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Bodemeister early favorite after drawing No. 6 position for Kentucky Derby
The Baltimore SunLOUISVILLE, Ky. — All along, Bob Baffert has said that he fought the urge. He didn’t allow even an idle moment to be filled with the blurry, soaring dreams that can be ignited by training a horse as promising as Bodemeister. He insisted on...Tags: Animal Kingdom (racehorse), Equestrian, Science and Technology, Concerts, Triple Crown
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Eighttofasttocatch repeats in Harrison E. Johnson Stakes
Eighttofasttocatch had to work hard for it, but at the finish he was the repeat winner of the $100,000 Harrison E. Johnson Memorial Stakes, the closing-day feature at Laurel Park. Under guidance by the meeting's leading rider, Sheldon Russell, the son of...Tags: Tim Keefe, Laurel Park, Pimlico, Horse (animal)
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Maryland's Done Talking gets last word in Illinois Derby
Maryland's Done Talking, ridden by Sheldon Russell, burst through in a crowded field to win the $500,000 Grade III Illinois Derby on Saturday at Hawthorne Race Course. Entering the far turn, 5-2 favorite Currency Swap began to move up taking over fifth...Tags: Javier Castellano, Rosie Napravnik, Laurel Park, Pimlico
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Idle Talk charges to victory in Dahlia Stakes at Pimlico
Idle Talk caught In the Rough late to win the $75,000 Dahlia Stakes, a turf race for fillies and mares Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. Jockey Horacio Karamanos led the spotted grey mare through traffic as she charged to her fourth win in a row. This was...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Pimlico Race Course, Laurel Park, Horse (animal), Pimlico
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King and Crusader wins Md. Juvenile
King and Crusader made his first foray into his native state a winning one when he upset eight other Maryland-bred 2-year-olds in the $75,000 Maryland Juvenile Championship on Saturday's closing-day card at Laurel Park. Rick Dutrow trains the son of Lion...Tags: Pimlico Race Course, Laurel Park
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At 81, trainer Eddie Gaudet putting his stable in the hands of wife and daughter
On the wall of Eddie Gaudet's office is a photo of him as a jockey sitting atop a winner in Florida in the 1950s. Tucked in among dozens of snapshots and 8-by-10s spread over three walls, is another from 1966 showing Gaudet as the winning trainer at Bowie...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Social Media, Equestrian, Dean Martin, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Named after Alex Ovechkin, Eighttofasttocatch the favorite at Maryland Million Classic
Eighttofasttocatch has gone from being an excitable horse to a well-mannered, explosive performer who is the morning line favorite for Saturday's Maryland Million Classic at Laurel Park.
The 5-year-old gelded son of Not For Love owes that in part to...Tags: Marathon, Alex Ovechkin, Tim Keefe, Laurel Park, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Eighttofasttocatch gives the Hefts their first champion
Eighttofasttocatch was just that Saturday at Laurel Park, as he ignored the rain, mud and closinghorses to win the $150,000 Maryland Million Classic and set off a joyous celebration in the winner's circle.
Owned by Arnold Heft and his wife Sylvia,...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Human Interest, Tim Keefe, Alex Ovechkin, Laurel Park
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Rapid Redux goes for 19th in row, share of mark
Rapid Redux, who has won 18 consecutive starts, can tie the all-time North American record of 19 straight victories held by Zenyatta and Peppers Pride with a victory today at Laurel Park. The 5-year-old gelding will face four rivals in the sixth race, a...Tags: Havre de Grace, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, Laurel Park
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Rahystrada wins Colonial Turf Cup at Colonial Downs
After seeing the way Rahystrada had run in the spring against stiff competition, trainer Byron Hughes had a feeling good fortune would again find his veteran soon enough. Rahystrada came into Saturday's $500,000 Turf Cup, which was open to horses 3 years...Tags: Athletes, Kentucky Derby, Edgar Prado, Human Interest, Equestrian
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For Gaudet family, 'nothing bad about' Preakness experience
In recent years, the Gaudet family watched a succession of their friends in the horse-racing business leave Maryland for the lure of larger fields and heftier purses in other states.
But Linda Gaudet, the Prince George's County-based co-owner of...Tags: Equestrian, Animal Kingdom (racehorse), Preakness Stakes, Science and Technology, Triple Crown
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