Mila Rose

BALTIMORE, MD -- A week of soggy weather couldn't dampen the spirits around the final Preakness weekend to be held at historic Pimlico Racecourse before it gets a major facelift. Five stakes, including a trio of graded tests, headline Friday's racing action, including the GII George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. With several big-name trainers rolling into town for the marquee weekend, the locally based Brittany Russell will attempt to become only the second female trainer in Maryland history to win the Black-Eyed Susan with Repole Stable's Reply (Curlin). The...

8th-Keeneland, $120,000, Alw, 4-17, (NW2L), 3yo, f, 6f, 1:12.66, ft, 1 length. MILA ROSE (f, 3, Vekoma--Lucky Lady Lawyer, by Lawyer Ron) was a 3 1/2-length winner in her first start at Turfway Park Mar. 6. Ready to prove that making the transition from the all-weather to the dirt would be no issue, the 7-5 favorite was shuffled towards the middle of the pack after the bell despite a promising start. The 3-year-old went on the hunt around the far turn and at the quarter pole Mila Rose kicked into...