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UniverSoul Circus displays global flavor
Long before the throngs of audience members generate "oohs" and "ahhs," the staff of the UniverSoul Circus begins to craft its unusual performances, spending months combing the globe for fresh acts.
The result includes performers such as the Shaolin Kung...Tags: Justin Bieber, Circuses, Elephant (animal), Entertainment Events, Music
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I'll Have Another gets first look at Triple Crown bid site
I'll Have Another got a first look at the track where he will attempt to become the first Triple Crown winner in 34 years at next month's Belmont Stakes. The colt has not trained since winning the Preakness on Saturday to add the second leg of the Triple...Tags: I'll Have Another (racehorse), Belmont Stakes, Dullahan (racehorse), Union Rags (racehorse), John R. Velazquez
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Preakness coverage by NBC shows power of preparation
The Baltimore SunNBC Sports says it had 170 employees in Baltimore this week to cover the Preakness, and from the looks of the TV package it presented, all of them earned their keep. NBC's network coverage started at 4:30 p.m., and it hardly ever sagged for more than a...Tags: Randy Moss, Inner Harbor, Maroon 5 (music group), NBC (tv network), Bodemeister (racehorse)
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I'll Have Another trainer tells governor horse is 'gonna win' Preakness Stakes
Gov. Martin O'Malley scored the behind-the-scene tour most Preakness fans wish for: an up-close look at the 11 horses in the Stakes Stables. Tom Chuckas, president of the Maryland Jockey Club, walked the governor around the barns, packed high with hay...
Tags: Symbols and Symbolism, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Kentucky Derby
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Turn to Team NBC for most complete Preakness TV coverage
The Baltimore SunLast year, 8.8 million viewers saw NBC’s coverage of the Preakness. That’s the kind of big-tent mass audience that makes the race one of Baltimore’s showcase events. And that doesn’t count the hundreds of thousands who will watch...Tags: Randy Moss, Satellite and Cable Service, NBC (tv network), Equestrian, Triple Crown
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A few pre-race Preakness thoughts, and the current odds
A few final thoughts as we approach the 6:18 post time for the 137th running of the Preakness: It comes down to this: Either Bodemeister can run the same race he did two weeks ago, or he can’t. If he can, he likely won’t be beat. Kentucky...
Tags: Bodemeister (racehorse), Buzz Bissinger, Churchill Downs, Pretension (racehorse), Hansen (racehorse)
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Preakness parties gallop across state lines
The Preakness is, let's face it, the dark horse on the nation's party planning circuit.
After all, the second leg of the Triple Crown is squeezed between its more challenging and prestigious cousins, the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. And, it's...Tags: Kegasus (fictional character), Colleges and Universities, Entertainment Events, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Kentucky Derby
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Maryland horse racing has trouble holding its top riders
In another time, Maryland was a hotbed for horse racing, its history rich and its purses comparable to other states. It was a place where jockeys could make a career and not have to contemplate leaving for New York or California.
Since the late 1980s,...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles, Rosie Napravnik, Pimlico Race Course, New York Yankees
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For jockeys, Preakness prep is a mix of study and superstition
Maryland-based jockey Mario Pino says he once heard that the great race rider Laffit Pincay would wear his underwear inside out. For luck.
Ramon Dominguez, Eclipse Award-winning jockey the last two years, likes to have Perrier water and animal crackers...Tags: Movies, NBC (tv network), Bodemeister (racehorse), Animal Crackers, Kentucky Derby
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Monday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for occasional showers and thunderstorms, with a high temperature near 73 degrees. Tonight is expected to bring showers, and possibly thunderstorms, with a low around 63 degrees.
TRAFFIC
Check our traffic updates for this...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles, Jake Arrieta, Kevin Plank, Preakness Stakes
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Dr. George G. Hansen
Dr. George G. Hansen, a retired dentist and master woodworker, died April 11 of pneumonia at Oak Crest Village retirement community. He was 89. The son of educators, Dr. Hansen was born in Baltimore and raised in Towson. He spent his boyhood summers at a...Tags: Barnesville, Dentistry and Dental Health, Parkville, Montgomery County (Maryland), Ellicott City
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Joseph A. 'Joe' DiPaola Jr., Sun photographer
Joseph A. "Joe" DiPaola Jr., an award-winning Baltimore Sun photographer whose 1962 picture of the controversial nose-to-nose Preakness finish resulted in the suspension of a jockey, died Friday of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson.
The longtime...Tags: Hunt Valley, Arable Farming, Newspapers, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Preakness Stakes
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