With all of the heavy duty training completed, May 12 featured a routine morning of jogging and galloping around Laurel Park for those entrants on hand.

The Fasig-Tipton May Digital Sale closed May 12 with gross sales of $2,229,500 for 69 sold. The clearance rate was 91%.

What figures to be a loaded edition of the Stephen Foster (G1) next month gained another top contender as grade 1 winner Baeza is slated to join the cast pointing to the 1 1/8 miles race, Robert Clay of co-owner Grandview Equine confirmed May 12.

Although Golden Tempo is not pursuing the Triple Crown, his jockey Jose Ortiz will continue his quest to win all three races this season when he rides Chip Honcho in the $2 million Preakness Stakes May 16 at Laurel Park.

Preakness Stakes (G1) notes from Laurel Park

Code, a half sister to grade 1 winner Locked, scored May 9 on the Gulfstream Park turf.

2025 Elkhorn Stakes (G2T) winner Utah Beach remained in the Bluegrass State last May and repeated in the Louisville Stakes (G3T) at Churchill Downs. Now the latest Elkhorn winner from Keeneland, Burnham Square, attempts to follow suit.

1/ST Racing will partner with Irish technology company Equine MediRecord and its group Business Infusions to digitize equine welfare protocols for Preakness 151.

Quality extends beyond the trio of graded stakes May 15 at Laurel Park into a supporting cast of ungraded events.

The Horse Racing Women's Association announces its 2026 conference will be held Oct. 12-14 in Lexington.