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Deputed Testamony won the Preakness 30 years ago this week [Editorial]
Harford County has had many big-time sports moments in its glorious history. Perhaps none were bigger, however, than the one that happened 30 years ago this week. That's when Harford County's own Deputed Testamony won the 1983 Preakness, bringing home...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Sports, Long Island, Equestrian
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Preakness host Maryland's horse racing in optimistic state
BALTIMORE — It is difficult to be at the Preakness this year without feeling a tinge of jealousy. That is especially true if you are just a few days removed from a visit to the current dungeon of California racing, a.k.a. Hollywood Park. All...Tags: Equestrian, Philosophy, Inner Harbor, Preakness Stakes, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Everything revolves around Orb
The Baltimore SunThe colt was a knucklehead, really. He had speed and endurance in his pedigree, but if you had polled his owners and his trainer a year ago, none would have predicted that he’d gallop in the same steps as his great-grandsire, 1977 Triple Crown...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Breeders' Cup, Equestrian, Long Island, Pimlico Race Course
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Screening horses for ailments, doping ahead of Preakness a 'sophisticated' task
In a pair of low-slung green stables manned by security guards and watched by 24-hour surveillance cameras, a pack of brawny young horses will be monitored, poked and assessed down to the blood in their veins. The horses set to race in the 138th...
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Derby, Laurel Park, Equestrian, Pimlico
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Long wait continues for next Triple Crown winner
Horse racing fans talk about their sport not having a Triple Crown winner in nearly 35 years much the way baseball fans lament the fact that their favorite game has gone more than twice as long without a .400 hitter. Undoubtedly, in the days leading...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, NASCAR, Equestrian, John R. Velazquez, Baseball
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Which horse will win Saturday's Preakness?
Orb easily best horse John Cherwa Los Angeles Times I sure hate picking the favorite, but in this year's Preakness there is no way around it. Orb is easily the best horse, even though this shorter distance is supposed to make this his toughest race....Tags: Kentucky Derby, Equestrian, Kevin Krigger (racehorse), Bob Baffert (racehorse), Goldencents (racehorse)
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The newest thing in Maryland horse racing: optimism
The Kentucky Derby winner and oddsmakers' favorite for the Preakness Stakes isn't exactly a Maryland horse, but he's close — Orb is partially owned by a Baltimore County businessman, and his sire spent some time in Harford County. Attendance at...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Equestrian, Laurel Park, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Pimlico Race Course
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Orb trainer McGaughey has Triple Crown reminders 'every day'
BALTIMORE - Wednesday morning at Pimlico race track was similar to most mornings for Claude McGaughey III. Except there were lots of reporters around, which made it different. McGaughey is a thoroughbred horse trainer, currently the one in the catbird'...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Stuart Janney (racehorse), Breeders' Cup, Equestrian, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Heavy favorite Orb draws the dreaded No. 1 gate for Preakness
The Baltimore SunA few low, indecipherable noises escaped from the table where Shug McGaughey, trainer of even-money Preakness favorite Orb, sat during the post-position draw Wednesday. The horse had drawn the dreaded No. 1 gate, meaning eight horses will be closing...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Joel Rosario, Pimlico
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Kevin Krigger could ride into Preakness history as black jockey
The day after riding in the Kentucky Derby, Kevin Krigger packed his family and gear and headed for Pimlico Race Course — by way of Cincinnati. A woman there had captured his heart. She was Liliane Casey, 88, whose father, Jimmy Winkfield, was the...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Civil Rights, Equestrian, Laurel Park, Pimlico Race Course
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Orb and Departing roamed the same field before becoming racehorses
They likely won't recognize each other Saturday as they go to the gate for the 138th Preakness. Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, and Departing, a horse some believe could be the only one capable of ending this year's Triple Crown chase in Baltimore, will...
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Derby, Fair Grounds Corporation, Equestrian, The Jockey Club Incorporated
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Jockeys call for increased disability insurance
Jerry Bailey can look back on a Hall of Fame jockey career that featured 5,892 victories but also the searing memory of 17 fractures, including a broken back, jaw and collarbone, and several busted ribs. Yet Bailey considers himself lucky. He never...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, West Virginia Mountaineers, Insurance, John R. Velazquez, Equestrian
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