While the Pimlico Special Stakes (G3) has moved to Laurel Park this year, most everything else will be familiar for Awesome Aaron as the 7-year-old Practical Joke gelding aims to win the race a second straight year.

Trainer Chad Summers discusses grade 1 winner Napoleon Solo ahead of his start May 16 in the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park.

Russell has been an amateur rider, an assistant trainer, the boss of her own barn, and a groundbreaker. She now aims to add classic-winning trainer to her résumé as well.

Kappa Kappa, winner of the 2025 Raven Run Stakes (G2) at Keeneland, has been named 2025 Pennsylvania-bred Horse of the Year, as well as champion 3-year-old filly and female sprinter.

Take a look at the field for the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park in post position order.

Churchill Downs Inc. and its wagering platform TwinSpires are again out of the Texas market following the dismissal of a lawsuit brought to block them from taking online horse racing bets from the Lone Star State.

Jockey Frankie Pennington earns Jockey of the Week after guiding Irish Maxima to a win in the May 9 Ruffian Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack.

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

In this week's Porter on Pedigrees, the intricate relationship between Nyquist's dam, Seeking Gabrielle, and Wildcat Heir/Forest Wildcat is key in the pedigree of recent Peter Pan Stakes (G3) winner Growth Equity.

Kentucky Derby (G1) fifth-place finisher Danon Bourbon will undergo surgery to remove a knee chip sustained in the May 2 race, likely knocking him out of racing for the remainder of 2026.