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Horsemen search for deals at post-Preakness sale
On the Wednesday and Thursday before the Preakness, as excitement built for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, many trainers and owners slipped away from Pimlico Race Course and drove eight miles north on Interstate 83 to look a year into the future....
Tags: Farms, Kevin Plank, Triple Crown, Sports, NFL Draft
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Indy 500 officials tighten security following Boston bombings
INDIANAPOLIS -- Officials have tightened security for Sunday's Indianapolis 500, which typically draws more than 200,000 spectators, in response to the deadly Boston Marathon bombings last month. Oversize drink coolers have been banned, and a street...
Tags: Auto Racing, Indianapolis 500, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports, Preakness Stakes
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Md. passes thoroughbred breeder incentive program amid bickering
The Maryland Racing Commission passed a revised incentive program Tuesday meant to persuade thoroughbred breeders to operate in the state and owners of those horses to run on its tracks, but might have shattered the harmony achieved among the sports'...
Tags: Laurel Park, Sports, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Horse and Harness Racing
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Organizers declare the 138th Preakness a success
The numbers alone say the 138th Preakness was a huge success. A crowd of 117,203, the fourth largest in Preakness history, was on hand to see long-shot Oxbow's shocking win and heavy-favorite Orb's disappointing run. And the total handle for the day...Tags: Oxbow (racehorse), Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Music, Sports, Preakness Stakes
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Clancy's Call: Preakness Review
Did someone say lock? The word "bounce" is heard every day among avid horseplayers and handicappers. It refers to a likely regression after a particularly strong performance. Well, Orb bounced to the moon Saturday. The Kentucky Derby winner had no...Tags: Govenor Charlie (racehorse), Oxbow (racehorse), Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes
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Lots of differing opinions on what to do with Pimlico
Tear it down. Fix it up. Keep it here. Move it there. Many at Pimlico Race Course Saturday, from celebrated trainers to $2 bettors, offered thoughts of what to do with Old Hilltop, the methuselan home of the 138th Preakness Stakes. The Maryland Jockey...
Tags: Middletown, Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Preakness Stakes, Barnesville
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Benjamin Lipsitz, 94, Pikesville attorney who defended Bremer
Benjamin Lipsitz, whose commitment to the spirit and letter of the law led him to defend a would-be assassin, a Nazi sympathizer and a craven murderer during a career that spanned more than a half-century, died May 10. He was 94. "He was so...
Tags: U.S. Secret Service, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), U.S. Army, Pikesville, Prosecution
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Quick retreat from Baltimore for Preakness champ Oxbow and defeated favorite Orb
Most of the horses in the stakes barns at Pimlico Race Course had cleared out by 8:30 Sunday morning, having loaded into vans under the cover of early-morning rain. Plates with pieces of cake left over from last night's victory party for Oxbow dotted...
Tags: Timonium, Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Derby, Pimlico
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Oxbow shoots in for win at Preakness
AP Sports WriterBALTIMORE -- Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes. Thanks...Tags: Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Joel Rosario, Belmont Stakes, Kentucky Derby
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Who won the Preakness?
Who won the Preakness Stakes? The better question is who didn't win the Preakness - and that would be Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner. Oxbow, a 15-1 longshot ridden by Gary Stevens, had a wire-to-wire run to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday in 1:57....
Tags: Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Derby, Rosie Napravnik
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With Oxbow's win, Orb's Triple Crown dreams dashed
For all of his laser focus on Saturday's Preakness, Claude "Shug" McGaughey couldn't help but dream ahead to the possibility of his colt, Orb, going for a Triple Crown at his home track of Belmont Park in New York. "I wouldn't be telling you the truth...
Tags: Pitbull (music artist), Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Big Brown, Kentucky Derby
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Upset win by Oxbow gives D. Wayne Lukas record 14th victory in Triple Crown race
He kept coming back, year after year, horse after horse, trying to get another victory in the Preakness Stakes before he was done. Going into the 138th running of the Triple Crown's middle leg, D. Wayne Lukas had tried eight times since Charismatic won at...
Tags: Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Kentucky Derby
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