiz still can. Ortiz earned his first Kentucky Derby (G1) victory May 2 on Golden Tempo, who is awaiting the Belmont Stakes (G1) June 6 at Saratoga.

Ex-Jockey to Retire as NBC’s On-Track Presence During Triple Crown LAUREL, MD – If the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) goes anything like last week’s Kentucky Derby (G1) for Donna Brothers, a flood of emotions will hit her after she completes Saturday’s assignment for an NBC audience.

Mott Looking to Strike with Incredibolt in 151st Preakness Brown: Preakness Stakes ‘a Natural Fit’ for Iron Honor Asmussen Not About to Make Changes with Chip Honcho For video go to Preakness.isctv.com LAUREL, MD – Brittany Russell remembers having a sense of pride when Jena Antonucci became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race three years ago with Arcangelo in the Belmont Stakes (G1). The feeling wasn’t dissimilar when Cherie DeVaux saddled Golden Tempo for a victory in the Kentucky Derby (G1) May 2.

Hall of Fame Trainer Owns Six Victories in Six-Furlong 3YO Sprint LAUREL, MD – With Obliteration, Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen is once again a major player in the Chick Lang, the six-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds on the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) program Saturday at Laurel Park.

Journalism holding on to win the 150th Preakness Stakes LAUREL, MD – 1/ST has announced they will again be partnering with Irish technology company, Equine MediRecord (EMR) and their group Business Infusions (BI) to digitize equine welfare protocols for Preakness 151. This added measure will enhance the stringent equine health and safety protocols that will be in place for the race on Saturday, May 16th at Laurel Park while the state-led redevelopment of Pimlico Race Course is underway.

Saturday Flirt Figures Prominently in $100,000 The Very One LAUREL, MD – Live Oak Plantation’s Ultimate Love looms as the horse to beat when the filly makes her long-awaited 3-year-old debut in Friday’s $125,000 Hilltop at Laurel Park.

First Time Since 1908, 17th Overall, Middle Jewel Isn’t at Pimlico LAUREL, MD – When Laurel Park plays host to the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) May 16, it will mark the 17th time – and first in well over a century – that the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown has been held away from the city of Baltimore and Pimlico Race Course.