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One final run for Animal Kingdom
Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom will try to follow in Frankel's hallowed hoof-prints on the opening day of Royal Ascot on Tuesday. Frankel enjoyed an imperious 11-length triumph in the Queen Anne Stakes last year on his way to...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Zoology, John R. Velazquez, Triple Crown, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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Union Rags tracks down Paynter in final stretch to win Belmont Stakes
Elmont, NY – Paynter stayed where he was, a few feet off the rail, charging toward the finish. Everyone whose heart had been broken by Union Rags before must have had the same thought: he's not going to squeeze through. But then, delivering upon...
Tags: Mario Gutierrez, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby
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Oaks Day at Churchill Downs gives Rosie Napravnik her chance
It’s Oaks Day at Churchill Downs, and the color pink has grown over the vast grandstand and the sprawling infield. The “Pink Out” will help raise money for cancer charities, as it has done in recent years. That’s all part of what...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Rosie Napravnik, Cancer, Churchill Downs
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I'll Have Another trainer Doug O'Neill reaches Baltimore to prepare for Preakness
Doug O'Neill caught the red eye out of Southern California on Wednesday night, boarding a plane that would offer him a few moments of peace. Not that the trainer of Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another has wilted under the scrutiny of sudden...
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Rentals, Churchill Downs, Equestrian, Baltimore Orioles
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Bodemeister early favorite after drawing No. 6 position for Kentucky Derby
The Baltimore SunLOUISVILLE, Ky. — All along, Bob Baffert has said that he fought the urge. He didn’t allow even an idle moment to be filled with the blurry, soaring dreams that can be ignited by training a horse as promising as Bodemeister. He insisted on...Tags: Churchill Downs, Music, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby, Zoology
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Hansen could make his move while Maryland horses push toward Kentucky Derby
The most visually stunning probable entrant in the upcoming Kentucky Derby could also become the favorite with a good showing at the Blue Grass Stakes this weekend. Hansen, a nearly all white colt trained by Mike Maker, is the 6-5 favorite in Lexington....
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, ESPN (tv network), Horse (animal), Equestrian
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Harris seeks to ban low-ceiling horse trailers
— Rep. Andy Harris, whose district is home to last year's Kentucky Derby winner, has tucked a ban on cramped horse trailers into a massive transportation bill pending in Congress, pitting him against lawmakers in his own party, farming interests and...Tags: Highway Transportation, Government, Republican Party, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cory Gardner
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Stronach plans IPOs for six racehorse-ownership firms
Frank Stronach, Pimlico's owner and a successful breeder, wants to bring horse ownership to the masses — by selling stock in six new racehorse investment companies.
For $10 a share, investors could own a piece of thoroughbreds that would be trained...Tags: Financing and Stock Offerings, Finance, Preakness Stakes, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Sting
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Lacie Slew wins Maryland Racing Media Stakes
Lacie Slew rallied from next-to-last to win the $100,000 Maryland Racing Media Stakes, the Saturday feature at Laurel Park. Sent to post as the second choice in the field of five fillies and mares, Lacie Slew carried Joe Rocco Jr. to a one-length victory...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Laurel Park, Metal and Mineral, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Tim Keefe
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May: Death of bin Laden cheered; high tech tax sale conducted
Wayne Dougherty was re-elected to his third term as mayor of Havre de Grace.
Osama bin Laden was killed in a raid by Seal Team Six in Pakistan where he had been secretly living. Many people in Harford County reflected satisfaction at the death of a man...Tags: Aberdeen, Havre de Grace, American Legion, Harford County, Osama bin Laden
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Animal Kingdom returns to training in Fair Hill
Animal Kingdom, the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner, is back on the training track at the Fair Hill Training Center and being pointed toward the $10 million Dubai World Cup in late March.
Trainer Graham Motion couldn't keep the delight from his...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Zoology, Belmont Stakes, Equestrian, FIFA World Cup
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Shared Account will be a long shot again at Breeders' Cup
A year ago, Shared Account arrived at Churchill Downs for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf as an outsider. Oddsmakers made her a 46-1 long shot, and her response was to win. This year, she's back to defend her title in the $2 million Grade I race....Tags: Edgar Prado, Preakness Stakes, Kevin Plank, ESPN (tv network), Churchill Downs
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