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Fri: G3 300K Pimlico Special May 12, 2014 14:34:07 GMT -5

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Looks like a very bettable race.

Race 12 - Pimlico Special S. (Grade III)

Purse $300,000. For Three-Year-Olds And Upward. By free subscription. $1500 to pass the entry box. $1500 additional to start with $300,000 Guaranteed, of which 60% to the winner, 20% to second, 10% to third, 6% to fourth, 3% to fifth and 1% to sixth. Supplemental nominations of $3,000 each will be accepted by the usual time of entry with all other fees due as noted. Weights: Three-Year-Olds, 119 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners of $70,000 at a mile or over in 2014 allowed, 2 Lbs.; $60,000 at a mile or over in 2014, 4 Lbs.; $50,000 at a mile or over in 2014 allowed, 6 Lbs. (Maiden, Claiming and Starter races not considered in estimating allowances). Preference to starters with highest career earnings in 2013-2014. Horses may be placed on the also-eligible list. Starters to be named through the entry box by the usual time of closing. Trophy to the owner of the winner. One And Three Sixteenth Miles.
PP Horse Virtual
Stable A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer
1 Valid (VA) 4/G L O Bocachica 118 M J Vitali
2 Cat Burglar (KY) 4/C L R Napravnik 118 B Baffert
3 Moreno (KY) 4/G L J Rosario 118 E J Guillot
4 Golden Lad (KY) 4/C L J Lezcano 124 T A Pletcher
5 Carve (KY) 4/G L J L Castanon 118 B H Cox
6 Revolutionary (KY) 4/C L M E Smith 118 T A Pletcher
7 Major King (KOR) 4/C L X Perez 118 V A Testerman
8 Prayer for Relief (KY) 6/H L J R Velazquez 118 D L Romans
9 Bourbon Courage (KY) 5/H L L R Goncalves 118 K Gorder

Owners: 1 - Crossed Sabres Farm ; 2 - Michael Lund Petersen ; 3 - Southern Equine Stable LLC ; 4 - E. Paul Robsham Stables LLC ; 5 - Michael Langford ; 6 - WinStar Farm LLC ; 7 - Vivace Stable ; 8 - Zayat Stables LLC ; 9 - Bourbon Lane Stable

Breeders: 1 - Edward P. Evans; 2 - Gulf Coast Farms, LLC; 3 - Southern Equine Stables, LLC; 4 - Robsham Stables LLC; 5 - Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider; 6 - W. S. Farish; 7 - Ko Kyung Hyun; 8 - G. R. Aschinger; 9 - Oscar Penn & Eloise PennRace 12 - Pimlico Special S. (Grade III)

Purse $300,000. For Three-Year-Olds And Upward. By free subscription. $1500 to pass the entry box. $1500 additional to start with $300,000 Guaranteed, of which 60% to the winner, 20% to second, 10% to third, 6% to fourth, 3% to fifth and 1% to sixth. Supplemental nominations of $3,000 each will be accepted by the usual time of entry with all other fees due as noted. Weights: Three-Year-Olds, 119 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners of $70,000 at a mile or over in 2014 allowed, 2 Lbs.; $60,000 at a mile or over in 2014, 4 Lbs.; $50,000 at a mile or over in 2014 allowed, 6 Lbs. (Maiden, Claiming and Starter races not considered in estimating allowances). Preference to starters with highest career earnings in 2013-2014. Horses may be placed on the also-eligible list. Starters to be named through the entry box by the usual time of closing. Trophy to the owner of the winner. One And Three Sixteenth Miles.
PP Horse Virtual
Stable A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer
1 Valid (VA) 4/G L O Bocachica 118 M J Vitali
2 Cat Burglar (KY) 4/C L R Napravnik 118 B Baffert
3 Moreno (KY) 4/G L J Rosario 118 E J Guillot
4 Golden Lad (KY) 4/C L J Lezcano 124 T A Pletcher
5 Carve (KY) 4/G L J L Castanon 118 B H Cox
6 Revolutionary (KY) 4/C L M E Smith 118 T A Pletcher
7 Major King (KOR) 4/C L X Perez 118 V A Testerman
8 Prayer for Relief (KY) 6/H L J R Velazquez 118 D L Romans
9 Bourbon Courage (KY) 5/H L L R Goncalves 118 K Gorder

Owners: 1 - Crossed Sabres Farm ; 2 - Michael Lund Petersen ; 3 - Southern Equine Stable LLC ; 4 - E. Paul Robsham Stables LLC ; 5 - Michael Langford ; 6 - WinStar Farm LLC ; 7 - Vivace Stable ; 8 - Zayat Stables LLC ; 9 - Bourbon Lane Stable

