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• Sports

Baltimore-area sports news: Laurel Park hosting early post time on Saturday for Belmont

Laurel Park will open its doors at 11 a.m. on Saturday so that fans can bet the Belmont Stakes card.

• Sports

How to bet the 2019 Belmont Stakes: Liam Durbin handicaps the final leg of the Triple Crown

Based off the morning line, the Belmont Stakes boils down to two horses, War of Will and Tacitus, according to Liam Durbin.

• Features

In 1919, Maryland-trained Sir Barton became first Triple Crown winner

One hundred years ago, Maryland-trained thoroughbred Sir Barton was the first winner of what would become known as horse racing’s Triple Crown.

By Mike Klingaman

Jun 6, 2019

• Sports

Five storylines for the 2019 Belmont Stakes

Is there a compelling reason to watch the 2019 Belmont Stakes? Here are that and four other storylines heading into the June 8 race.

By Childs Walker

May 31, 2019

• Sports

As he soaks up Preakness win, Mark Casse sees no reason for War of Will to step off Triple Crown trail

Mark Casse was at Pimlico Race Course before 6 a.m. Sunday, relishing his Preakness victory and looking ahead to a Belmont Stakes run for War of Will.

By Childs Walker

May 19, 2019

• Sports

A disputed winner in a Triple Crown race? 39 years ago, it happened at the Preakness

In 1980, a steward helped resolve the disputed Preakness in which the winner, Codex, was absolved of fouling his rival, a celebrated filly named Genuine Risk.

By Mike Klingaman

May 15, 2019

• Sports

This week in Baltimore sports history (May 12-18): Snow Chief wins Preakness in front of record crowd

This week in Baltimore sports history (May 12-18)

By Mike Klingaman

May 12, 2019

• Sports

Derby winner Country House won't run in the Preakness Stakes, in another blow to Pimlico

Country House, the 65-1 longshot who was handed a Kentucky Derby victory by disqualification, will not run in the May 18 Preakness Stakes because of a developing illness, the first time in 23 years that the Derby winner will not compete for the second jewel in the Triple Crown.

By Childs Walker

May 7, 2019

• Sports

Pimlico, Laurel Park and other horse racing tracks to soon ban Lasix, a widely used medication

Pimlico, Laurel Park and other tracks to phase out Lasix, an anti-bleeding medication. Tracks signing onto the initiative also include Churchill Downs and Belmont Park, hosts of the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, respectively

By Jeff Barker

Apr 18, 2019

• Opinion

Preakness in Laurel isn't Preakness

Across the years, many people and companies have owned the Preakness, but they don't anymore. Most are dead and gone. You don't permanently own the Preakness, you caretake it, and when your time has expired, you need to have it in shape for the next owner.

• Opinion

Preakness is gone - and Baltimore the lesser for it

It's clear that Preakness is headed to Laurel and a lot of Baltimore traditions are leaving with it.

• Sports

Digest (Aug. 11): Glory Stars streaks to Laurel Park victory

Glory Stars, owned by James A. Shannon Jr., came with a steady drive along the rail to catch front-running Tour de Force approaching the wire and forge a neck

• Sports

Sports Digest (July 30): Two Maryland youth soccer teams win national titles

Two Maryland youth soccer teams earned US Youth Soccer National Championship titles this past weekend in Frisco, Texas.

• Sports

With ankle problem and 'nothing to prove,' undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify retired

Justify has retired, done in by a bum ankle that will whisk him to WinStar Farm (Ky.), which announced Wednesday that the celebrated champion will stand at stud after a season well spent.

By Mike Klingaman

Jul 25, 2018

• Sports

Digest (June 14): Maryland horsemen thrive on Belmont undercard

While the eyes of the racing world were focused on Justify's successful quest to become the 13th Triple Crown champion, Maryland's horsemen received some

• Sports

Justify back at Churchill Downs as fans bask in Triple Crown glory

Triple Crown winner Justify has returned to Churchill Downs to rest as the track where the quest began prepares to celebrate the milestone.

• Sports

Questions raised about Belmont race strategy of second Baffert-trained horse, Restoring Hope

A rival owner said Restoring Hope seemed to act as “more of an offensive lineman" for Triple Crown winner Justify than a racehorse trying to win the Belmont.

By Childs Walker

Jun 11, 2018

• Sports

Justify expected to continue racing after Triple Crown triumph

New Triple Crown winner Justify looked fit and happy the morning after his career-defining victory. And he's likely to keep racing, trainer Bob Baffert and his owners said.

