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Pimlico Race Course, Oden Bowie, Preakness Stakes, Eclipse Sportswire

How a Dinner Party Begot a Classic: Oden Bowie, Pimlico, and the Preakness

When the gates fly open each May at Pimlico Race Course, racing fans celebrate more than just the Preakness Stakes — they honor a legacy rooted in the vision of one man: Oden Bowie. As governor and a sportsman, Bowie recognized the potential for Maryland to become a national leader in Thoroughbred racing.

Speed King, Sandman, 2025 Southwest Stakes, Oaklawn Park

Speed King Wires Southwest Stakes Over a Valiant Sandman

Trainer Ron Moquett and owner Ted Bowman of Triton Thoroughbreds pulled off an upset Jan.

2025 Pegasus World Cup Invitational, Gulfstream Park, White Abarrio

White Abarrio Scores Dominant Pegasus World Cup Victory

White Abarrio is back to the form that saw him win the 2023 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic.

Eclipse Awards horse racing Thorpedo Anna Sierra Leone National Treasure Idiomatic Citizen Bull Immersive Soul of an Angel Straight No Chaser Rebel’s Romance Moira jockey trainer owner breeder Godolphin Erik Asmussen Chad Brown Flavien Prat

Eclipse Awards Results: Thorpedo Anna Honored as 2024 Horse of the Year

During an evening celebrating excellence in North American Thoroughbred racing, a star filly, as expected, was the culminating focus of attention at the 54th annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards ceremony Jan. 23 at The Breakers Palm Beach.

Kentucky Derby Dozen King BloodHorse rankings contenders Barnes Chancer McPatrick Citizen Bull Coal Battle Disco Time East Avenue Grande Journalism Patch Adams Rodriguez Sovereignty Hypnus

Byron King’s Derby Dozen for Jan. 22

BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his Derby Dozen with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3.

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