Breeders: 1 - Edward P. Evans; 2 - Gulf Coast Farms, LLC; 3 - Southern Equine Stables, LLC; 4 - Robsham Stables LLC; 5 - Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider; 6 - W. S. Farish; 7 - Ko Kyung Hyun; 8 - G. R. Aschinger; 9 - Oscar Penn & Eloise PennRace 12 - Pimlico Special S. (Grade III)

Purse $300,000. For Three-Year-Olds And Upward. By free subscription. $1500 to pass the entry box. $1500 additional to start with $300,000 Guaranteed, of which 60% to the winner, 20% to second, 10% to third, 6% to fourth, 3% to fifth and 1% to sixth. Supplemental nominations of $3,000 each will be accepted by the usual time of entry with all other fees due as noted. Weights: Three-Year-Olds, 119 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners of $70,000 at a mile or over in 2014 allowed, 2 Lbs.; $60,000 at a mile or over in 2014, 4 Lbs.; $50,000 at a mile or over in 2014 allowed, 6 Lbs. (Maiden, Claiming and Starter races not considered in estimating allowances). Preference to starters with highest career earnings in 2013-2014. Horses may be placed on the also-eligible list. Starters to be named through the entry box by the usual time of closing. Trophy to the owner of the winner. One And Three Sixteenth Miles.
PP Horse Virtual
Stable A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer
1 Valid (VA) 4/G L O Bocachica 118 M J Vitali
2 Cat Burglar (KY) 4/C L R Napravnik 118 B Baffert
3 Moreno (KY) 4/G L J Rosario 118 E J Guillot
4 Golden Lad (KY) 4/C L J Lezcano 124 T A Pletcher
5 Carve (KY) 4/G L J L Castanon 118 B H Cox
6 Revolutionary (KY) 4/C L M E Smith 118 T A Pletcher
7 Major King (KOR) 4/C L X Perez 118 V A Testerman
8 Prayer for Relief (KY) 6/H L J R Velazquez 118 D L Romans
9 Bourbon Courage (KY) 5/H L L R Goncalves 118 K Gorder

Owners: 1 - Crossed Sabres Farm ; 2 - Michael Lund Petersen ; 3 - Southern Equine Stable LLC ; 4 - E. Paul Robsham Stables LLC ; 5 - Michael Langford ; 6 - WinStar Farm LLC ; 7 - Vivace Stable ; 8 - Zayat Stables LLC ; 9 - Bourbon Lane Stable

Breeders: 1 - Edward P. Evans; 2 - Gulf Coast Farms, LLC; 3 - Southern Equine Stables, LLC; 4 - Robsham Stables LLC; 5 - Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider; 6 - W. S. Farish; 7 - Ko Kyung Hyun; 8 - G. R. Aschinger; 9 - Oscar Penn & Eloise PennRace 12 - Pimlico Special S. (Grade III)

Purse $300,000. For Three-Year-Olds And Upward. By free subscription. $1500 to pass the entry box. $1500 additional to start with $300,000 Guaranteed, of which 60% to the winner, 20% to second, 10% to third, 6% to fourth, 3% to fifth and 1% to sixth. Supplemental nominations of $3,000 each will be accepted by the usual time of entry with all other fees due as noted. Weights: Three-Year-Olds, 119 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners of $70,000 at a mile or over in 2014 allowed, 2 Lbs.; $60,000 at a mile or over in 2014, 4 Lbs.; $50,000 at a mile or over in 2014 allowed, 6 Lbs. (Maiden, Claiming and Starter races not considered in estimating allowances). Preference to starters with highest career earnings in 2013-2014. Horses may be placed on the also-eligible list. Starters to be named through the entry box by the usual time of closing. Trophy to the owner of the winner. One And Three Sixteenth Miles.
PP Horse Virtual
Stable A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer
1 Valid (VA) 4/G L O Bocachica 118 M J Vitali
2 Cat Burglar (KY) 4/C L R Napravnik 118 B Baffert
3 Moreno (KY) 4/G L J Rosario 118 E J Guillot
4 Golden Lad (KY) 4/C L J Lezcano 124 T A Pletcher
5 Carve (KY) 4/G L J L Castanon 118 B H Cox
6 Revolutionary (KY) 4/C L M E Smith 118 T A Pletcher
7 Major King (KOR) 4/C L X Perez 118 V A Testerman
8 Prayer for Relief (KY) 6/H L J R Velazquez 118 D L Romans
9 Bourbon Courage (KY) 5/H L L R Goncalves 118 K Gorder

Owners: 1 - Crossed Sabres Farm ; 2 - Michael Lund Petersen ; 3 - Southern Equine Stable LLC ; 4 - E. Paul Robsham Stables LLC ; 5 - Michael Langford ; 6 - WinStar Farm LLC ; 7 - Vivace Stable ; 8 - Zayat Stables LLC ; 9 - Bourbon Lane Stable

