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Oxbow's Preakness victory doesn't spoil anything
BALTIMORE — Chances are, the horse racing public will get it wrong again. When Oxbow went wire-to-wire in Saturday's Preakness, again ruining a chance for a Triple Crown, it is likely to prompt hand-wringing among those who see it as the...
Tags: Triple Crown, Bob Costas, Breeders' Cup, Equestrian, Horse and Harness Racing
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Orb's Triple Crown bid ends at Preakness, which is won by Oxbow
Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, who at age 50 came out of retirement earlier this year, led Oxbow to a wire-to-wire victory in 1:57.54 and a big upset of Kentucky Derby winner Orb today in the 138th Preakness at Pimlico Race Course. Stevens is the...
Tags: Belmont Stakes, John R. Velazquez, Triple Crown, Rosie Napravnik, Equestrian
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Preakness notes: A different kind of trainer helped Gary Stevens
BALTIMORE — Gary Stevens on Saturday became the oldest jockey to win the Preakness, and the Hall of Famer has Clark Masterson to thank. Masterson, a personal trainer based in Bellevue, Wash., helped the 50-year-old jockey lose 25 pounds and nearly...
Tags: Triple Crown, Lotteries, Equestrian, Horse and Harness Racing, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Stakes are highest for Orb in Preakness
BALTIMORE — Horse racing's Preakness is a place of history and a bubble of hope. If you come here with a Kentucky Derby victory under your belt, as trainer Shug McGaughey and Orb have, you have little time to appreciate that history. You are...
Tags: Triple Crown, Rosie Napravnik, Big Brown, Equestrian, Horse and Harness Racing
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Preakness Stakes analysis and betting tips
There are always lots of hard luck stories in the Kentucky Derby, and some of those hard luck horses come to the Preakness looking to set the record straight. Several of those guys are here to take on Orb. And a handful more Derby grumblers are skipping...
Tags: 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: Churchill Downs, Lobbying, Inner Harbor, Equestrian, Horse and Harness Racing
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Watch batter celebrate home run ... that was caught for an out
OK, all of you who hit a game-tying homer in the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, please take a step forward. Not so fast, Jun-Woo Jeon. Jeon, who plays for the Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization, was batting in the ninth...
Tags: Equestrian, Baseball, Sports
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David Garrard says he's 'calling it quits' on NFL career
A sleeper pick by many New York Jets fans to become the team's starting quarterback next season was David Garrard. Looks like that isn't happening. NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported via Twitter on Wednesday that Garrard told two Jets players he no...
Tags: New York Jets, David Garrard, Football, National Football League, 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: Triple Crown, Churchill Downs, John R. Velazquez, Wayne, Rosie Napravnik
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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: Churchill Downs, Triple Crown, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Breeders' Cup, Sports Illustrated
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Bird-flipping fan nowhere to be found at Heat-Bulls game
Miami The closest thing to a bird at AmericanAirlines Arena on Wednesday was Miami Heat player Chris Andersen, nicknamed “Birdman.” As for the Heat fan who gained notoriety for flipping the bird to a Chicago Bulls player, she was nowhere to...
Tags: Miami Heat, American Airlines Arena, Joakim Noah, Equestrian, Chicago Bulls
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Angels slow Ryan Madson's comeback; reliever will go to triple A
Ryan Madson’s rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery was placed on a slower track Wednesday, the Angels scrapping plans to activate him this weekend in favor of sending the right-hander to triple-A Salt Lake for “a couple of weeks,”...
Tags: Mike Scioscia, Ryan Madson, Equestrian, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Baseball
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