Summer-like temperatures shined on Old Hilltop as racing got underway yesterday (April 20) for the 2006 Pimlico spring meeting. More than 6,100 fans turned out under sunny skies to enjoy an afternoon at the historic Baltimore oval, which will feature live racing through Saturday, June 10. The signature race of the stand is the 131st Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the famed Triple Crown one month from yesterday–Saturday, May 20. 

Rosie Napravnik picked up where she left off, riding two winners, including the first two races of the meet for trainer Tim Salzman. The first score was the 100th of the year for the 18-year-old apprentice sensation, who ranks seventh nationally in victories