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Eight-year-old Rothfire takes the Doomben Ten Thousand Stakes (G1), becoming the oldest horse to win the Doomben since it was first run in 1933.

Burnham Square follows in his dam Linda's footsteps with Churchill Downs turf success, rolling to an easy victory in the Louisville Stakes (G3T).

Owner Al Gold's dreams of winning a Triple Crown race became reality when his 3-year-old grade 1 winner Napoleon Solo flashed his brilliant speed and captured the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) by 1 1/4 lengths May 16 at Laurel Park.

Despite the on-track crowd being limited, handle for this year's 14-race Preakness Stakes (G1) card reached $108,741,963, down just 1.2% from last year's 14-race card ($110,043,794).

Napoleon Solo scores in the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) May 16 at Laurel Park. 

Returned to turf after three starts on dirt and all-weather surfaces, Warming delivered an explosive move in the stretch to surge to a 1-length victory in the $150,000 Gallorette Stakes (G3T) May 16 at Laurel Park.

Fort Washington delivered a brilliant encore performance to take the $247,500 Dinner Party Stakes (G3T) May 16 at Laurel Park under a perfectly timed ride by Junior Alvarado.

Bring the Smoke proved to be up to the task in his stakes debut May 16 at Laurel Park as he rallied strongly through the stretch to win the $150,000 Maryland Sprint Stakes (G3).

Godolphin's reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty topped a long list of prominent horses to breeze over the Oklahoma training track May 16 at Saratoga Race Course.

If Charlie Appleby needed one horse to prove that stable form should be taken with a pinch of salt, then Notable Speech was the one to do it as he fired another brilliant success in the May 16 Lockinge Stakes (G1) at Newbury Racecourse.

Also on the Preakness Stakes (G1) undercard, Striker Has Dial, Big Cuddle, Turf Star, and Chasing Liberty capture stakes May 16 at Laurel Park.

Cachet, the filly who provided trainer George Boughey with his first classic success in the 2022 One Thousand Guineas (G1), died in Japan earlier this year at the age of 7.

Embroidery leads the way as fillies and mares tackle the Victoria Mile (G1T) May 17 at Tokyo Racecourse.

​​​​​​​On the morning of May 16, a cloudless blue sky greeted the select fans steadily filing into Laurel Park to enjoy a Preakness day away from its traditional home.

It wasn't the Kentucky Oaks (G1), but for trainer Saffie Joseph Jr., it was as sweet as could be.

After pari-mutuel pools closed the evening of May 15, grade 3 winner Incredibolt and multiple stakes winner Taj Mahal were bidding for Preakness Stakes (G1) favoritism at 5-1 each.

Preakness Stakes (G1) notes from Laurel Park

Showing toughness on the front end, Navajo Warrior delivered a 2 3/4-length victory in his graded stakes debut May 15 at Laurel Park in the $250,000 Pimlico Special Stakes (G3).

Returning to Maryland for the first time since her 2025 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan (G2) triumph, Margie's Intention snapped a yearlong winless streak by capturing the $123,750 Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes at Laurel Park May 15.

Coming from off the pace while defending her home track from shippers, Peach Tie takes the $148,500 Miss Preakness Stakes (G3) for Sheldon and Brittany Russell.