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Ruler on Ice rules in slop and wins Belmont Stakes
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom nearly fell at the start. Preakness winner Shackleford faded in the stretch. The Belmont Stakes was up for grabs.
And it was 24-1 long shot Ruler on Ice who delivered a huge upset Saturday in the final leg of the...Tags: Belmont Stakes, Facebook, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Equestrian
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Shackleford wins the Preakness
Shackleford was sweating profusely, bucking and kicking until six crewmen finally shoved him into the No. 5 gate at the Preakness.
One ton of horseflesh all but screamed, “Get me out of here.”
Less than two minutes after the gate sprang...Tags: Equestrian, Jesus Castanon, Preakness Stakes, Science and Technology, Zoology
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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, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Equestrian, Pimlico
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Itsmyluckyday has a productive day with runner-up finish in Preakness
With nearly every eye at Pimlico fixated on either the uncatchable leader, Oxbow, or the Kentucky Derby winner and heavy betting favorite, Orb, Itsmyluckyday cruised under the radar to earn a little bit of redemption in Saturday's Preakness. After...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Equestrian, Pimlico, Preakness Stakes
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John Velazquez finishes 2nd with Itsmyluckyday, wins two other races at Pimlico
John Velazquez's run of misfortune began when he broke a rib and his right wrist during a tumble at Aqueduct Racetrack in April. When the 41-year-old jockey returned for the Kentucky Derby, it was not aboard the victorious Orb — the horse he had...
Tags: Joel Rosario, Kentucky Derby, Equestrian, Pimlico, Preakness Stakes
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Race-by-race results from Preakness Day
Race 1: Jockey Joel Rosario rode Aussi Austin to victory in the first of 13 races on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. Bake Shop took second and Pretension finished third in the 1 1/16-mile dirt race. The winner finished in 1:45.23. Bake Shop and...
Tags: Joel Rosario, Kentucky Derby, Public Finance, Equestrian, Edgar Prado
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Rain at Pimlico isn't a welcome sight for Preakness jockeys
The Baltimore SunAmong the concerns for jockeys at the Preakness today is the weather. Shortly before rain began to fall minutes ago, jockeys were watching the skies. Some know all too well that their horses don’t respond to sloppy tracks, and they were holding...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Equestrian, Pimlico, Preakness Stakes, Churchill Downs
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Itsmyluckyday looks for better finish in the Preakness
Seeking redemption from a Kentucky Derby effort that didn't go as planned, Itsmyluckyday will try to rebound Saturday as one of nine horses in the 138th running of the $1 million Grade I Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Trained by...
Tags: Hialeah, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Equestrian, Pimlico
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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: Joel Rosario, Revolutionary (racehorse), Equestrian, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Preakness Stakes
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Kentucky Derby winner Orb remains on target for the Preakness
Associated PressBALTIMORE (AP) — Kentucky Derby winner Orb remains on track for the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, when a win would set the stage for a Triple Crown try three weeks later in the Belmont Stakes. While a media frenzy is building around the Pimlico...Tags: Equestrian, Fair Grounds Corporation, Preakness Stakes, Churchill Downs, Shug McGaughey (racehorse)
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Long wait continues for next Triple Crown winner
Horse racing fans talk about their sport not having a Triple Crown winner in nearly 35 years much the way baseball fans lament the fact that their favorite game has gone more than twice as long without a .400 hitter. Undoubtedly, in the days leading...
Tags: Equestrian, Zoology, Preakness Stakes, Churchill Downs, Pimlico Race Course
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Jockeys call for increased disability insurance
Jerry Bailey can look back on a Hall of Fame jockey career that featured 5,892 victories but also the searing memory of 17 fractures, including a broken back, jaw and collarbone, and several busted ribs. Yet Bailey considers himself lucky. He never...
Tags: West Virginia Mountaineers, Insurance, Equestrian, Laurel Park, Preakness Stakes
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