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John Velazquez, tapped to ride upset-minded Union Rags in the Belmont Saturday, can quickly adapt to any sort of horse and ride any sort of race according to trainer Graham Motion.

Five things stand in the way of I'll Have Another ending the Triple Crown drought.

I'll Have Another's close win at the Preakness Stakes has brought back painful memories for Animal Kingdom trainer Graham Motion.

Continuing a streak that's lasted since 1983, the four Maryland-based trainers in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course couldn't produce a winner.

Jockeys Mario Gutierrez, Joel Rosario and Rosie Napravnik and trainers Jamie Ness, Chad Brown and Doug O'Neill are taking horse racing's center stage.

Bodemeister, the 4-1 morning line favorite, seemed to run effortlessly around most of track at Churchill Downs on Saturday, opening a lead of four lengths coming out of the final turn. But Bodemeister -- whose name comes from a nickname for trainer Bob Baffert's son Bode -- got tired. Baffert, who suffered a heart attack in Dubai in late March, appeared calm afterward.

Rosie Napravnik won the Kentucky Oaks on Believe You Can. She is the first woman to win the most important race for 3-year-old fillies in its 138-year history, and she did so in front of a crowd of 112,552. "This is how it feels to have your dreams come true," Napravnik said.

Rosie Napravnik becames first female jockey to win the Kentucky Oaks. Believe You Can convincingly won a late duel against formidable jockey John Velazquez (on Broadway's Alibi), with Napravnik, a former Hereford student and top jockey in Maryland, extending her fist in celebration as she crossed the finish line.

Animal Kingdom surprised even Grahm Motion with his late speed and competitiveness, and Went the Day Well — along with about 12 other horses — could blossom the same way Saturday at the 2012 Kentucky Derby.

Preakness 2011: Shackleford's clean run allowed him to hold off a late charge from Animal Kingdom to win the 136th running of the Preakness Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.

Preakness: Race by race

The Yankees unloaded on Brad Bergesen Thursday night, scoring five runs in the first on the way to a 13-2 thrashing of the Orioles. ... The Orioles placed the right side of their infield -- Brian Roberts and Derrek Lee -- on the disabled list. ... The Orioles continued to shake-up their roster as they demoted Troy Patton and Chris Jakubauskas and called up Nolan Reimold and Ryan Adams. ... Derrick Mason says that the Ravens' workouts at Towson will be light.