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One final run for Animal Kingdom
Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom will try to follow in Frankel's hallowed hoof-prints on the opening day of Royal Ascot on Tuesday. Frankel enjoyed an imperious 11-length triumph in the Queen Anne Stakes last year on his way to...Tags: Animal Kingdom (racehorse), Dubai World Cup, Triple Crown, Zoology, Kentucky Derby
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Belmont looks much like Derby, but added distance changes the game
Lexington Herald-LeaderELMONT, N.Y. Through all the tumult of the past five weeks, the final leg of the 2013 Triple Crown season has in some sense come full circle to where things stood on the eve of May 4. Trainer Todd Pletcher again has compiled a five-horse arsenal to...Tags: Rosie Napravnik, Revolutionary (racehorse), Triple Crown, Palace Malice (racehorse), Preakness Stakes
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Orb's Triple Crown bid ends at Preakness, which is won by Oxbow
Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, who at age 50 came out of retirement earlier this year, led Oxbow to a wire-to-wire victory in 1:57.54 and a big upset of Kentucky Derby winner Orb today in the 138th Preakness at Pimlico Race Course. Stevens is the...
Tags: Rosie Napravnik, Belmont Stakes, NBC (tv network), Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby
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Itsmyluckyday has a productive day with runner-up finish in Preakness
With nearly every eye at Pimlico fixated on either the uncatchable leader, Oxbow, or the Kentucky Derby winner and heavy betting favorite, Orb, Itsmyluckyday cruised under the radar to earn a little bit of redemption in Saturday's Preakness. After...
Tags: Churchill Downs, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico
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John Velazquez finishes 2nd with Itsmyluckyday, wins two other races at Pimlico
John Velazquez's run of misfortune began when he broke a rib and his right wrist during a tumble at Aqueduct Racetrack in April. When the 41-year-old jockey returned for the Kentucky Derby, it was not aboard the victorious Orb — the horse he had...
Tags: Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, Pimlico Race Course
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Race-by-race results from Preakness Day
Race 1: Jockey Joel Rosario rode Aussi Austin to victory in the first of 13 races on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. Bake Shop took second and Pretension finished third in the 1 1/16-mile dirt race. The winner finished in 1:45.23. Bake Shop and...
Tags: Public Finance, Rosie Napravnik, Edgar Prado, Sage, United States Statutory Debt Limit
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Rain at Pimlico isn't a welcome sight for Preakness jockeys
The Baltimore SunAmong the concerns for jockeys at the Preakness today is the weather. Shortly before rain began to fall minutes ago, jockeys were watching the skies. Some know all too well that their horses don’t respond to sloppy tracks, and they were holding...Tags: Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, Equestrian
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Long wait continues for next Triple Crown winner
Horse racing fans talk about their sport not having a Triple Crown winner in nearly 35 years much the way baseball fans lament the fact that their favorite game has gone more than twice as long without a .400 hitter. Undoubtedly, in the days leading...
Tags: Robby Albarado, Ted Williams, Baseball, NASCAR, Horse and Harness Racing
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Jockeys call for increased disability insurance
Jerry Bailey can look back on a Hall of Fame jockey career that featured 5,892 victories but also the searing memory of 17 fractures, including a broken back, jaw and collarbone, and several busted ribs. Yet Bailey considers himself lucky. He never...
Tags: Laurel Park, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Long Term Care, Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes
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Orb draws No. 1 post for Preakness; will be a 1-1 favorite
Kentucky Derby winner Orb drew the No. 1 post and was named the 1-1 morning line favorite for Saturday's Preakness at Pimlico Race Course. Orb trainer Shug McGaughey said he didn't think the rail position would affect his horse. "Not going to say I...Tags: Rosie Napravnik, Churchill Downs, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes
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Departing's entry in Preakness leads to homecoming for Nicole Stall
Nicole Stall boarded the first plane to Maryland she could catch when she heard of Benjamin Boniface's death last June. She was there to grieve the death of a boy she had known since his birth. But also to work. In the days after the 20-year-old's death...
Tags: Farms, Horse and Harness Racing, Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Auction Service
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Orb wins the 139th Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey is a man who looks like the embodiment of the nickname that is all anybody calls him by. Short and unassuming, he said this week he made an effort to enjoy the run-up to the Kentucky Derby,...Tags: Sports, Rosie Napravnik, Horse and Harness Racing, Churchill Downs, Triple Crown
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