Breeders: 1 - Edward P. Evans; 2 - Gulf Coast Farms, LLC; 3 - Southern Equine Stables, LLC; 4 - Robsham Stables LLC; 5 - Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider; 6 - W. S. Farish; 7 - Ko Kyung Hyun; 8 - G. R. Aschinger; 9 - Oscar Penn & Eloise Penn

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Fri: G3 300K Pimlico Special May 12, 2014 14:36:07 GMT -5

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Revolutionary seeks cleaner trip in Pimlico Special
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Revolutionary, who skipped last year's Preakness but competed in the other two legs of the Triple Crown, will make a belated first appearance at Pimlico on Friday in the Grade 3, $300,000 Pimlico Special, a 1 3/16-mile test which has attracted eight other older horses.

Winner last season of the Louisiana Derby and Withers, Revolutionary later finished third in the Kentucky Derby and fifth in the Belmont Stakes. The War Pass colt was then given a break until this past January, when he captured a third-level allowance at Gulfstream Park over a mile. Following a nondescript seventh in the Donn Handicap, the Todd Pletcher trainee was a close second to Will Take Charge in last month's Oaklawn Handicap.

The half-length win by Will Take Charge was a controversial one, as the Oaklawn stewards took no action despite the winner having slightly bothered Revolutionary during the stretch run.

Pletcher will also saddle Golden Lad in the Pimlico Special. The Medaglia d'Oro four-year-old romped by 6 3/4 lengths in his stakes debut, the Razorback Handicap at Oaklawn March 15, but was weakening fifth in the Oaklawn Handicap last time.

"We've had our eye on the Pimlico Special since the Oaklawn Handicap," Pletcher said. "It's based on how they are both doing and training, the timing and the distance."

Moreno, who blossomed into one of the more consistent sophomore performers in the second half of 2013, is another leading Special candidate. Hero of the Dwyer at Belmont last July, the Ghostzapper colt subsequently ran third in the Jim Dandy and then second behind Will Take Charge in both the Travers and Pennsylvania Derby.

The Eric Guillot charge made his season debut in last month's $1.5 million Charles Town Classic. The leader at the first call, Moreno dropped back and then re-rallied to get third, three lengths behind upset winner Imperative.

"They'll have to run better numbers," said Guillot when asked about Moreno's Pimlico Special opposition. "But all the horses in this race bother me. They've all got a chance, even though I think I have one of the best here. It's a horse race -- anything can happen.Revolutionary seeks cleaner trip in Pimlico Special

Revolutionary, who skipped last year's Preakness but competed in the other two legs of the Triple Crown, will make a belated first appearance at Pimlico on Friday in the Grade 3, $300,000 Pimlico Special, a 1 3/16-mile test which has attracted eight other older horses.

Winner last season of the Louisiana Derby and Withers, Revolutionary later finished third in the Kentucky Derby and fifth in the Belmont Stakes. The War Pass colt was then given a break until this past January, when he captured a third-level allowance at Gulfstream Park over a mile. Following a nondescript seventh in the Donn Handicap, the Todd Pletcher trainee was a close second to Will Take Charge in last month's Oaklawn Handicap.

The half-length win by Will Take Charge was a controversial one, as the Oaklawn stewards took no action despite the winner having slightly bothered Revolutionary during the stretch run.

Pletcher will also saddle Golden Lad in the Pimlico Special. The Medaglia d'Oro four-year-old romped by 6 3/4 lengths in his stakes debut, the Razorback Handicap at Oaklawn March 15, but was weakening fifth in the Oaklawn Handicap last time.

"We've had our eye on the Pimlico Special since the Oaklawn Handicap," Pletcher said. "It's based on how they are both doing and training, the timing and the distance."

Moreno, who blossomed into one of the more consistent sophomore performers in the second half of 2013, is another leading Special candidate. Hero of the Dwyer at Belmont last July, the Ghostzapper colt subsequently ran third in the Jim Dandy and then second behind Will Take Charge in both the Travers and Pennsylvania Derby.

The Eric Guillot charge made his season debut in last month's $1.5 million Charles Town Classic. The leader at the first call, Moreno dropped back and then re-rallied to get third, three lengths behind upset winner Imperative.

"They'll have to run better numbers," said Guillot when asked about Moreno's Pimlico Special opposition. "But all the horses in this race bother me. They've all got a chance, even though I think I have one of the best here. It's a horse race -- anything can happen.

"The distance suits him. The speed suits him and his running style," Guillot said. "He's a front runner. I think my horse has to be the favorite."

