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Outadore and Irad Ortiz Jr. gave trainer Wesley Ward his third consecutive victory in the Juvenile Turf Sprint at Kentucky Downs
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course announced Monday that a field of seven horses has been entered for the eighth running of the $300,000 Penn Mile (G2) for 3-year-olds going one mile on the turf to be run on Friday, May 28.
Post time for the 11-race card is 6 P.M. EST with the Penn Mile set as the fourth race scheduled for approximately 7:45 P.M. as the final leg of an “All Stakes – All Turf Pick 4.” The Pick 4 will kick off with two $100,000 stakes for Pennsylvania-breds followed by the $100,000 Penn Oaks for 3-year-old fillies going one mile on the turf.
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Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md.
Sunday s 20-cent Rainbow 6 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., will feature full fields and competitive races for bettors as they attempt to take down a Maryland state-record jackpot carryover of $670,306.25 after it went unsolved during Saturday s program.
First race post time Sunday is 12:40 p.m. ET.
Two horses were live to take down the jackpot heading into Saturday s ninth-race finale, won by Crystalology ($20.60). A total of $138,902 was bet into the popular multi-race wager, which began with a carryover of $625,866.27 from Friday. Multiple tickets with all six winners each returned $16,664.98.
The Rainbow 6 jackpot is paid out only when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 60 percent of that day s pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners while 40 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.
For professional jockeys, getting ready for the Preakness race at Pimlico requires a strict routine, which includes training on and off the course.Training begins for jockey Brett Owings by hoisting himself up and having a nice trot with his teammate around Pimlico Race Course.But it’s not all business. Professional jockey, Sheldon Russell, one of Maryland’s best, was hanging back at the barn.Groomers and trainers were in and out Thursday morning for a little R&R for the horses following a hard day’s work. You don t really see it as working, especially if you love riding or being around the horses, Russell said.Russell, originally from England, has been riding in Maryland for 13 years.This year, he ll be in eight of the 14 races on Black Eyed Susan on Friday.Racing, at this level, starts at an early age. Very long hours, but it s definitely worth it, Russell said.And it takes years of those long hours speed-training with up to four to five horses every morning. Obviously
Horses race on the turf course at Pimlico on the 2020 Preakness Stakes undercard. (Eclipse Sportswire)
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