Weber City Miss Triumph Gives Miss Leslie Black-Eyed Susan Berth Sponsored by:
Miss Leslie winning the Weber City Miss Stakes under J.D. Acosta
BB Horses Miss Leslie, stretched back out around two turns after opening the year with back-to-back sprints, proved trainer Claudio Gonzalez s contention that longer is better with a 1 ½-length victory in Saturday s $125,000 Weber City Miss at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md.
The 1 1/16-mile Weber City Miss for 3-year-old fillies co-headlined an 11-race Spring Stakes Spectacular program featuring six stakes worth $650,000 in purses with the $125,000 Federico Tesio, a Win and In qualifier for Triple Crown-nominated 3-year-olds to the 146
Corelli Flies Late in Henry S. Clark; Xanthique, Completed Pass Victorious Sponsored by:
Corelli (outside) nips favored Pixelate at the wire in the Henry S. Clark Stakes
Augustin Stable s Grade 1-placed Corelli, cutting back to the shortest distance of his North American career in his first race since mid-October, came flying down the center of the track to catch Grade 2-winning favorite Pixelate approaching the wire and get his nose down at the wire of Saturday s $100,000 Henry S. Clark at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md.
The 21
st running of the Clark for 3-year-olds and up going 1 1/16 miles was the second of three turf stakes on an 11-race Spring Stakes Spectacular program featuring six stakes worth $650,000 in purses. Headlining the card were the $125,000 Federico Tesio, a Win and In qualifier for Triple Crown-nominated 3-year-olds to the 146
The Reds Awarded Federico Tesio Stakes Via Disqualification Sponsored by:
The Reds (No. 4) was beaten at the wire but awarded the Federico Tesio win via disqualification of Excellorator
Having run second despite encountering trouble both early and late, Flanagan Racing s The Reds was promoted to victory following the disqualification of first-place finisher Excellorator in Saturday s $125,000 Federico Tesio at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md.
The 40
th running of the 1 1/8-mile Federico Tesio headlined an 11-race Spring Stakes Spectacular program featuring six stakes worth $650,000 in purses. For the sixth straight year, the Tesio offered Triple Crown-nominated 3-year-olds and automatic berth in the 146
Weekend Lineup Presented By Pimlico: Spring Stakes Spectacular, San Francisco Mile Sponsored by:
Keeneland closes its spring meeting on Friday with the Grade 3 Bewitch Stakes, and the Kentucky scene shifts to Churchill Downs on Saturday evening with the William Walker Stakes to open its spring meeting just one week before the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve.
Graded stakes action in California this weekend is highlighted by the Grade 2 Santa Margarita Stakes at Santa Anita Park and the Grade 3 San Francisco Mile on turf at Golden Gate Fields, part of a five stakes race program which also includes the California Derby.
Laki Runs Down Lebda To Win Frank Y. Whiteley Stakes Sponsored by:
Laki edges past Lebda to win the Whiteley and record a stakes success in five consecutive years of racing
Hillside Equestrian Meadows Grade 3 winner Laki, coming off a brief freshening, ran down multiple stakes-winning pacesetter Lebda inside the eighth pole and edged clear to a half-length victory in Saturday s $100,000 Frank Y. Whiteley at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md.
The ninth running of the six-furlong Whiteley for 3-year-olds and up was the second of six stakes worth $650,000 in purses on an 11-race Spring Stakes Spectacular program headlined by the $125,000 Federico Tesio, a Win and In qualifier for Triple Crown-nominated 3-year-olds to the 146