By Childs Walker

Jun 10, 2018

• Sports

Justify becomes 13th Triple Crown winner with thrilling Belmont Stakes victory

Forty-five years to the day after another big chestnut, Secretariat, swept the Belmont by an astonishing 31 lengths, Justify made his own brand of history by becoming the 13th Triple Crown winner

By Childs Walker

Jun 9, 2018

• Sports

Belmont notebook: Gronkowski cheers on Gronkowski

For starters, Rob Gronkowski, the Patriots' tight end, was set to meet his namesake before the Belmont.

By Childs Walker

Jun 9, 2018

• Sports

How to watch the Belmont Stakes: race time, livestream and latest odds

Everything you need to know to watch Justify try for a Triple Crown during the 150th Belmont Stakes on Saturday on NBC.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jun 8, 2018

• Sports

Fit to finish, Justify jockey Mike Smith relishes his first Triple Crown chance at age 52

A career-long devotion to fitness has allowed Mike Smith to seize his first Triple Crown opportunity, aboard Justify, at age 52.

By Childs Walker

Jun 8, 2018

• Sports

Digest: Towson's Kendyl Scott picked in inaugural pro softball draft

Towson University senior outfielder Kendyl Scott was selected in the American Softball Association's inaugural draft Wednesday night.

• Sports

How to bet the 2018 Belmont Stakes

Sizing up the field behind favorite Justify for Saturday's Belmont Stakes.

• Sports

Digest: Delle Donne, several Mystics dealing with ailments

Washington Mystics star forward Elena Delle Donne is dealing with an illness that's being closely monitored because of her history with chronic Lyme disease and is listed as questionable for Thursday's 4 p.m. home game against the defending WNBA champion Lynx.

• Sports

Triple Crown hopeful Justify is 4-5 favorite; Belmont field updated with odds, post positions

When Justify takes to the Belmont track Saturday looking to become the 13th Triple Crown winner, he will face nine challengers in the 150th Belmont Stakes.

• Sports

Justify draws the dreaded rail as he seeks Triple Crown in Belmont Stakes

The historically daunting task of winning a Triple Crown grew a little more difficult for Justify on Tuesday when he drew the far inside No. 1 post for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. 

By Childs Walker

Jun 5, 2018

• Sports

How to watch the Belmont Stakes post draw: coverage, stream and odds

Will the Triple Crown hopeful Justify have the best post position to secure horse racing's greatest glory? That'll depend on Tuesday's luck of the draw.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jun 5, 2018

• Sports

Triple Crown race-caller Larry Collmus, of Howard County, doesn't let the weather get in his way

Neither rain nor snow nor that other stuff can stop Larry Collmus from calling a horse race — though fog, like that which shrouded last month’s Preakness, comes close. Collmus is a Howard County native and NBC’s race-caller for the Triple Crown.

By Mike Klingaman

Jun 4, 2018

• Sports

Five storylines as Justify prepares for his Triple Crown bid in Belmont Stakes

From his own fatigue to the inherent difficulty of the Triple Crown series, Justify will face obstacles that transcend any one opponent as he tries to make history in the June 9 Belmont Stakes.

By Childs Walker

Jun 1, 2018

• Sports

Digest: John Carroll's Ryan Archibald named Gatorade Maryland Baseball Player of the Year

The 6-foot-2, 215-pound senior utility infielder and right-handed pitcher led the Patriots (20-6) to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference tournament.

• Sports

Justify impresses in hard workout ahead of June 9 Belmont Stakes

If Justify is feeling any fatigue in the run-up to his Triple Crown bid, he did not show it Tuesday morning when he breezed a half mile in a brisk 46.8 seconds at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

By Childs Walker

May 29, 2018

• Sports

Digest: Lynch, trio of trainers claim Preakness meet titles at Pimlico

Jockey Feargal Lynch and trainers Kieron Magee, Jerry Robb and Mary Eppler clinched individual honors on a Memorial Day holiday program to close the 12-day Preakness Meet at Pimlico Race Course.

• Sports

Triple Crown hopeful Justify gallops for Baffert in training for Belmont Stakes

Trainer Bob Baffert is pleased as Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Justify works out at Churchill Downs.

• Sports

It's early, but Belmont field beginning to take shape for shot at Triple Crown hopeful Justify

Justify will likely see some familiar — and fresh — challengers in the June 9 Belmont Stakes as the Derby and Preakness winner attempts to complete the Triple Crown.

