Childs Walker is a sports enterprise reporter. Since 2001, he has covered Carroll County politics, Anne Arundel County land use, the Orioles, higher education, the 9/11 attacks, a Super Bowl and more. He grew up in Baltimore, learning to put Old Bay on everything and be suspicious of Washington, attended Gilman and graduated from Emory University.
There’s an intriguing story brewing in the run-up to the June 9 Belmont Stakes, one that could affect the way some fans view Justify’s bid to become the 13th Triple...
Justify’s trial by rain, mud and fog was over, and on Sunday morning, the sun finally beamed over Pimlico Race Course and the new Triple Crown aspirant. He’d endured the...
Bob Baffert neatly summed up his emotions as he watched two horses charge up on Justify at the top of the stretch in the 143rd Preakness Stakes. “Uh oh,” the...
Preakness viewers who did not brave the rain and mud at Pimlico Race Course will get to watch the race from a new angle this year, thanks to an overhead...
Good Magic has more than earned his spot as the faithful rival to Justify in this year’s Triple Crown series. He was the 2-year-old champion of this class and ran...
Bob Baffert will talk to almost anyone about almost anything. Want to shut him up though? Ask him about history, specifically his standing in it and the records he’s on...
The comparisons were inevitable. One of the most famous trainers in thoroughbred racing, Bob Baffert, brings a talented Kentucky Derby champion to the Preakness just three years after he ended...
Preakness favorite Justify galloped over the track at Pimlico Race Course for the first time Thursday morning, appearing comfortable despite the mud from a relentless overnight rain. Trainer Bob Baffert...
Elliott Walden flashed Bob Baffert a thumbs-up Wednesday afternoon as the announcement came that Justify would start the Preakness from the No. 7 post, just as he had when he...