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Rock star status: Preakness horses get royal treatment
Handlers used special massage techniques to soothe Goldencents' muscular frame and sudsy sponges to stimulate the shine and bloom on the Preakness competitor's chocolate-colored coat — while a sizable entourage seemed transfixed. Outside the...
Tags: Academy Awards, Kentucky Derby, Pimlico, Entertainment Events, Health and Medical Professionals
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Napravnik reflects on early days at Pimlico as she prepares for Preakness ride
Sitting in front of a microphone Friday morning, Rosie Napravnik fielded questions about her first race at Pimlico Race Course while donning a hat from her new sponsor, Snickers Bites. For the 25-year-old jockey, it was a fitting juxtaposition, as she's...
Tags: Human Accomplishments, Breeders' Cup, Kentucky Derby, Pimlico Race Course, Michael Phelps
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Jockey Gary Stevens discovering his love of racing again
Nearly a quarter century ago, Gary Stevens was an up-and-coming jockey in Southern California, hoping to make his mark on the sport, put a lot of money in the bank and move on to something else as quickly as possible. A conversation he had with one of...
Tags: Nick Nolte, Kentucky Derby, Pimlico Race Course, Triple Crown, Luck (tv program)
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Preakness-proven Baffert will send 'Govenor' out for an upset
Bob Baffert strode into the Preakness stakes barn Friday morning, shouting toward Orb's trainer Shug McGaughey loud enough so all could hear. "OK, Shug, I'm here to take away that media spotlight for you," he said. Baffert, indeed, is one of the few...
Tags: Dominican Republic, Kentucky Derby, Under Armour Inc., Pimlico Race Course, Triple Crown
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Fiftyshadesofhay wins Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
She had a cool name and a hot jockey, but Fiftyshadesofhay didn't look like she had much of a chance for most of Friday's 89th Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Riding the 3-year-old filly for the first time, Joel Rosario also gave the...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Pimlico, Rafael Bejarano, Joel Rosario, Equestrian
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Sidewalk chefs serve up taste of Pimlico
After 25 Preaknesses, Annette Thomas has her routine, and recipes, down pat. Thirty pounds of ribs, both pork and beef, marinated overnight in vinegar and soy sauce, then grilled in front of her house on Saturday. Fifty pounds of red-skin potatoes ...
Tags: Salads, Immigration, Pimlico, Corn, Ria
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On The Fly
Local horse racing expert Bob Clancy (a former Courant copy editor) says that Orb, the 3-year-old bay colt who won a sloppy Kentucky Derby two weeks ago, is a lock to win the Preakness Saturday, and many racing enthusiasts agree. "Orb, he's a freak,"...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Michael Jordan, NASCAR, Los Angeles Lakers, Atlantic Coast Conference
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Orb still horse to beat
Orb's victory in the Kentucky Derby came as he overcame some significant obstacles. To mention a few … there was his post position on the far outside, a sloppy track and a faster than expected early pace that placed him in front of just a few...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Joel Rosario, Equestrian
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Orb is horse to beat and has made the rest of Preakness field an afterthought
Shug McGaughey, the trainer for Kentucky Derby winner Orb, attributes his calm demeanor since that race to maturity. Had he made it to the Preakness with a Triple Crown chance at a younger age, the 64-year-old insists, the scene would have been...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Pimlico Race Course, Triple Crown, Mike Smith, Pimlico
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Preakness picks
Preakness picks Sun Sentinel handicapper Richie DiPacio: Orb, Itsmyluckyday, Departing Horse racing correspondent Tim Dwyer: Orb, Departing, Will Take Charge Horse racing correspondent Tom Jicha: Orb, Itsmyluckyday, DepartingTags: Horse and Harness Racing, Equestrian, Sports
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2013 Preakness Day entries and comments from Maryland Jockey Club
May. 18, Post Time: 10:45AM Entries and comments provided by the Maryland Jockey Club First - Purse $55,000, AOC $25,000-$20,000, 3 yo's & up, One And One Sixteenth Miles Post, Horse, Jockey, Trainer, Odds 1 Aussi Austin, Rosario, R.Rodriguez, 3-1...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Sage, Tampa, Triple Crown, Layoffs and Downsizing
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A year after riding through sorrow, jockey Joel Rosario returns to Preakness with favorite Orb
Joel Rosario rode anyway. Upon returning to the jockey's room last May 20, he learned that his brother Marino, a police officer in his native Dominican Republic, had been killed in a motorcycle accident. Creative Cause -- and a chance to ride in his...
Tags: Dominican Republic, Pimlico Race Course, Joel Rosario, Equestrian
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