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Can I'll Have Another win the Triple Crown? Opinions are mixed. The colt, trying to accomplish the feat for the first time since 1978, has both supporters and doubters.

Assistant trainer Jack Sisterson says talk of medication issues and timing of ruling have been "frustrating," but that I'll Have Another continues training well leading into the Belmont.

Harford Liquor Control Board approves several event and one-day liquor licenses

Two days after Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another's thrilling win over Bodemeister under sunny skies and in front of a packed house, Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas pronounced the 137th running of the Preakness a rousing success.

Kent Desormeaux will not ride Dullahan in the Belmont Stakes June 9, the Des Moines Register reported Monday.

Here¿s a look at what some media outlets are saying about I¿ll Have Another and his shot at the first Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978.

Mike Smith appeared dazed in the moments after his horse, Bodemeister, was beaten by I'll Have Another — this time by a neck in Saturday's Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

Ralph Hicks and Joe Masterson, of Bardstown, Ky., are going for the Triple Crown this year.

Preakness 2012 jockeys prep for the race with a mix of study and superstition.

Even non-Marylanders are breaking out the fancy hats and black-eyed Susans

Controversy over Doug O'Neill 'milkshaking' allegations raises requests for a central governing body for horse racing.

Mike and Josh Pons are running a horse farm that has been turning out Thoroughbreds for the last seven decades, and they are going to keep at it despite some roadblocks. Their cause has been helped by a special high class stallion named Malibu Moon in which they hold a 25 percent interest.

Optimizer using Preakness as warm up for Belmont Stakes

Kent Desormeaux will return to his racing roots in Maryland when he rides Saturday in the 137th Preakness Stakes, while two other Hall of Famers, Edgar Prado and Ramon Dominguez, will be back at Pimlico, the track that served as their proving ground.

There's straight whiskey and there's blended whiskey. Yet, Four Roses has been both. It didn't have a choice.

I'll Have Another sticking to winning regimen Preakness 2012

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank hopes Tiger Walk will be his first starter in the Preakness Stakes.

Horse racing may face long odds against going the way of the old Havre de Grace track, but that the owners of a champion horse named their beast after the city is shows interest in the sport and its heritage remains.

Mario Pino, 50, hopes to become one of horse racing's top 10 all-time winners.

Havre de Grace's bid for a Horse of the Year title may still have a glimmer of hope after she finished fourth in Saturday's Breeders Cup Classic at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

Horse racing: Animal Kingdom, Toby's Corner return to training in Fair Hill

Laurel Park opened Oct. 2, 1911 and has continued to offer live racing for 100 years.

William Allen Kroh, who owned and operated marine automobile terminals that handled thousands of autos in the port of Baltimore, died Saturday of congestive heart failure at his Brooklandville home. He was 80.

William Allen Kroh, who owned and operated marine automobile terminals that handled thousands of autos in the port of Baltimore, died Saturday of congestive heart failure at his Brooklandville home. He was 80.

Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom won't race again this season

Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom has a small fracture in the cannon bone in his left back leg and will be out of action for at least several weeks while doctors monitor his condition.

Maryland said Thursday that it expects men's lacrosse coach John Tillman -- who had attracted interest from Navy -- to remain in College Park. ... Three days after powering Virginia to the NCAA championship, Steele Stanwick, a Baltimore native, took home the Tewaaraton Award. ... The Orioles are looking to add to their stable of young arms in next week's draft. ... Action sports wild man Travis Pastrana, who hails from Davidsonville, is bringing Nitro Circus Live to Las Vegas. ... Animal Kingdom, the horse that won the Kentucky Derby and took second place in the Preakness, is headed to the Belmont Stakes early.

Vladimir Guerrero's two-run homer on Sunday powered the Orioles to a 2-1 win and a series victory over the Nationals. ... Brian Roberts will go to Pittsburgh on Tuesday to have a consultation with a renowned expert in sports-related concussions. ...

Another long, hot, sticky day in the Infield has come and gone. But the event we all came to Pimlico Race Course to see -- well, at least the one the people in the grandstand came to see -- was over in a hurry. Shackleford led for most of the race and set a frantic pace in the 136th running of the Preakness Stakes, holding off an impressive late charge from Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness morning-line favorite Animal Kingdom to win by three-quarters of a length.

Fascinators and other hat styles from the royal wedding could be fashion favorites at 2011 Preakness.