belmont stakes

History has always preceded the arrival of the reigning Derby champion in Maryland, a well-worn reminder that there is no such thing as a sure thing, not for bettors. Justify is this year’s early Preakness favorite, undefeated in four races, the last a convincing May 5 win at Churchill Downs.

Isabelle de Tomaso's homebred Irish War Cry gets another chance to regain that winning form as an older horse in Friday's $300,000 Pimlico Special at Pimlico Race Course.

Mother’s Day weekend proved to be a tumultuous one for the 2018 Preakness field, with trainer Chad Brown committing Kentucky Derby runner-up Good Magic to a rematch with Justify while Bolt d’Oro’s trainer-owner Mick Ruis pointed his contender to New York rather than Baltimore.

Elrod Hendricks, Master Derby and Wally Bunker were on the sports pages back in the day.

Led by Justify's quest for greatness, here are five storylines for Preakness 2018.

With 6,997 career victories, Edgar Prado needs three to reach 7,000, a mark met by just seven other jockeys. Named to ride two horses Thursday and two Friday, Prado could hit that goal by Preakness Day (May 19).

After a spirited run through the heart of the Kentucky Derby before a fade to 12th, Bolt d’Oro was unequivocally ruled out of the Preakness by owner and trainer Mick Ruis. Until, he unequivocally wasn’t.

A comparison of Kentucky Derby champion Justify and 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.

After a thrilling run to victory in the rain at the Kentucky Derby, Justify is doing well and trainer Bob Baffert sees no reason he wouldn't race in the 143rd Preakness.

The Derby, known as “the fastest two minutes in sports,” is the longest running sporting event in the country.

Don Zimmermann, Brooks Robinson and Marguerite Rutherford were on the sports pages this time of year.

Ronnie Franklin, the Dundalk-raised jockey who rode Spectacular Bid to victory in the 1979 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, has died of lung cancer. He was 58.

The Stronach Group announces that tickets have gone on sale for the 2018 Preakness, scheduled for May 19, Black Eyed Susan Day and the Budweiser InfieldFest.

Towson will host Bucknell in a special exhibition game to help raise money for hurricane relief on Saturday at 1 p.m. in SECU Arena. The concept of an

The late Jim McKay, beloved by millions as the host of ABC's "Wide World of Sports," is the recipient of the 2017 Robert and Anne Heighe Award for Excellence in Equestrian Journalism. The award w

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No regrets: After Derby disappointment, Irish War Cry gets another shot at Belmont

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay hopes he's cooked up another winner in the Belmont Stakes.

With Classic Empire out of the Belmont Stakes because of a foot abscess, Maryland-based Irish War Cry is a 7-2 favorite in the morning line for Saturday’s

Classic Empire, the runner-up in the Preakness on May 20 at Pimlico, will miss Saturday's Belmont Stakes because of a foot injury.

Irish War Cry and Hollywood Handsome have joined a probable 12-horse field for the Belmont Stakes.

The Belmont will offer a shot at minor stardom for many of the horses that fell short in the Derby and Preakness.

Preakness champion Cloud Computing is uncertain to start in the Belmont Stakes, leaving open the strong possibility there will be three different winners of the three Triple Crown races.

Dave Schmidt, Mickey Tettleton and Lee May are part of The Sun Remembers for May 21-27.

Seattle Slew won the Triple Crown without ever having lost a race.

After attending race growing up, Baltimore raised-owner Seth Klarman soaking in Preakness victory

Schmuck: Triple Crown season turns bittersweet with Cloud Computing's win

Preakness Day races

How our experts saw the 142nd Preakness at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday.

From the moment Always Dreaming and Classic Empire drew side-by-side post positions for the 142nd Preakness, the hype began for a potential match race.

Anthony Bonomo doesn’t put much stock in the fact that Always Dreaming, the horse he owns with childhood friend Vinnie Viola and watched win the Kentucky Derby

Curlin's victory, before a then-record crowd at Pimlico, buoyed George Bolton's favorite pastime. Today, he and two partners own 20 thoroughbreds

If nobody pays for a rebuild or significant renovation at Pimlico Race Course, we could soon see serious debate about moving the Preakness to Laurel Park.

Five storylines to watch as Always Dreaming tries to repeat his Kentucky Derby success at the Preakness at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 20.

Horse racing

Todd Pletcher knows the narrative all too well, even if he rarely bothers to refute it.

We look forward to another racing Triple Crown season and remember Deputed Testamony, who has been named to the Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame.

The Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame's newest inductees are millionaire steeplechaser and 2017 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame steeplechase

Table tennis player Han Xiao, a 2008 Maryland graduate, was voted chair of the United States Olympic Committee Athletes' Advisory Council.

Horses and Harford County have been synonymous for most of the county's 242-year history, and the Sport of Kings has a proud local heritage with some of the greatest thoroughbred champions of the past 150 years having strong local ties.

June 11

Preakness winner Exaggerator is on his way to New York for next Saturday's Belmont Stakes, the final Triple Crown race.

After two days of walking, Preakness winner Exaggerator returned to the track with an easy gallop Saturday morning at Pimlico Race Course.

A year ago, the dark gray clouds over Pimlico opened up and unleashed a monsoon, turning the track into a muddy mess. Lightning flashed above, and the infield

After Exaggerator finally vanquished Nyquist in the Preakness on Saturday -- the fifth meeting between the two horses -- attention turned to a possible rematch

"I think he has some sort of virus we need to get under control," Dennis O'Neill said.

On Sunday morning at Pimlico Race Course, Clenard Brooks was pushing a broom around the grandstand and tallying up all the trash he found in the Infield.

In 1966, Kauai King became the only Maryland-bred horse to capture the first two legs of the Triple Crown. Few remember his accomplishment.