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Orb, Oxbow still on track for Belmont Stakes

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:50:43 -0400

NEW YORK - Trainer Shug McGaughey is still thinking Belmont Stakes for his Kentucky Derby winner after Orb galloped a mile Thursday morning at Belmont Park.

Maine casino sale awaits state approval

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:37:07 -0400

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's Gambling Control Board has ruled that the Oxford Casino won't be asked to apply for a new operator's license if a sale to the company that owns the home of the Kentucky Derby is approved.

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.

Belmont Stakes: Oxbow vs. Orb in the cards

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:20:28 -0400

BALTIMORE - Another year, another Triple Crown hopeful unable to come through.

Column: Hard work gets Lukas a record

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:26:33 -0400

BALTIMORE - The old guy still gets up crack-of-dawn early.

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.

Stevens rides Oxbow to 3rd Preakness win

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:44:20 -0400

BALTIMORE - Although no one really keeps track of such things, Gary Stevens had no problem making the assessment with complete conviction.

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.

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

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

BALTIMORE - Everybody else had their shot.

Rosario having the ride of a lifetime with Orb

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:56:15 -0400

BALTIMORE - Joel Rosario is on the ride of his life.

Lt. Gov. Brown to present Preakness trophy

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:59:06 -0400

BALTIMORE - Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown will stand in for Gov. Martin O'Malley during the high-profile trophy presentation to the winner of the Preakness Stakes.

Lukas seeks 3 times the fun in Preakness

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:58:11 -0400

BALTIMORE - After being on this earth for 77 years, winning 13 Triple Crown races and totaling more than $100 million in purse money, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has earned the right to sit in an office and let his assistants do the grunt work in the stables.

Details out for Saratoga 150th anniversary events

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:10:03 -0400

SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York - Final plans for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the start of thoroughbred racing in Saratoga Springs have been released.

Orb to have an inside view of Preakness from rail

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:35:26 -0400

BALTIMORE - For a while there, it looked as if the Preakness was shaping up to be a runaway victory for Kentucky Derby winner Orb.

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.

O'Neill hopes Goldencents finishes in money

Tue, 14 May 2013 03:17:11 -0400

BALTIMORE - Just like last year, Doug O'Neill was the first trainer to bring his Kentucky Derby entrant to Pimlico Race Course for the Preakness.

Derby winner Orb arrives at Pimlico for Preakness

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:18:46 -0400

BALTIMORE - Orb has settled into the place reserved for royalty at Pimlico Race Course - stall 40.

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.

Mylute set to run in Preakness under Napravnik

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:39:04 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Mylute will run in next weekend's Preakness Stakes, giving Rosie Napravnik a chance to become the first female jockey to win the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.

Monmouth Park starts thoroughbred season Saturday

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:12:06 -0400

OCEANPORT, New Jersey - After undergoing millions of dollars of repairs following Hurricane Sandy, Monmouth Park will kick off its thoroughbred season Saturday with a 12-race card and a showcase of local businesses to show the Jersey Shore is alive and kicking.