From Magazine: A Look at '26 Preakness Host Laurel Park
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On the May 11 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Trainer Whit Beckman discusses Kentucky Derby (G1) third-place finisher Ocelli competing in the Preakness Stakes (G1), we react to Golden Tempo skipping the Preakness and the Triple Crown's future.
Mischief Crown became a first-out winner May 9 at Hipodromo de Las Americas for owner Cuadra Los Agaves.
The countdown to New Zealand Bloodstock's National Weanling Sale is underway, with a high-quality catalog of 140 youngsters by New Zealand's best stallions now available to view online. The one-day sale will be held June 25.
This is not your typical edition of the Preakness Stakes (G1). While the 2020 race, which was contested in October due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was unprecedented, the May 16 renewal has a number of unique elements tied to it.
Rodeo Drive, sticking to the formula of 1-mile races, got up in the final strides to win the May 10 NHK Mile Cup (G1T) at Tokyo Racecourse while some prominent distance experimenters faltered.
Trainer Chad Brown said the Belmont Stakes (G1) or the Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park are both logical choices for Growth Equity's next start.
Silk Racing's Congestus secured his spot in the Japanese Derby (G1) by capturing the Kyoto Shimbun Hai (G2) May 9, and punching his ticket to the May 31 Blue Riband of the Turf at Tokyo.