Weekend News & Results
– Steve Haskin recaps the Preakness, including the good (Bernardini) and the bad (Barbaro). TV ratings for the race increased 6%, and a record crowd turned out at Pimlico.
– In his North American debut, Invasor rallied late in the stretch to win the Pimlico Special on Friday, while Better Talk Now split horses to win the Dixie on Saturday. Sunriver prepped for the Belmont with a win in the Peter Pan. “Sunriver kept coming and finished up big,” said trainer Todd Pletcher. “It looked like he still had something left at the end.” In the Shuvee at Belmont on Sunday, Take D’Tour rolled to an easy win, while favorite Indian Vale struggled in the rear and champion filly Smuggler tired in the stretch.
– Apprentice Julien Leparoux is heading to New York. “We will be riding on a regular basis probably [through] the last week of July, and we’ll definitely be going to Saratoga,” said his agent, Steve Bass.
