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Orb is horse to beat and has made the rest of Preakness field an afterthought
Shug McGaughey, the trainer for Kentucky Derby winner Orb, attributes his calm demeanor since that race to maturity. Had he made it to the Preakness with a Triple Crown chance at a younger age, the 64-year-old insists, the scene would have been...
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, Big Brown, Mike Smith, Pimlico Race Course
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Fiftyshadesofhay wins Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
She had a cool name and a hot jockey, but Fiftyshadesofhay didn't look like she had much of a chance for most of Friday's 89th Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Riding the 3-year-old filly for the first time, Joel Rosario also gave the...
Tags: Rafael Bejarano, Preakness Stakes, Joel Rosario, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby
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Preakness-proven Baffert will send 'Govenor' out for an upset
Bob Baffert strode into the Preakness stakes barn Friday morning, shouting toward Orb's trainer Shug McGaughey loud enough so all could hear. "OK, Shug, I'm here to take away that media spotlight for you," he said. Baffert, indeed, is one of the few...
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, Pimlico Race Course, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby
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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: Preakness Stakes, Human Accomplishments, Michael Phelps, Pimlico Race Course, Breeders' Cup
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Rosie Napravnik believes Mylute can run with Orb in Preakness
The Baltimore SunKentucky Derby winner Orb is the even-money favorite for the Preakness, so the biggest topics leading up to the weekend have, obviously, been about his chances and how to beat him on Saturday. “The jockey was just here," Mylute jockey Rosie...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby, Rosie Napravnik
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Jockey Gary Stevens discovering his love of racing again
Nearly a quarter century ago, Gary Stevens was an up-and-coming jockey in Southern California, hoping to make his mark on the sport, put a lot of money in the bank and move on to something else as quickly as possible. A conversation he had with one of...
Tags: Luck (tv program), Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Pimlico Race Course
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Rock star status: Preakness horses get royal treatment
Handlers used special massage techniques to soothe Goldencents' muscular frame and sudsy sponges to stimulate the shine and bloom on the Preakness competitor's chocolate-colored coat — while a sizable entourage seemed transfixed. Outside the...
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Academy Awards, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby
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Orb faces Preakness hurdle en route to immortality
ReutersBALTIMORE (Reuters) - Shug McGaughey, the soft-spoken trainer of Kentucky Derby champion Orb, admits he thinks of what it would be like to saddle a Triple Crown champion. He knows it's premature to be thinking like that. He just can't help it. "I try to...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, Goldencents (racehorse), Joel Rosario, Oxbow (racehorse)
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Roaming the neighborhoods around Pimlico
Roaming the streets that encircle Pimlico Race Course, I discovered so many places that I had trouble going back to the same locale twice. Outer Northwest Baltimore is a fascinating, at times geographically bewildering, place. When the Maryland Jockey...
Tags: Reisterstown Road, Pimlico Race Course, Transportation, Druid Hill, Railway Transportation
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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: Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, John R. Velazquez, Pimlico Race Course, Weston (Broward, Florida)
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Sidewalk chefs serve up taste of Pimlico
After 25 Preaknesses, Annette Thomas has her routine, and recipes, down pat. Thirty pounds of ribs, both pork and beef, marinated overnight in vinegar and soy sauce, then grilled in front of her house on Saturday. Fifty pounds of red-skin potatoes ...
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Immigration, Foods and Beverages, Salads, Corn
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Preakness Stakes road closures
The Baltimore City Department of Transportation has posted road closures and traffic modifications for Saturday's 138th running of the Preakness Stakes and InfieldFest at Pimlico Race Course. DOT says Saturday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., the southbound Jones...
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Jones Falls Expressway, Equestrian, Highway Transportation
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