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Belmont Stakes horses face increased security

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:02:11 -0400

NEW YORK - Horses in the Belmont Stakes on June 8 will face tighter security for the second straight year. They won't, however, be kept in a detention barn three days before the race, as they were last year.

Godolphin scandal widens with more failed tests

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:32:06 -0400

LONDON - The Godolphin doping scandal deepened Monday, with British racing authorities announcing that seven more horses have tested positive for steroids, including the winner of the world's oldest classic.

Iotapa wins Railbird Stakes at Hollywood Park

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:59:29 -0400

INGLEWOOD, California - Iotapa beat Ciao Bella Luna by 1¼ lengths Sunday in the $74,920 Railbird Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park, giving jockey Joe Talamo a sweep of the weekend stakes races.

Fearless Jacq wins Belmont's Miss Otis Stakes

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:24:04 -0400

NEW YORK - Fearless Jacq drew off to a 2¾ length win over Fab Flowers over a rain-soften turf course Sunday in the $85,000 Miss Otis Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park.

Smoldering Beauty wins Monmouth Park feature

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:35:09 -0400

OCEANPORT, New Jersey - Smoldering Beauty took the early lead and ran off to an easy win in the $44,000 allowance feature at Monmouth Park on Sunday, beating Heir Storm by 5¾ lengths.

No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:14:33 -0400

BALTIMORE - Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes.

Pimlico infield safe and sound for Preakness

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:59:15 -0400

BALTIMORE - In front of one stage, a mother propped her young child on her shoulders while watching the country music group Florida Georgia Line.

What to watch for at the Preakness

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:08:06 -0400

BALTIMORE - All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt will take on eight challengers in the second leg of the Triple Crown. If he wins, Orb will attempt to become the first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978 at the Belmont Stakes on June 8. In the Preakness, Orb will be facing five horses he defeated in the Derby and three who did not run in the race.

Baffert brings a longshot to the Preakness

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:16:26 -0400

BALTIMORE - Bob Baffert would settle for a competitive effort from Govenor Charlie in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.

10 Things to Know about the Preakness - and beyond

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:15:38 -0400

BALTIMORE - There are only two outcomes when it comes to Saturday's Preakness Stakes - either the Kentucky Derby winner Orb wins the race to set up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, or another horse pulls an upset and prevents a shot at history.

Last Gunfighter wins Pimlico Special

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:27:11 -0400

BALTIMORE - Last Gunfighter fulfilled his role as the heavy favorite in the Pimlico Special, tracking down Eighttofasttocatch before pulling away to an easy victory Friday.

Fiftyshadesofhay wins Black-Eyed Susan

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:12:07 -0400

BALTIMORE - Take a Hall of Fame trainer, add the winning jockey in the Kentucky Derby and mix them both with a talented filly.

Column: Everybody else had a shot. Why not Shug?

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:07:40 -0400

BALTIMORE - Everybody else had their shot.

Great Falls holding 4 days of horse racing

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:52:36 -0400

GREAT FALLS, Montana - Horse racing is returning to Great Falls this summer after a two-year hiatus.

Orb draws rail as 1-1 favorite in Preakness

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:29:11 -0400

BALTIMORE - The Preakness draw was over, and trainer Shug McGaughey listed a variety of reasons why he was OK with having Kentucky Derby winner Orb starting Saturday's race from the rail.

Baffert horse Govenor Charlie enters Preakness

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:08:15 -0400

BALTIMORE - Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will enter Govenor Charlie in the Preakness.

Napravnik poised for homecoming in Preakness

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:55:50 -0400

BALTIMORE - Rosie Napravnik's motivation for winning the Preakness has little to do with making history.

Normandy Invasion passing on Preakness

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:09:04 -0400

BALTIMORE - The trainer of Normandy Invasion says his fourth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby will miss the Preakness and get ready for a summer campaign that includes the Travers Stakes in August.

Demonstrative wins Iroquois Steeplechase by a head

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:24:05 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Demonstrative took the lead going to the last of 18 hurdles and won the $150,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois Steeplechase Stakes by a head on Saturday.

Bejarano rides 3,000th winner at Hollywood Park

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:09:05 -0400

INGLEWOOD, California - Rafael Bejarano won the first race aboard Ondine at Betfair Hollywood Park, giving the jockey his 3,000th career victory.