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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, Kentucky Derby, Horse and Harness Racing, Equestrian, Preakness Stakes
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Napravnik reflects on early days at Pimlico as she prepares for Preakness ride
Sitting in front of a microphone Friday morning, Rosie Napravnik fielded questions about her first race at Pimlico Race Course while donning a hat from her new sponsor, Snickers Bites. For the 25-year-old jockey, it was a fitting juxtaposition, as she's...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Human Accomplishments, Rosie Napravnik, Pimlico, Equestrian
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Derby winner Orb has gone from ordinary to extraordinary heading into Preakness
AP Sports WriterBALTIMORE (AP) — Growing up, Kentucky Derby winner Orb was just another horse who fit in with the crowd. Never caused problems. Never raised a ruckus. Never got sick or hurt while frolicking in the fields of Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky., with his...Tags: Fishing, Animal Kingdom (racehorse), Florida Derby (racehorse), Joel Rosario, Kentucky Derby
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Everything revolves around Orb
The Baltimore SunThe colt was a knucklehead, really. He had speed and endurance in his pedigree, but if you had polled his owners and his trainer a year ago, none would have predicted that he’d gallop in the same steps as his great-grandsire, 1977 Triple Crown...Tags: NBC (tv network), Horse and Harness Racing, Long Island, Dubai World Cup, Pimlico Race Course
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Orb trainer 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 catbird'...Tags: Doug O'Neill (racehorse), Orb (racehorse), Vietnam War (1955-1975), Goldencents (racehorse), Triple Crown
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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: Los Angeles International Airport, Lobbying, Horse and Harness Racing, Churchill Downs, Michael Jackson
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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: Ocala, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Chemotherapy, Public Storage Incorporated, Health Treatments
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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: Kentucky Derby, Horse and Harness Racing, Churchill Downs, Equestrian, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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Trainer leaving no details unnoticed before Derby
LOUIS- VILLE, Ky. - It's easy to figure out where Todd Pletcher got the idea to enter five horses in this year's Kentucky Derby. He used to work for D. Wayne Lukas. For the longest time, Lukas was the biggest star in the sport, the guy in the white...Tags: LeBron James, Horse and Harness Racing, Oxbow (racehorse), Overanalyze (racehorse), Todd Pletcher (racehorse)
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Maryland's Janney shuns limelight, even with Derby favorite Orb
When his first Kentucky Derby horse, Orb, was named the favorite Wednesday, Stuart S. Janney the III was not there to raise his hands triumphantly for the cameras. He won't be in Louisville at all in the days leading to the race. A short phone call with...
Tags: Joint Ventures, Science and Technology, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Horse and Harness Racing
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Chatfield Road looks to get back on track
Eight years ago Bellamy Road went into the Kentucky Derby as the favorite after carrying the colors of late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner to a 171/2-length victory in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct. Bellamy Road's son, Chatfield Road, did something...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Jim Edgar, Equestrian, Human Interest, George Steinbrenner
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Facing long odds, Kevin Plank hopes to run Heat Press in Preakness
When Heat Press last ran in Maryland, he finished third in a three-horse race. Yet his owner — the same man who managed to turn the idea of quick-drying fabric into an athletic apparel empire that brought in nearly $2 billion in revenue last...
Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Under Armour Inc., Laurel Park, Pimlico Race Course, Triple Crown
May 18, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 16, 2013
|Story| AP Member Choice Limited
May 16, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 11, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 1, 2013
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May 2, 2013
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May 3, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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Apr 27, 2013
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Apr 22, 2013
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