Paul Verderosa looks ahead to the Preakness & the Dinner Party at Laurel Park.

Coming from off the pace while defending her home track from shippers, Peach Tie takes the $148,500 Miss Preakness Stakes (G3) for Sheldon and Brittany Russell.

Robert Zoellner was down to three broodmares in the spring of 2023. One mare hadn’t gotten pregnant the year before. One foal died. The third is on the cusp of being the longtime owner/breeder’s first starter in a Triple Crown race.

Robert Zoellner was down to three broodmares in the spring of 2023. One mare hadn’t gotten pregnant the year before. One foal died. The third is on the cusp of being the longtime owner/breeder’s first starter in a Triple Crown race.

Taj Mahal has an advantage that has become a rarity in the May 16 Preakness Stakes (G1) in recent years: racing experience over the track. Will the race’s move to Laurel Park give him the edge?

In the non-stakes portion of the May 15 Black-Eyed Susan day card at Laurel Park, jockeys and horses appeared to escape serious injury in a fall in the fifth race after the day’s first race saw an equine fatality.

The Saratoga Breakfast and Thoroughbred Farm Tour experience includes a buffet-style breakfast at Saratoga Race Course, followed by a 60- to 90-minute guided tour, before returning to Saratoga for an afternoon of live racing.

Robert Zoellner was down to three broodmares in the spring of 2023. One mare hadn’t gotten pregnant the year before. One foal died. The third is on the cusp of being the long-time owner/breeder’s first starter in a Triple Crown race.

Taj Mahal has an advantage that has become a rarity in the Preakness Stakes (G1) in recent years: racing experience over the track. Will the race’s move to Laurel Park May 16 give him the edge?

The result highlights a strong day’s trade that saw 12 mares or fillies realize six-figure prices and helped drive turnover for the overall sale to a record AU$5,604,750.