In the first full-out Preakness eve in years, people from across the Mid-Atlantic converged Friday on Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore for Black-Eyed Susan Day.
Saturday's Kentucky Derby will be interesting to watch for people in the Capital Region. Not only is it the biggest horserace of the season, but there are a couple of local ties to the Run For The Roses. One is a horse and the other is a trainer.
he is a big boy. bob introduced me to it his latest kentucky derby winner thursday, just two days before they won the preakness. the second jewel at racing s triple crown. he has his. [inaudible] he intimidates other horses and trainers before he gets on the track. when they see him in the paddock, it s like jaws in the vote, that s him. he is the face of horseracing. as personable as he is successful and the media covers horses like movie stars on the red carpet. this course, i compare him like lebron james. he basically came out of high school and went to the nba. he s referring to the fact that he went from his first race to winning the derby in 76 days. ngs you to they winner not to
after a 0 0 draw with hungary. they finish fifth in the competition. champion jockey oisin murphy has been banned for 1h months after admitting breaching coronavirus protocols, misleading the british horseracing authority, and acting in a way that prejudiced the reputation of horseracing. he d previously been banned for three months in november 2020, after testing positive for cocaine. emma raducanu was forced to retire in a real marathon match overnight her first competitive outing since bowing out at the australian open. the reigning us open champion was top seed at the guadalajara open mexico, but she was clearly struggling after spending three hours and 36 minutes on court against australia s daria saville that s the longest match of the wta season so far. it was a set all, with raducanu down a break in he third. it was a set all, with raducanu down a break in the third. that was when she opted to call it a day and head off court. we have seen