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Reynolds: After injury, a new dream emerges...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:47:40 -0400

JOHNSTON, R.I. - By BILL REYNOLDS

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Derby veterinarian Bramlage re-enters hospital

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:13:35 -0400

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Kentucky Derby on-call veterinarian Larry Bramlage has been re-admitted to a Lexington hospital for observation nearly a week after suffering a head injury at Churchill Downs.

Top Kentucky Derby, Oaks horses pass drug tests

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:36:05 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Top finishers in last weekend's Kentucky Derby and Oaks were fast and clean.

Trainer pondering next move for Golden Soul

Mon, 06 May 2013 03:19:27 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Ecstatic that his instincts about Golden Soul nearly paid off in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Dallas Stewart didn't ponder the what-ifs.

Derby winner Orb prepares for Preakness run

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:19:13 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Now that Shug McGaughey has won the Kentucky Derby, it's time for the 62-year-old trainer to go after another race missing from his Hall of Fame resume.

2011 Kentucky Derby runner-up Nehro dies of colic

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:44:35 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Zayat Stables says that Nehro, runner-up to Animal Kingdom in the 2011 Kentucky Derby, has died of colic.

Derby preliminary TV rating up big from last year

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:20:22 -0400

NEW YORK - The Kentucky Derby television coverage has matched its highest preliminary rating in 21 years.

Column: McGaughey wins his way - the right way

Sat, 04 May 2013 22:17:31 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - It's always tougher on a native son.

Orb comes from behind to win Kentucky Derby

Sat, 04 May 2013 20:41:26 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Orb was so far behind a wall of horses at the Kentucky Derby that even his jockey wasn't sure he could master the muddy track and make a run for the roses.

Crowds brave rain, security lines for Ky. Derby

Sat, 04 May 2013 20:39:02 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Rain and extra security measures slowed down the crowds at Saturday's Kentucky Derby, but thousands of poncho-covered racing fans filled Churchill Downs despite the odds.

O'Neill loses bid for repeat Derby title

Sat, 04 May 2013 20:35:10 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Trainer Doug O'Neill came up short in his bid to defend his Kentucky Derby title.

DERBY RUNNING: Pletcher light, rain, parking

Sat, 04 May 2013 18:25:23 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs will have a field of 19 horses breaking from the starting gates at 6:24 p.m. EDT on Saturday.

AP PHOTOS: Big, bold Kentucky Derby hats

Sat, 04 May 2013 16:41:04 -0400

The Kentucky Derby is known as much for hats and high fashion as it is for fast horses. This year, rains are swamping Churchill Downs, but fans on the infield are still holding their heads - and their hats - high.

5 things to know Saturday at the Kentucky Derby

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:20:36 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - The Kentucky Derby is Saturday at Churchill Downs. Here are five things you should know before the 6:24 p.m. post time:

Steady rain pelts Churchill Downs before Derby

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:11:08 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Steady rain pelted Churchill Downs on Saturday leading to the Kentucky Derby, with the bugler wearing a red poncho as he blew the call to the post for early races.