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Baltimore could be set to host a blockbuster sequel with Kentucky Derby champion American Pharoah and top rivals Firing Line and Dortmund all pointed toward the May 16 Preakness.

A 5-2 morning line favorite to win the Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah runs down Firing Line and Dortmund down the stretch in front of record crowd of 170,513.

As owner of the Derby favorite and another entry, Ahmed Zayat could end his bad luck at Derby.

Liam Durbin looks at how the odds for Saturday's Kentucky Derby shape up.

Baffert's 5-2 favorite American Pharoah and 3-1 second choice Dortmund sent historians scrambling back to 1948 in search of a comparably gifted duo saddled by one trainer.

Track officials say they¿ve tried to respond to last year's criticism, spending $4.2 million to create 18-seat suites for the owners of each Derby horse and borrowing from the Preakness Stakes the practice of assigning a driver to the connections of each horse.

The successes of Dortmund and other contenders such as Materiality and International Star have brought significant attention to Fasig-Tipton's 2-year-old and yearling auctions in Timonium, where all three were purchased.

Five storylines to watch heading into 2015 Kentucky Derby.

Race officials disqualified Imperial Way, making Raven's Choice the winner at the 119th Maryland Hunt Cup

Mike Shawaryn earned his 21st career victory to break the Maryland's all-time record as the No. 20 Terps defeated Purdue, 12-3, in Game 1 of a doubleheader Friday night.

Longtime Maryland horse trainer King Leatherbury and former Laurel-based champion filly Xtra Heat were elected to the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame on Monday.

Longtime Maryland horse trainer King Leatherbury and former Laurel-based champion filly Xtra Heat were elected to the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame on Monday.

Maryland-based trainer Howard Wolfendale secured the 1,500th win of his career when he saddled Miners Quest to victory in Saturday's sixth race at Pimlico Race Course.

Grinding Speed beat Senior Senator and Tax Ruling to win the My Lady's Manor Steeplechase on Saturday.

The 105th My Lady's Manor Steeplechase, the first event of Maryland's Steeplechase Triple Crown, will be held today in Monkton.

Maryland sophomore guard Lexie Brown was named to the Associated Press All-America third team Tuesday.

Maryland's 2015 steeplechase season gets under way with races and other competitions the next two Saturdays at two storied venues in Harford County.

Laurel Park closed its 2015 winter meet Sunday with a mandatory payout of its Jackpot Pick 5. Five of five winners returned $1,037.02.

Days End in Howard County and Full Moon Farm in Carroll County are among 35 newly certified Maryland Horse Discovery Centers a new effort to boost the state's storied horse industry. Through farm tours, riding lessons and other activities, the centers are designed to stoke equestrian interests.

The Baltimore Sun's preseason varsity poll for the 2015 spring baseball season.

Baseball players to watch during the spring 2015 season.

After a difficult winter plagued by weather-induced cancellations at Laurel Park, Maryland racing officials are hoping track renovations will help spur interest in a spring schedule that will climax with the 140th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

Luke Goldstock scored a career-high six goals to rally No. 2 North Carolina to a 10-9 win over visiting Bryant in men's lacrosse Tuesday.

Pimlico Race Course announced Wednesday a spring schedule featuring 21 stakes races, including eight graded on Preakness Weekend May 15-16, and two bonuses for owners and trainers.

Pimlico needs a fixer-upper

Five Questions with new Maryland Jockey Club general manager Sal Sinatra, whose biggest task will be the makover of Pimlico, the faded North Baltimore track that hosts the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of racing's Triple Crown.

Harold Snyder, who founded a video business whose cameras assist in determining which horse wins a close race, has died.

Orioles Hall of Famer Frank Robinson has been named a senior adviser and the new honorary president of the American League, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced Monday.

Here's our take on 40 things definitely in store for Baltimore in 2015. We hope.

Tom Chuckas has resigned as president and chief operating officer of the Maryland Jockey Club, which raises questions about the future of horse racing in the state that it's obviously too early to answer.

Tom Chuckas has resigned as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Maryland Jockey Club, effective Sunday.

Havre de Grace will once again pay homage to the bygone era of its former horse racing track with the annual Graw Days celebration on Saturday, Oct. 11.

Anyone who¿s watched the final leg of the Preakness recognizes that both horses and the people who ride them are impressive athletes. But horse and rider don¿t have to be Triple Crown contenders to get a good workout ¿ even an introductory lesson works muscles all over the body. As a bonus, learning to ride exercises the mind, too.

A series of quick-hitting highlights from the Orioles' 7-6 win over the Detroit Tigers in Game 2 of the American League Division Series at Camden Yards.

Tickets for the 2015 Preakness went on sale Wednesday morning, the Maryland Jockey Club announced.

After the Orioles were held to one hit on Monday, they responded with 17 hits in Tuesday's 5-4 win. Seeing leadoff hitter Nick Markakis get four hits, including a two-run homer, was a good sign for the Orioles.

The Orioles hit three home runs, including Nelson Cruz's 40th of the season, and had 17 hits in a 5-4 win over the Yankees in front of an announced 43,201, putting a dagger in New York's already faint postseason hopes.

Even though the Orioles used seven relievers in their 11-inning win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon, manager Buck Showalter said he didn't think he would need to call for bullpen reinforcements for the three-game series against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

If the rotation stays in line, Kevin Gausman will have four more starts in the regular season, and the Orioles have definitely let him loose in the second half after limiting him to five innings or 75 pitches in the first two months.

Preakness 2015: On Monday, the Maryland Jockey Club unveiled the logo for next year's Preakness, the 140th running of the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown.

California's Chrome's Steve Coburn was right — running fresh horses in the Belmont Stakes isn't good sportsmanship