—May 18— Stronach Stable’s Something Awesome, last seen winning the Henry Clark Stakes on the turf at Laurel, headlines a competitive field of older horses in the $300,000 Grade 3 Pimlico Special.
Set to oppose the likely favorite is Trin-Brook Stables’ Discreet Lover, winner of the Grade 3 Excelsior Stakes at Aqueduct in April. Like Something Awesome, Discreet Lover is undefeated.
Rated R Superstar, winner of the Ben Ali Stakes at Keeneland has been a solid performer all year. The five-year-old gelding has raced five times, winning twice and finishing off-the-board just once, when he finished a close fourth at the Essex Handicap at Oaklawn Park.
Hedge Fund (second in the Grade 2 Oaklawn Handicap), Irish War Cry (winner of the Grade 3 Hal’s Hope Stakes) and Untrapped (third in the Oaklawn Handicap) round out a good field.