J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the $2 million Preakness (G1) at Laurel Park.

Sunshine, blue skies with a few white clouds, and crisp temperatures greeted fans trickling in early for a 14-race Black-Eyed Susan day card May 15 at Laurel Park.

Despite having never won a race, Preakness Stakes (G1) contender Ocelli’s career has already been a winner for his connections after finishing third in the Kentucky Derby (G1).

The Road, presented by Gainesway and WinStar Farm, looks at a pair of races that award fees-paid berths in the Preakness Stakes (G1).

Charlie Appleby has declared Godolphin’s four-time group 1 winner and 2025 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T) winner Notable Speech for the May 16 Lockinge Stakes (G1) at Newbury Racecourse.

When news broke that Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Golden Tempo would not run in the Preakness Stakes (G1), Bill Knauf handled it about as well as you could expect from the chief executive of the track that plays host to the Triple Crown’s second jewel.

Ciaron Maher’s assistant trainer Jack Turnbull believes luck in running will be key for star sprinter Jimmysstar when he lines up in the May 16 Doomben Ten Thousand (G1) at Doomben Racecourse.

The George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) will provide an opportunity for 3-year-old fillies who missed the Kentucky Oaks (G1) to pick up grade 2 stakes laurels.

Longtime Thoroughbred owner Peter Brant has moved approximately 75% of the horses he had with trainer Chad Brown to other trainers, according to a published report.

Preakness Stakes (G1) notes from Laurel Park