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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.