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Black-Eyed Susan & Preakness Preview


$100,000 Trainer Bonus Added


In February, the Maryland Racing Commission approved the 2014 Pimlico Race Course spring stakes schedule with the $1.5 million 139th running of Preakness Stakes Grade 1 on May 17. T e Pimlico spring meet features 25 stakes races for purses totaling $4,680,000 from April 3 to June 7. New this year is the addition of a $100,000 trainer bonus on Preakness weekend. Trainers will earn points based on fi nishes from 15 stakes races on May 16 and 17, Black-Eyed Susan and Preakness days: ten points for fi nishing fi rst, seven for second, fi ve for third and three points for fourth. In addition, each trainer will receive one point for starting a horse in each race. T e winner will earn $50,000 with the rest of the $100,000 being paid out through sixth place. Trainers must start fi ve horses in the stakes races over the two days of racing to be eligible. Qualifying races on May 16 include the $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2), $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3), Miss Preakness, Jim McKay Turf Sprint, Hilltop, Skipat and Rollicking. May 17 races include the Preakness (G1), Dixie (G2), Maryland Spring (G3), Gallorette (G3), Chick Lang, James Murphy, Sir Barton and T e Very One.


2014 Stakes Schedule Modifi cations


T e Dixie Stakes (G2) purse has been increased from $300,000 to $400,000 and the distance has changed from 1 1/8 to 1 1/16 miles. T e Dahlia, Twixt, Tesio, Henry Clark, Primonetta, Stormy Blues and Shine Again Stakes have also seen purse increases from $75,000 to $100,000. T e Canonero II Stakes has been renamed the


Sir Barton Stakes and the purse has been increased to $100,000. T e condition for this race has been altered to nonwinners of a sweepstakes and the race itself has been moved to Preakness day. Adena Springs is off ering the winner of the Black- Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) and Miss Preakness Stakes a breeding season to Awesome Again and Ghostzapper, respectively.


Patrick Smith’s (Getty Images) winning photo from the 2013 Preakness Stakes


vice president Amy Zimmerman are receiving the Old Hilltop Award for covering T oroughbred racing with excellence and distinction. HRTV has either won or received honorable mention for the Eclipse Award for National Television Feature for


Clancy & Keefe Win Media Awards


T e annual Alibi Breakfast will be held on May 15 to honor this year’s Preakness media awards. Sean Clancy, Mid-Atlantic T oroughbred


reporter, is the recipient of the David F. Woods Award for his feature story centered on jockey Gary Stevens’ return to the winner’s circle. Clancy is the fi rst writer to win this award four times (previous wins were in 2004, 2007 and 2008). T e Honorary Postmaster for


Laurel-based trainer Tim Keefe, this year’s Honorary Postmaster, running in an Ironman Triathlon in 2011


the Preakness 139 Station this year is Laurel Park-based trainer Tim Keefe. Keefe has competed in Ironman Triathlons twice over the last three years to raise money for horse-related charities. T e Special Award of Merit is being awarded to former jockey Ramon Dominguez this year. Dominguez retired last June with 4,985 career victories and earnings of $191.6 million. He was a three-time Eclipse Award


winner for outstanding rider and was a regular at Pimlico and Laurel. WJZ-TV sports director Mark Viviano and HRTV executive producer and senior


eight consecutive years while Viviano is about to cover his 17th Preakness this year. Patrick Smith (Getty Images) is this year’s winner of the Jerry Frutkoff Preakness Photo Award, sponsored by Nikon. Smith’s winning photo depicted Gary Stevens’ fi st-pumping at the fi nish line after winning the 2013 Preakness Stakes aboard Oxbow.


Music Time!


With the success of last year’s “Pre-Preakness” concerts on Black-Eyed Susan day, organizers have brought in some top-notch bands to play once again on the infi eld of Pimlico on Friday evening and Saturday. Headlining Black-Eyed Susan day will be Counting Crows, who have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide. Grammy- nominated T e Fray will also perform on BESD as well as Nashville’s current “it” girl Annie Bosko. “T e evolution of Black-Eyed Susan day is something we are very proud of. T e weekend is now positioned as one of the most unique entertainment experiences anywhere, combining the highest level of racing and fi rst- class music on both Black-Eyed Susan and Preakness days,” said Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas. Just a few days after New Zealand native Lorde earned Grammy Awards for Song of


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