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Quick retreat from Baltimore for Preakness champ Oxbow and defeated favorite Orb
Most of the horses in the stakes barns at Pimlico Race Course had cleared out by 8:30 Sunday morning, having loaded into vans under the cover of early-morning rain. Plates with pieces of cake left over from last night's victory party for Oxbow dotted...
Tags: Timonium, Pimlico, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown
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Preakness TV ratings up year to year, according to NBC overnight data
The Baltimore SunThe audience for NBC's coverage of the Preakness was up by as much as 24 percent during the afternoon, according to overnight Nielsen data provided by the network. The audience for the block of time that includes the race ((5:45-6:45 pm ET) was 9% up...Tags: NBC (tv network), Equestrian
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FSU two-sport star Jameis Winston throws out Clemson baserunner | Video
Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE -- Saturday's regular season finale at Dick Howser Stadium was still in some doubt. Florida State led by four and needed to get every out that it possibly could against a Clemson lineup that had the potential to mount a rally at any given...Tags: Detroit Tigers, Jimbo Fisher, Florida State Seminoles, Social Media, Sports
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Oxbow takes the Preakness, dashing hopes of a Triple Crown
Gary Stevens caught the water bottle tossed his way, took one swig and threw it back. “He don't want any?” a man asked, considering jockeys usually shower their horses, too. Stevens shook his head from his perch atop Oxbow, the wire-to-...
Tags: Joel Rosario, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown
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Preakness shocker: Oxbow pulls enormous upset by outlasting Orb
The Frederick News-Post, Md.November 27, 2005, was the day Gary Stevens decided to call it quits. After devoting his adult life to a career as a jockey since the 1970s, the Hall-of-Famer concluded that the time had come to walk away from competition, opting instead for a spot as a...Tags: Joel Rosario, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Mylute (racehorse), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Observing infielders at the Preakness
The Frederick News-Post, Md.He wore a Carolina blue polo shirt with matching shorts displaying a plaid pattern that ran just below the bottom portion of his knee. A too-tan body, he stood a little over six-feet tall. His droopy eyes were accompanied by charcoal black rings that...Tags: Equestrian, Horse and Harness Racing, Sports, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Orb (racehorse)
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May flashback: Abes top Huskies in first-ever meeting
The Leader-TelegramThe first ever baseball meeting between Memorial and North draws seven major league scouts and a good crowd to Carson Park's No. 2 diamond and they are rewarded with a classic pitching duel between winner Jim Stewart and loser Dick Lund. The Old Abes...Tags: Iowa Hawkeyes, Dave Schmidt, Running, National Basketball Association, Cincinnati Reds
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Oxbow's Preakness victory doesn't spoil anything
BALTIMORE — Chances are, the horse racing public will get it wrong again. When Oxbow went wire-to-wire in Saturday's Preakness, again ruining a chance for a Triple Crown, it is likely to prompt hand-wringing among those who see it as the...
Tags: Equestrian, Bob Costas, Horse and Harness Racing, Breeders' Cup, Sports
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Gary Stevens' victory at 50 is the granddaddy of comebacks
This was for every guy who ever had a mid-life crisis and tried to do something nobody thought could be done. Fifty-year-old Jockey Gary Stevens took Oxbow to the front early and never looked back on the way to an upset victory in the 138th Preakness...
Tags: Equestrian, Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown
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Preakness 2013 headliners pump up the infield
There was a sharp contrast between the two headlining performances at this year's Preakness InfieldFest. Frugal rapper Macklemore, an independent artist with two No. 1 hit singles to his name, won the crowd over Saturday with messages that were...
Tags: Equestrian, Pitbull (music artist), Entertainment, Theft, Same-Sex Marriage
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Preakness Stakes 2013 results: Orb won't get a Triple Crown as Oxbow wins the race
Pop2itOxbow, ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, has won the 2013 Preakness Stakes. This means that Orb, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, will not win a Triple Crown this year.... -
Derby winner Orb is the horse to beat at Preakness
Shug McGaughey, the trainer for Kentucky Derby winner Orb, attributes his calm demeanor since that race to maturity. Had he made it to the Preakness with a Triple Crown chance at a younger age, the 64-year-old insists, the scene would have been...
Tags: Joel Rosario, Pimlico, Mike Smith, Equestrian, Churchill Downs
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