• Sports

Audible out of Belmont Stakes, and his absence may affect fan views of Justify's Triple Crown bid

Audible, a serious threat to Justify's Triple Crown bid, is out of the Belmont Stakes. Given that the horses share the same owners, his absence will surely stir controversy.

By Childs Walker

May 25, 2018

• Sports

Preakness 2018: Justify looks good the day after, returns to Kentucky; Triple Crown next?

Preakness champion Justify looked fit Sunday morning as he boarded a van to depart Baltimore for Kentucky, where he'll prepare for the June 9 Belmont Stakes and a chance at the Triple Crown.

By Childs Walker

May 20, 2018

• Sports

Schmuck: Justify lives up to the billing and brightens an otherwise dismal Preakness Day

On a day when everything else seemed to go wrong, Justify made it all right and is headed to the Belmont Stakes for his date with destiny.

By Peter Schmuck

May 19, 2018

• Sports

Close finish at Preakness gives Justify's challengers confidence going into Belmont

A closer finish at the Preakness than at the Kentucky Derby has given Justify's challengers some renewed hope going into next month's Belmont.

By Don Markus

May 19, 2018

• Sports

Mud bogs down Preakness 2018, as organizers offer strongest hint Triple Crown jewel could leave Pimlico

The 143th edition of the Preakness Stakes featured its biggest-ever infield stage, new and hulking “chalet” tents that offered towering views over the Pimlico Race Course track, and a winner that kept alive the chance of a Triple Crown in 2018.

By Scott Dance

May 19, 2018

• Sports

As a trumpeter for the Preakness and Belmont, Anne Arundel teacher has become a part of both

About seven years ago, Bethann Dixon was attending Preakness as a fan of horse racing when she got a chance to meet one of the trumpeters whose “call to post” tune marks the start of each race. That started an ongoing connection with the second and third jewels of the Triple Crown.

By Scott Dance

May 19, 2018

• Sports

In return to Preakness, Justify jockey Mike Smith remembers first Triple Crown win aboard Prairie Bayou

“Every time I go to Pimlico, I remember Prairie Bayou,” Smith said of the 1993 Preakness champion. “I still have a lot of feelings for that horse; he’s always in my thoughts.”

By Mike Klingaman

May 19, 2018

• Sports

75 years ago, Count Fleet was a true sports hero — and Triple Crown winner

Fractious and temperamental, Count Fleet won the Triple Crown in 1943, the sixth horse to do so. He breezed in every race, winning the Kentucky Derby by three lengths, the Preakness (one week later) by eight and the Belmont Stakes by 25.

By Mike Klingaman

May 19, 2018

• Maryland

Who was R. Wyndham Walden? Preakness record-holder trained horses in Carroll County

The “run for the Black-Eyed Susans” is Maryland’s day to bask in horse racing glory, if not sunshine, and Carroll County, too, has its share of racing history worth celebrating.

• Sports

Derby runner-up Good Magic — 'he's legit' — gets another shot at Justify in the Preakness

Good Magic trainer Chad Brown acknowledges that his horse will have to improve in the Preakness if he’s to turn the tables on Justify, as Exaggerator did on Derby champion Nyquist in 2016.  

By Childs Walker

May 18, 2018

• Sports

French trainer Rodolphe Brisset is a quick study in getting Quip to Preakness

French-born trainer Rodolphe Brisset, a former jockey, has Quip in the Preakness after just one year in charge.

By Don Markus

May 18, 2018

• Sports

Katie Ledecky shatters own world record in first pro swimming event

The Bethesda native set another world record in the women's 1,500-meter freestyle, shattering her previous mark by exactly five seconds.

• Sports

Preakness InfieldFest headliner Post Malone has a big fan in Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert

"I'm glad to see Post Malone here,” Baffert told the Pimlico crowd at Wednesday's post position draw, “because I really like his music."

By C.J. Doon

May 16, 2018

• Sports

Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado joins elite company with 7,000th career win

Prado, a longtime rider on the Maryland circuit, won aboard Anthony Merlino’s Thefundsarelow in the sixth race Tuesday at Parx in Bensalem, Pa.

• Features

Man o' War grew up, trained in Maryland for a Hall of Fame career

Man o’ War, often considered the greatest racehorse of all time, grew up in Maryland, grazing on Eastern Shore grass and galloping on the tracks at Glen Riddle Farm near Ocean City. In his Hall of Fame career, he would win 20 of 21 races, including 1920's Preakness and Belmont Stakes.

By Mike Klingaman

May 14, 2018