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Rosie Napravnik believes Mylute can run with Orb in Preakness
The Baltimore SunKentucky Derby winner Orb is the even-money favorite for the Preakness, so the biggest topics leading up to the weekend have, obviously, been about his chances and how to beat him on Saturday. “The jockey was just here," Mylute jockey Rosie...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Rosie Napravnik, Equestrian
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Everything revolves around Orb
The Baltimore SunThe colt was a knucklehead, really. He had speed and endurance in his pedigree, but if you had polled his owners and his trainer a year ago, none would have predicted that he’d gallop in the same steps as his great-grandsire, 1977 Triple Crown...Tags: Pimlico Race Course, Long Island, NBC (tv network), Equestrian, Zoology
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Jockey Gary Stevens discovering his love of racing again
Nearly a quarter century ago, Gary Stevens was an up-and-coming jockey in Southern California, hoping to make his mark on the sport, put a lot of money in the bank and move on to something else as quickly as possible. A conversation he had with one of...
Tags: Nick Nolte, Pimlico Race Course, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Kentucky Derby, NBC (tv network)
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Rock star status: Preakness horses get royal treatment
Handlers used special massage techniques to soothe Goldencents' muscular frame and sudsy sponges to stimulate the shine and bloom on the Preakness competitor's chocolate-colored coat — while a sizable entourage seemed transfixed. Outside the...
Tags: Academy Awards, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Kentucky Derby, Health and Medical Professionals, Equestrian
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New York bettors score big with Oxbow at Preakness Stakes
Baltimore Sun Media GroupA pair of racing aficionados from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., spent Saturday watching the early races at Pimlico, then they put their observations to use to score a massive payday in the Preakness. Joe Cavallo, 26, and Stephanie Rafferty, 21, hit the Pick 4...Tags: National Aquarium Baltimore, Washington, DC, Lotteries, Kentucky Derby, Springs
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Kiss rocker Gene Simmons, actress/model wife Shannon Tweed at Preakness 2013
The Baltimore SunKiss rocker Gene Simmons and actress/model wife Shannon Tweed caused quite a stir at Preakness 2013 when the two stopped by the Christine A. Moore Millinery tent in the corporate village of Pimlico Race Track. Dozens of onlookers watched and snapped...Tags: KISS (music group), Equestrian
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Screening horses for ailments, doping ahead of Preakness a 'sophisticated' task
In a pair of low-slung green stables manned by security guards and watched by 24-hour surveillance cameras, a pack of brawny young horses will be monitored, poked and assessed down to the blood in their veins. The horses set to race in the 138th...
Tags: Laurel Park, Belmont Stakes, Pimlico Race Course, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown
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Napravnik reflects on early days at Pimlico as she prepares for Preakness ride
Sitting in front of a microphone Friday morning, Rosie Napravnik fielded questions about her first race at Pimlico Race Course while donning a hat from her new sponsor, Snickers Bites. For the 25-year-old jockey, it was a fitting juxtaposition, as she's...
Tags: Michael Phelps, Pimlico Race Course, Breeders' Cup, Kentucky Derby, Human Accomplishments
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Looking back on Preakness weather
The Preakness forecast remains a tough call with varying chances of rain predicted. Weather is a major factor every year. From the May 12, 1940, edition of The Baltimore Sun: "Weather man had a tough time making up his mind. Sunshine and gayety until...
Tags: Equestrian
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Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens had help on his way back to Preakness
Gary Stevens became the oldest jockey to win the Preakness on Saturday, and the 50-year-old Hall of Famer has Clark Masterson to thank. Masterson, a personal trainer based in Bellevue, Wash., helped the 50-year-old jockey lose 25 pounds and nearly 8...
Tags: Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Triple Crown, Equestrian
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As Orb gets set for Preakness, Bel Air's Mike Pons works the crowd
Mike Pons has had a busy week. For starters, Pons, who owns Country Life Farm in Bel Air with his older brother, Josh, was responsible for finding tickets for 80 assorted family members, friends and clients to attend Saturday's 138th running of the...
Tags: Belmont Stakes, Television Industry, Kentucky Derby, NBC (tv network), Triple Crown
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John Carroll grad Nicole Stall mixes family and racing as husband's horse runs in Preakness
Baltimore Sun Media GroupIt's not always in the Preakness Stakes, but every year, John Carroll graduate Nicole Stall urges her husband, trainer Al Stall Jr., to find a race for one of his horses on the third Saturday in May. This year, Departing gave Al Stall his second...Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Equestrian
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