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Officials considering changes to Preakness security
Pimlico officials still are consulting with federal and local law enforcement agencies on revised security measures for the Preakness. Maryland Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas said he initiated a series of meetings with those groups April 16, the...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), National Football League, Preakness Stakes, Football, Super Bowl
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Monitoring of Preakness horses increases, but potential hole remains
Security at Pimlico's historic Preakness barn will be heightened this year, a move that comes amid renewed concern about doping and horse safety in the sport. All visitors, including veterinarians, who want to spend time with horses scheduled to run in...
Tags: The New York Times, Preakness Stakes, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Churchill Downs, Equestrian
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A Harford horse racing upset that stands for the ages
The world of sport is one of upsets, results that defy logic: N.C. State beating Houston for the NCAA basketball title in 1983 or Villanova over Georgetown two years later, Larry Owings over Dan Gable in college wrestling in 1970, the 1980 Miracle on Ice,...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Preakness Stakes, Horse and Harness Racing, Sway (music group), Churchill Downs
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Orb is 7-2 morning-line favorite in 139th Kentucky Derby
The Baltimore SunLOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kentucky Derby favorite Orb comes from one of the country’s oldest racing families, with ties to the greatest horses of the era. The second choice, Verrazano, is a product of Todd Pletcher’s new-school empire; he’s...Tags: Rosie Napravnik, John R. Velazquez, Joel Rosario, Churchill Downs, Calvin Borel
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Maryland's Janney shuns limelight, even with Derby favorite Orb
When his first Kentucky Derby horse, Orb, was named the favorite Wednesday, Stuart S. Janney the III was not there to raise his hands triumphantly for the cameras. He won't be in Louisville at all in the days leading to the race. A short phone call with...
Tags: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, New York Racing Association, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Horse and Harness Racing, University of Maryland, College Park
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Kentucky Derby full of intrigue with Pletcher's pack, O'Neill's return
The Baltimore SunLast year's chase for the Triple Crown ended when trainer Doug O'Neill stepped to a microphone stand in a patch of fenced-in grass next to a barn near the Belmont Park track. Brushing back tears, he announced that a tendon injury would prevent I'll Have...Tags: Long Island, Preakness Stakes, Rosie Napravnik, Horse and Harness Racing, Big Brown
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Maryland Jockey Club announces modified security policies for 138th Preakness
The Baltimore SunOn the third Saturday in May, generations of Baltimoreans marched onto the infield at Pimlico Race Course with their coolers in tow, an image that helped define the Preakness Stakes. No longer. The Maryland Jockey Club has unveiled enhanced security...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Preakness Stakes, Churchill Downs
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Louisville coach Rick Pitino watches his Kentucky Derby horse train
The Baltimore SunOn Wednesday at Churchill Downs, a crowd clad mainly in Louisville basketball shirts gathered at Barn 45 to watch Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino as he visited a horse of which he owns five percent. Pitino, a month removed from becoming the...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, NBA Draft, Preakness Stakes, College Sports, John R. Velazquez
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War of 1812 demonstration enacted at Heritage event [Port Deposit]
The former Carriage House to the Tome Mansion was the scene of fascinating story-telling and scrumptious refreshments April 25 as the Port Deposit Heritage Corporation held its 38th annual General Meeting. After an abbreviated business meeting and...Tags: Francis Scott Key, War of 1812, Fort McHenry, Mother's Day, Havre de Grace
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Respect the julep
The Baltimore SunThe Kentucky Derby, arriving seasonally as the mint is springing up, provides an excellent occasion for preparing and savoring a mint julep. So I offer you my recipe again this year. Do keep in mind that the julep is not some genteel lady's drink but a...Tags: Recipes
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Owners of Bel Air's Country Life Farm have eyes on Kentucky Derby
From The Aegis dated May 5, 1988: Horse racing fans everywhere had their eyes on the Kentucky Derby 25 years ago this week, but probably nowhere in Harford County more so than at Country Life Farm in Bel Air. One of Country Life's top mares, Light of...Tags: Towson, Radio Industry, Preakness Stakes, Punishment, Harford County
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UM showcases first foals born on campus in 30 years
College junior Steve Moirano has no children of his own, but he played the proud parent Saturday as a pair of foals debuted to a crowd of onlookers at the University of Maryland campus farm. "What was it like?" Brandon Hurn, a sophomore chemical...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Preakness Stakes, Teaching and Learning, LEGO Group, Clarksville
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