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10 Things to Know about the Preakness - and beyond (The Associated Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:14:43 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- There are only two outcomes when it comes to Saturday's Preakness Stakes - either the Kentucky Derby winner Orb wins the race to set up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, or another horse pulls an upset and prevents a shot at history.

Baffert brings a longshot to the Preakness (The Associated Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:14:43 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Bob Baffert would settle for a competitive effort from Govenor Charlie in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.

Orb favored to take Preakness, set up Triple try (The Associated Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:13:40 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Orb is ready for his whirl at history.

12-1 shot Batti Man wins Hollywood Park feature (The Associated Press)

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:04:08 PDT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Batti Man edged 11-10 favorite Rousing Sermon by a nose to win the $61,170 feature at Betfair Hollywood Park on Friday.

Last Gunfighter wins Pimlico Special (The Associated Press)

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:25:08 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Last Gunfighter fulfilled his role as the heavy favorite in the Pimlico Special, tracking down Eighttofasttocatch before pulling away to an easy victory Friday.

Notmyfirstime wins Belmont feature (The Associated Press)

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:18:49 PDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Junior Alvarado guided Notmyfirstime to a one-length victory over Coolusive in the $68,400 allowance feature Friday at Belmont Park.

Fiftyshadesofhay wins Black-Eyed Susan (The Associated Press)

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:09:21 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Take a Hall of Fame trainer, add the winning jockey in the Kentucky Derby and mix them both with a talented filly.

Column: Everybody else had a shot. Why not Shug? (The Associated Press)

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:06:12 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Everybody else had their shot.

What to watch for at the Preakness (The Associated Press)

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:29:25 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt will take on eight challengers in the second leg of the Triple Crown. If he wins, Orb will attempt to become the first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978 at the Belmont Stakes on June 8. In the Preakness, Orb will be facing five horses he defeated in the Derby and three who did not run in the race.

Paul Hornung looks to score Preakness win (The Associated Press)

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:49:31 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Former Green Bay Packers great Paul Hornung is looking to pull an upset in the Preakness with his 3-year-old colt Titletown Five - named for the number of NFL titles won by the Packers when Hornung played for them.

Derby winner Orb heavy favourite to take Preakness, set up Triple Crown shot in Belmont (The Canadian Press)

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:57:57 PDT

BALTIMORE - Everything's a go for Orb.

British Horseracing Authority widens doping investigation, will interview more trainers (The Canadian Press)

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:51:52 PDT

LONDON - The British Horseracing Authority has widened the scope of a doping investigation that was launched last month after a trainer admitted to giving horses a product containing anabolic steroids.

Orb's run to the Triple Crown shouldn't be impeded by Preakness draw (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:44:16 PDT

The Kentucky Derby winner drew the No. 1 post for Saturday's Preakness, which for most horses would make you a goner. Not so for Orb.

Rosario having the ride of a lifetime with Orb (The Associated Press)

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:55:20 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Joel Rosario is on the ride of his life.

Goldencents seeks a Preakness reversal (The Associated Press)

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:58:23 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Goldencents will try for a historic turnaround in the Preakness Stakes after running 17th in the Kentucky Derby.

Lukas seeks 3 times the fun in Preakness (The Associated Press)

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:57:19 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- After being on this earth for 77 years, winning 13 Triple Crown races and totaling more than $100 million in purse money, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has earned the right to sit in an office and let his assistants do the grunt work in the stables.

Warren's Veneda wins Hollywood Park feature (The Associated Press)

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:59:28 PDT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Warren's Veneda won the $54,250 feature for California bred or sired females by a neck Thursday at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Factbox: 138th running of the Preakness Stakes (Reuters)

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:07:42 PDT

(Reuters) - The Preakness Stakes will be run for the 138th time on Saturday. Following are some key facts about the race: * The Preakness Stakes is a race for three-year-olds over a mile-and-three-sixteenths, held annually on the third Saturday of May at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland. * The race was first run in 1873 and this year's edition will be the 138th. The race was not held from 1891-1893. * The Preakness Stakes is the second leg of U.S. thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, following the Kentucky Derby and before the Belmont Stakes. * The Preakness is the shortest of the three races. ...

Night Officer wins Belmont's Around The Cape (The Associated Press)

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:10:21 PDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Night Officer held off Hoofit by a neck Thursday in the $85,000 Around The Cape Stakes on the turf at Belmont Park.

Orb is at top of the class at the Preakness (Reuters)

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:38:25 PDT

By Steve Ginsburg BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas offered an ominous assessment for those hoping Kentucky Derby champion Orb will have his Triple Crown aspirations trampled at the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. "If he'll scratch, I'll feel better about the whole race," said Lukas, who will saddle three colts in the nine-horse race though none better than 12-1 odds in the morning line. "That's an exceptional horse, and in great hands. It's going to be difficult to beat him. His work this week was great. ...