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Pedigree fun facts: 2021 Preakness Stakes May 14, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com Can American Pharoah s son Ram outperform his 30-1 odds in the Preakness? (Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club)
Several Preakness S. (G1) contenders with strong pedigree ties to the middle jewel are longshots. Might that portend an upset brewing at Pimlico on Saturday?
Triple Crown champion
American Pharoah (2015) is trying to join the exclusive club of Preakness winners who have sired one, but it would be a massive shock if his son
Ram can pull it off. The 30-1 shot on the morning line has more pedigree than past performance power.
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Harper s First Ride and Angel Cruz winning the Grade 3 Pimlico Special in 2020
His owner, trainer and jockey will be different, but the scenery will be the same for Harpers First Ride when the defending champion returns to the site of his biggest victory in the historic $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3) Friday at Pimlico Race Course.
The 51st running of the Pimlico Special, on the eve of the 146th Preakness Stakes (G1), is one of six stakes, four graded, worth $1 million in purses on a spectacular 14-race card headlined by the 97th running of the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) for 3-year-old fillies.
A fan at Pimlico looks at the program on Preakness day in 2019. (Penelope P. Miller/America s Best Racing)
For a race that has 146 years of history behind it, the Preakness Stakes is an incredibly modern even. Half elite day of horse racing, half festival, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown (comprised of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes) has evolved into a destination event for sports and music fans across the country.
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