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Five things to watch heading into Saturday's Belmont Stakes
The Baltimore SunWhen I'll Have Another narrowly dodged being clipped by a rider-less horse who had gotten loose on the Belmont Park track last week, he avoided the sort of complication nobody had been talking about. Who could worry about something like that when there...Tags: Mario Gutierrez, Triple Crown, Global Warming, Sports, Julien Leparoux
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Graham Motion says Velazquez right choice for Union Rags; Animal Kingdom improving
Really, the frustration began at last year’s Belmont. That’s when Animal Kingdom, Graham Motion’s finest horse to date, was cut off and, while veering away, clipped heels and almost tossed his jockey. It took a thunderous run at the end...
Tags: Triple Crown, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Health, Elkton, Broken Nose
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I'll Have Another is 4-5 favorite to win Triple Crown
The Baltimore SunIn his bid to win horse racing's elusive Triple Crown, I'll Have Another today was named a 4-5 favorite for Saturday's Belmont Stakes. Immediately after the No. 11 post position and odds were announced, I'll Have Another's connections tweeted, "We drew...Tags: Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown, Equestrian, Horse and Harness Racing, Sports
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Bodemeister stablemate Paynter set for Belmont
Even when he's not here, they can't stop talking about Bodemeister. Gutsy runner-up to I'll Have Another at the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, the colt was never in serious consideration for the Belmont. But his stablemate could finish what...
Tags: Belmont Stakes, Equestrian, Triple Crown, Pimlico, Elkton
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HORSE RACING: I'll Have Another favored to win Belmont, Triple Crown
NEW YORK - I'll Have Another went into lockdown on Wednesday, moving into a secured barn shortly after the colt was made the early 4-5 favorite to win the Belmont Stakes in his quest to become the 12th Triple Crown champion and first in 34 years. The...Tags: I'll Have Another (racehorse), Union Rags (racehorse), Mario Gutierrez, Triple Crown, Paynter (racehorse)
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Union Rags Rallies To Win 144th Running Of Belmont Stakes
CNNUnion Rags roared from behind to win the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, one day after the winner of the first two legs of horse racing's fabled Triple Crown dropped out due to an injury. Paynter led for much of the race, but ended up in...Tags: I'll Have Another (racehorse), Triple Crown, Union Rags (racehorse), Mario Gutierrez, Paynter (racehorse)
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HORSE RACING: Former Derby favorite claims Belmont Stakes
NEW YORK - Union Rags picked up right where I'll Have Another left off, coming from behind to catch a Bob Baffert-trained horse at the finish in a Triple Crown race. In Saturday's Belmont Stakes, it was another photo finish decided by a neck. Just...Tags: I'll Have Another (racehorse), Triple Crown, Mario Gutierrez, Union Rags (racehorse), Paynter (racehorse)
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Union Rags Wins the 144th Belmont Stakes
CNNElmont, New York -- Union Rags won the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, one day after the winner of the first two legs of horse racing's fabled Triple Crown dropped out due to an injury. Paynter led for much of the race, but ended up in...Tags: I'll Have Another (racehorse), Triple Crown, Mario Gutierrez, Union Rags (racehorse), Big Brown
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Graham Motion hopes for second straight win at the Kentucky Derby
Graham Motion shrugs his shoulders when asked, then offers, as usual, a dirt-honest appraisal of his horse, Went the Day Well. "He's a good horse, deserves to be here," the trainer of last year's Kentucky Derby winner, Animal Kingdom, said about his...
Tags: Science and Technology, Zoology, Rosie Napravnik, Triple Crown, Science
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Rosie Napravnik becomes first female jockey to win the Kentucky Oaks
The Baltimore SunLast year, as she came down the stretch of the Kentucky Oaks, Rosie Napravnik thought to herself, “Girl power.” She would have been the first woman to win the race for the top 3-year-old fillies, an event that in recent years has come to...Tags: Rosie Napravnik, Equestrian, Breast Cancer, Kentucky Derby
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Kentucky Derby notes: Bodemeister tires down the stretch
What a scene it would have been. Bodemeister, the 4-1 morning line favorite, seemed to run effortlessly around most of track at Churchill Downs on Saturday, opening a lead of four lengths coming out of the final turn. He would have been trainer Bob...
Tags: John Calipari, Jesus Castanon, Bill Belichick, NBA Draft, Triple Crown
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Derby notes: Rosie Napravnik becomes first woman to win Kentucky Oaks
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The red-headed girl who shocked Maryland horse racing with her daring debut in 2005 was coronated as an elite jockey Friday at Churchill Downs. Rosie Napravnik won the Kentucky Oaks on Believe You Can. She is the first woman to...
Tags: Rosie Napravnik, Triple Crown, Pimlico, Health, Breast Cancer
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