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Rosie Napravnik will ride Code West in Belmont Stakes
The Baltimore SunRosie Napravnik will get another shot at history in the Belmont Stakes — just aboard a different horse than in her previous two Triple Crown races. On Thursday, trainer Bob Baffert announced that Napravnik will mount Code West in the Belmont...Tags: Triple Crown, Equestrian, New York Racing Association, Rosie Napravnik, Belmont Stakes
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Four Bel Air triathletes win age group awards in Columbia [Running]
Four triathletes from Bel Air won age-group awards Sunday in the 30th annual edition of Maryland's premier triathlon, the Columbia Triathlon. Rob Tisch was the runner-up in the 40-44 age group. He raced through a 0.93-mile swim, a 25-mile bike course,...Tags: Bel Air Town Run, Equestrian, Havre de Grace, Demographics, Road Running
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The Sun Remembers: May 26-June 1
June 1, 2003: The Ravens' second offseason minicamp begins with coach Brian Billick touting the talents of quarterback Kyle Boller, the team's first-round draft pick. "There has been nothing so far through the eight practices that you go, 'Oh, boy, we...Tags: Cal Ripken, Jr., Salisbury Sea Gulls, Mark Teixeira, Kyle Boller, Baltimore Ravens
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Gary Stevens' victory at 50 is the granddaddy of comebacks
This was for every guy who ever had a mid-life crisis and tried to do something nobody thought could be done. Fifty-year-old Jockey Gary Stevens took Oxbow to the front early and never looked back on the way to an upset victory in the 138th Preakness...
Tags: Triple Crown, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs
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Triple Crown: Impossible dream?
After Kentucky Derby winner Orb finished in fourth place at the Preakness, we are on the longest drought ever for a Triple Crown winner ("Lukas kept prediction to himself: Oxbow," May 20). The last time a horse won a Triple Crown was Affirmed in 1978....
Tags: Triple Crown, Equestrian, Hallandale Beach, Big Brown, Kentucky Derby
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No such thing as a sure thing [Letter]
ust a reminder. There are no sure winners in racing, as Saturday's Preakness was proof of. A poll was taken and 65 percent of the race fans thought Orb was going to win. When Orb failed to go into "orbit," most people were shocked. But not the old-timers.... -
Quick retreat from Baltimore for Preakness champ Oxbow and defeated favorite Orb
Most of the horses in the stakes barns at Pimlico Race Course had cleared out by 8:30 Sunday morning, having loaded into vans under the cover of early-morning rain. Plates with pieces of cake left over from last night's victory party for Oxbow dotted...
Tags: Triple Crown, Equestrian, Pimlico Race Course, Kentucky Derby, Timonium
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Lukas secretly thought Oxbow was best hope for Preakness win
D. Wayne Lukas may seem to the public an unlikely candidate to be one of the most hands-on trainers working in horse racing today. He shows up on television — like Saturday, when his horse Oxbow cruised to a win in the 138th Preakness —...
Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Triple Crown, Equestrian, New York Racing Association, Netflix Inc.
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The search for the right venue was a little like the search for the right college
Traditionally, the bride’s parents are the hosts of the ceremony. They send out the invitations, pay for the reception and coordinate a long day of celebration. The groom’s family takes care of the bride’s ring, the marriage license...
Tags: Marriage, Inner Harbor, Weddings, Baltimore Hotels, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Organizers declare the 138th Preakness a success
The numbers alone say the 138th Preakness was a huge success. A crowd of 117,203, the fourth largest in Preakness history, was on hand to see long-shot Oxbow's shocking win and heavy-favorite Orb's disappointing run. And the total handle for the day...Tags: Equestrian, Laurel Park, Orb (racehorse), Buckcherry (music group), Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Preakness TV ratings up year to year, according to NBC overnight data
The Baltimore SunThe audience for NBC's coverage of the Preakness was up by as much as 24 percent during the afternoon, according to overnight Nielsen data provided by the network. The audience for the block of time that includes the race (5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m. ET) was 9%...Tags: Equestrian, Washington, DC, NBC (tv network)
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Lots of differing opinions on what to do with Pimlico
Tear it down. Fix it up. Keep it here. Move it there. Many at Pimlico Race Course Saturday, from celebrated trainers to $2 bettors, offered thoughts of what to do with Old Hilltop, the methuselan home of the 138th Preakness Stakes. The Maryland Jockey...
Tags: Equestrian, Pimlico Race Course, Gulfstream Park, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Laurel Park
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