The Pimlico Special makes a welcome return after a four-year hiatus with a solid field of older horses on Friday in Baltimore on the eve of the Preakness Stakes.

Although his Godolphin colt Mandaean finished down the field, the Dante was still a good result for Sheikh Mohammed,

BONFIRE held off Ektihaam in this premier Derby trial, the 3-1 shot saw off a persistent challenge from his Roger Varian-trained rival as the front two pulled clear in the final furlong.