Several runners enter the Special in career peak form. Carve, who joined the Brad Cox barn over the winter, was a sharp 5 3/4-length allowance winner at Oaklawn March 9 and then was a game third in the Oaklawn Handicap.

Valid, whose best effort in two prior stakes attempts was a runner-up finish in the Fred W. Hooper Handicap at Calder in December was subsequently second by a neck to Golden Lad in a Gulfstream allowance and then reeled off two allowance wins by a combined margin of 9 3/4 lengths.

Making his stakes debut in the Special is the Bob Baffert-trained Cat Burglar, who passed his first two allowance conditions at Santa Anita during the winter-spring meet. The latter score over a mile came at the expense of stablemate and Grade 3 winner Govenor Charlie.

"His last two wins have been pretty impressive, so I'm going to give him a shot at it," Baffert said.

Among the remaining Special entrants, Prayer for Relief and Bourbon Courage are both past winners of the Super Derby at Louisiana Downs.

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Fri: G3 300K Pimlico Special May 12, 2014 14:38:00 GMT -5

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Pimlico site:

Pletcher Has A Pair Of Live Runners In Friday's Pimlico Special
BALTIMORE, 05-11-14---Trainer Todd Pletcher has never had one of his horses win the storied $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3), but that could change come Friday.

Pletcher will send two strong contenders, Revolutionary and Golden Lad, to post in the Special that will see nine horses start the 12th race of the day.

Both horses come in off strong performances in the Oaklawn Handicap and Pletcher said he expects Revolutionary, who finished third in the 2013 Kentucky Derby (G1), to run “as well as he is capable of racing.” The son of War Pass is the 5-2 morning line favorite set by Pimlico handicapper Keith Feustle.

Golden Lad, meanwhile, has won four of his last five starts. The winning string was broken at Oaklawn, when his jockey, Gary Stevens, said the horse did not handle the track surface well. In the Special, Golden Lad, breaking from the No. 4 hole, returns to jockey Jose Lezcano, who rode him to three of his previous four wins.

“We’ve had our eye on the Pimlico Special since the Oaklawn Handicap,” Pletcher said. “It’s based on how they are both doing and training, the timing and the distance.”

Asked if he’s looking for something out of the Special, aside from the joy of one of them winning, in terms of each horse’s development, Pletcher said no.

“The focus is purely on the Pimlico Special,” he said. “It’s prestigious in its own rite. We’d be very happy to win it.”

So would the trainers of the other seven horses going to post in a race whose history goes back to the storied match between Seabiscuit and War Admiral.

Trainer Eric Guillot, for instance, said his horse, Moreno, is among the top five handicap horses in the country. He also said if the other horses want to beat his, “they’ll have to run better numbers” than they have been.

“But,” he added, “all the horses in this race bother me. They’ve all got a chance, even though I think I have one of the best here. It’s a horse race – anything can happen.”

Guillot was reminded of that in April when he had to totally change his plans for Moreno. The horse was scheduled for the Oaklawn Handicap but came down with a fever. Guillot had to scratch those plans and his plans for the Met Mile. He shipped his stable to Saratoga. Then he decided to bring graded stakes winner Moreno, who has finished among the top three in five of his last six races – all of them G1 and G2 stakes - to Pimlico.

“The distance suits him. The speed suits him and his running style,” Guillot said. “He’s a front runner. I think my horse has to be the favorite.”

Bob Baffert sends out Cat Burglar with jockey Rosie Napravnik up. The son of Unbridled’s Song comes in off two wins and three in his last five starts.

“His last two wins have been pretty impressive,” Baffert said of the horse’s past two starts at Santa Anita. “So I’m going to give him a shot at it.”

Baffert added he did not consider Cat Burglar for any races at Churchill Downs earlier this month, choosing instead to focus on the Special.

“The owner [Michael L. Petersen] is from the area – he lives in Maryland,” Baffert said. “So I thought we’d bring him over there and give him a race and see how he handles it.”

The Pimlico Special field, from the rail out: Valid (Marcus Vitali, Orlando Bocachica, 10-1), Cat Burglar (Bob Baffert, Rosie Napravnik, 4-1), Moreno (Eric Guillot, Joel Rosario, 7-2), Golden Lad (Todd Pletcher, Jose Lezcano, 6-1), Carve (Brad Cox, Jesus Castanon, 5-1), Revolutionary (Todd Pletcher, Mike Smith, 5-2), Major King (Lori Testerman, Xavier Perez, 50-1), Prayer For Relief (Dale Romans, John Velazquez, 12-1), and Bourbon Courage (Kellyn Gorder, Leandro Goncalves, 15-1).

The Special is one of eight stakes races on the Friday card that is highlighted by the 90th running of the $500,000 Black Eyed Susan (G2).

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