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Five things to watch heading into Saturday's Belmont Stakes
The Baltimore SunWhen I'll Have Another narrowly dodged being clipped by a rider-less horse who had gotten loose on the Belmont Park track last week, he avoided the sort of complication nobody had been talking about. Who could worry about something like that when there...Tags: Belmont Stakes, Equestrian, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, Horse and Harness Racing
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Can I'll Have Another win Triple Crown? Opinions are mixed
Only 30 horses have made it to the Belmont Stakes with a chance to win the Triple Crown. Eleven have succeeded. This is whyI'll Have Another's quest to become the 12th at Belmont Park on June 9 will captivate a nation that long ago stopped paying...
Tags: Cinderella (fictional character), Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby
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Preakness notes: Trainers stress the need for a national horse racing comissioner
While Doug O’Neill has been able to enjoy everything Baltimore has to offer during the past week and a half, his time in town hasn’t been devoid of controversy. The trainer of Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another has been accused...
Tags: Belmont Stakes, Horse and Harness Racing, Equestrian, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby
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Motion, Matz and the calm (or chaos) before the Preakness storm
A steady, cool wind swept across the track at the Fair Hill Training Center Friday as two trainers prepared colts to run in next Saturday’s 137th Preakness. Went the Day Well, the fourth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby trained by Graham...
Tags: Triple Crown, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby, Barbaro, Science
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I'll Have Another gallops at Pimlico in advance of Preakness
Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another took an unconventional approach to the second leg of the Triple Crown by arriving at Pimlico just two days after his win at Churchill Downs. Seeking his fourth win in as many races this year, the colt...
Tags: Triple Crown, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes
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Another shot for Bodemeister: Kentucky Derby runner-up will race in Preakness
Standing outside his barn at Churchill Downs the day after the Kentucky Derby, Bob Baffert was coy when discussing his horse Bodemeister. The question came time and again, phrased a bit differently in hopes that Baffert would let the truth tumble from...
Tags: Triple Crown, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes
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Maryland Jockey Club's Tom Chuckas 'couldn't be happier' about Preakness 2012
Two days after Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another's thrilling win over Bodemeister under sunny skies and in front of a packed house, Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas pronounced the 137th running of the Preakness a rousing success. "I...
Tags: Belmont Stakes, Equestrian, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, Pimlico Race Course
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Preakness winner I'll Have Another begins final push for Triple Crown
The last man to take a horse to Belmont with a chance to snag the elusive final gem in the Triple Crown has some advice for Doug O'Neill. Stay true to the horse. "I think trainers going around asking other people what they should do, looking for how...
Tags: Equestrian, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, Big Brown, Mario Gutierrez
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Jockey 'dumbfounded' by Bodemeister's loss to I'll Have Another at Preakness
Mike Smith appeared dazed in the moments after his horse, Bodemeister, was again beaten by Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another — this time by a neck in Saturday's Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. The veteran jockey wore the frozen...Tags: Belmont Stakes, Horse and Harness Racing, Equestrian, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby
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Preakness notes: I'll Have Another gives Pimlico bettors plenty of reasons to celebrate
They might not have rivaled the revelry in the winner's circle after Saturday's Preakness, but the lines in front of the tellers' windows at Pimlico Race Course were abuzz with fans shouting in excitement about their winning tickets. Rick Digrigoli, of...
Tags: Equestrian, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, Pimlico Race Course, Football
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The next generation of horse racing stars is arriving now
The Baltimore SunHorse racing's center stage, the place where the industry's best jockeys and trainers reside, is getting crowded. Ramon Dominguez, John Velazquez and current No. 1 jockey Javier Castellano may not be ready to exit stage left. Trainers Todd Pletcher,...Tags: Joel Rosario, Triple Crown, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby, Martin Garcia
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Jockey optimistic about chances with Bodemeister
Jockey Mike Smith arrived full of confidence at Pimlico on Friday. And why not? He will ride Morning Line favorite Bodemeister out of the No. 7 gate in the Preakness. "As we all know, so many things can happen in a race, but if given the opportunity,...
Tags: Equestrian, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Laurel Park
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