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Orb captures 139th Kentucky Derby
The Baltimore SunClaude R. “Shug” McGaughey is a man who looks like the embodiment of the nickname that is all anybody calls him by. Short and unassuming, he said this week he made an effort to enjoy the run-up to the Kentucky Derby, a race he has, like any...Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Kentucky Derby, John R. Velazquez, Joel Rosario, Preakness Stakes
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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, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian
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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: Breeders' Cup, Human Accomplishments, Kentucky Derby, Michael Phelps, Preakness Stakes
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Eighth starter Mylute brings Rosie Napravnik to her first Preakness
An eighth Preakness starter has been named, and he will bring jockey Rosie Napravnik back to the state where her career began to ride for the first time in its premier race. Mylute, fifth at the Kentucky Derby, will run in the 138th Preakness on...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Laurel, Michael Phelps, Preakness Stakes, Julien Leparoux
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Preakness field begins to take shape
LOUISVILLE, KY. — This year, Doug O’Neill and his assistants sat in the office at a barn in the far corner of the Churchill Downs backside. Few reporters dropped by, and O’Neill was not asked repeatedly to relive the running of the...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Under Armour Inc., Churchill Downs, Triple Crown
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'A day for the ages,' as Orb rises to a dominating Kentucky Derby win
"Amazing! A day for the ages," was the way Mike Pons put it about an hour after Orb, the son of the onetime Harford County based stallion Malibu Moon, stayed off a blistering early pace and out of trouble on a sloppy track and then blew away the rest of...
Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, John Madden, Churchill Downs
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Agent Peter Carlisle has put Rosie Napravnik on the Phelps plan
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Baltimore lawyer Frank Morgan helped swimmer Michael Phelps, then 16 years old, select Peter Carlisle as his agent. Phelps was years away from stardom, but Carlisle aggressively marketed his client, hoping to eventually elevate him...
Tags: Mike Smith, Horse and Harness Racing, Kentucky Derby, Michael Phelps, Frank Morgan
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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: Kentucky Derby, John R. Velazquez, Joel Rosario, Calvin Borel, Churchill Downs
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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: Horse and Harness Racing, Long Island, Mario Gutierrez, Preakness Stakes, Calvin Borel
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'60 Minutes' jockey report has Bonita Farm back story
The Baltimore SunCBS '60 Minutes' will feature a report Sunday night on Rosie Napravnik, the 25-year-old jockey who will be the only female riding in the Kentucky Derby. But there's a backstage story to the report that features another 25-year-old woman, Michelle...Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, CBS Corp., Lobbying, The New York Times
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Digest: Ortiz, McMahon win meet titles at Laurel
Et cetera Ortiz, McMahon win meet titles at Laurel The Laurel Park winter meeting ended Saturday with apprentice rider Yomar Ortiz and veteran trainer Hugh McMahon winning individual titles. The 50-day stand began Jan. 1. Ortiz topped the jockey...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Rochester Knighthawks, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico Race Course, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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Notebook: Hereford's Napravnik sets record for female jockeys
Jockey Rosie Napravnik (Hereford) closed out a career-best season Dec. 31, securing the highest spot ever for a female jockey on the North American leader board. Finishing the year with $12,451,713 in purse earnings and 193 wins with 191 seconds and 167...
Tags: Breeders' Cup, Kentucky Derby, Elkton, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Fair Grounds Corporation
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