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Orb trainer Shug McGaughey has Triple Crown reminders 'every day'
BALTIMORE — Wednesday morning at Pimlico race track was similar to most mornings for Claude McGaughey III. Except there were lots of reporters around, which made it different. McGaughey is a thoroughbred horse trainer, currently the one in the...
Tags: Pimlico, Preakness Stakes, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Equestrian, Kentucky Derby
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Preakness host Maryland's horse racing in optimistic state
BALTIMORE — It is difficult to be at the Preakness this year without feeling a tinge of jealousy. That is especially true if you are just a few days removed from a visit to the current dungeon of California racing, a.k.a. Hollywood Park. All...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Lobbying, Philosophy, Equestrian
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Orb draws No. 1 post for Preakness; will be a 1-1 favorite
Kentucky Derby winner Orb drew the No. 1 post and was named the 1-1 morning line favorite for Saturday's Preakness at Pimlico Race Course. Orb trainer Shug McGaughey said he didn't think the rail position would affect his horse. "Not going to say I...
Tags: Pimlico, Preakness Stakes, Rosie Napravnik, John R. Velazquez, Kentucky Derby
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Hollywood Park's ghost of a chance casts pall on Southland racing
With its announcement Thursday, Hollywood Park did little to refute the theory that horse racing is a sport in need of hospice. They raced at the Inglewood track Friday, but it wasn't business as usual. Nor will it be the rest of this meeting and the...
Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Politics, Lobbying, Michael Jackson, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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Orb wins the 139th Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey is a man who looks like the embodiment of the nickname that is all anybody calls him by. Short and unassuming, he said this week he made an effort to enjoy the run-up to the Kentucky Derby,...
Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Calvin Borel, Preakness Stakes, Joel Rosario, Rosie Napravnik
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Orb leaves Kentucky Derby field moonstruck
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The horse with the short name and the long stride won the Kentucky Derby here Saturday. Fans of Orb, and headline writers worldwide, rejoiced. Orb's daddy was Malibu Moon; thus the short name with its perfect family connection....
Tags: Joel Rosario, Preakness Stakes, Travel, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby
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Kentucky Derby preview: The 139th Running of the Roses
First things first: Grantland has a terrific look-back at Hunter S. Thompson's "The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved." I always start the Derby primer with a link to this story -- and by always, I mean I also did it last year -- and this adds...
Tags: Calvin Borel, Preakness Stakes, Newspaper and Magazine, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), The Washington Post
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Orb wins 139th Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Orb splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby, giving Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his first victory in the race. When the field turned for home on the cool, overcast Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs,...
Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Rosie Napravnik, Joel Rosario, Kentucky Derby, Equestrian
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Kentucky Derby 2013: A mint julep recipe now being served
Mint juleps and margaritas: That's what's being served this Kentucky Derby-meets-Cinco de Mayo weekend. The Kentucky Derby is considered one of the most exhilarating two minutes in sports, Tradition dictates that the derby is always held on the first...
Tags: Cinco de Mayo, Kentucky Derby, Equestrian
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Pictures in the News | April 30, 2013
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As Kentucky Derby nears, these two already have won
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As the Kentucky Derby approaches, consider Dennis O'Neill and Tom Knust as Twin Spires for racehorse Goldencents. The backstretch barns at Churchill Downs were celebrity central Wednesday morning, led by the current biggest...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Cancer, College Sports, Equestrian, Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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Horse deaths are troubling to Bob Baffert
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With nary a thought to Hamlet, trainer Bob Baffert is currently suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. In his current situation, and in a world where oft-misinformed social media stirs the rumor pot to a boil,...
Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby, Sports
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