Cutting through dense fog over a sloppy track at Pimlico Race Course, 3-year-old Ax Man lead from gate-to-wire to snag the May 19 $100,000 LARC Sir Barton Stakes and take home his third win of the season. 

Vettori Kin (BRZ) rallied past stablemate Harlan Strong (ARG) in the final furlong to win the $100,000 Louisville Handicap (G3T) by a widening 2 1/2 lengths May 19 at Churchill Downs.

In an intense, white fog at Pimlico Race Course, Justify and Good Magic—the top two finishers in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1)—dueled for the second prize in the Triple Crown.

Hat Creek Racing’s Abyssinian made it a one-horse race to become the first winner for her sire, Cairo Prince, in a Belmont Park $100,000 maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies May 19.

Alex Campbell Jr.’s homebred Ultra Brat unquestionably got a hold of the tiring, boggy turf course May 19 in the $150,000 Gallorette Stakes (G3T). The others? Not so much.

The connections of Fire Away were looking forward to running in the $250,000 Dixie Stakes (G3T) May 19 at Pimlico Race Course even before champion male turf horse World Approval scratched in rainy Baltimore.

Mitole earned his fourth career victory in what has become his trademark blowout fashion when he headed every point of call of his 6 1/4-length cakewalk in the $200,000 Chick Lang Stakes May 19 at Pimlico Race Course.

Filly Rhododendron (IRE), campaigned by owners associated with Coolmore, just pipped Lightning Spear (GB) in a thrilling finish to the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (Group 1) at Newbury May 19.

Winchell Thoroughbreds’ homebred Tap Daddy went gate-to-wire for a commanding 6 1/2-length victory in the off-the-turf James W. Murphy Stakes on the Preakness Stakes (G1) undercard May 19 at Pimlico Race Course.

For the first time the Ocala, Fla.,-based horseman Tom McCrocklin has sent a group to Timonium, Md., for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds that takes place May 21-22.

Fasig-Tipton has announced that the third and final under tack workout session in preparation for the Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale will begin at 10 a.m. ET May 20.

The poncho will replace the fascinator as the fashion of choice for the 143rd Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course.

Slathered in mud and bounding for home, Song of Spring proved that a sloppy track was no issue as she sprinted from last to get up in the final strides of the $150,000 Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes (G3).

With a dream trip on a surface she loves, the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) could not have gone any better for Red Ruby May 18 at Pimlico Race Course.

Souper Striking turned the six-horse $100,000 Hilltop Stakes into a one-woman show during her frontrunning 6 1/4-length victory over the soft Pimlico Race Course turf Friday.

For all the greats that have laid claim to the Woodlawn Vase in the 143-year-old history of the Preakness Stakes (G1), no trainers in the modern era have worked the 1 3/16-mile race the way Hall of Famers Bob Baffert and D. Wayne Lukas have.

Imprimis remained unbeaten in four career starts when he sat just off at tepid pace set by Rocket Heat and took over at the head of the lane on his way to capturing the five-furlong test over boggy going at Pimlico Race Course.