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My pal Left at the Gate looked at Orb's Preakness and the talk surrounding it. Namely, i) Orb was pace…
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The Flying Orb: Hope, Disappointment, and the Triple Crown
In the days leading up to Saturday’s Preakness, Orb seemed to morph from Kentucky Derby winner into a mythical creature…
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Cronley: 2013 Preakness Stakes - Traps
Speed figures: Oxbow's best Beyer going into Baltimore was a 95 from post position 10 at Oaklawn in a loss. Get ready for this: No other horse at the Preakness…
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Every post you can hitch your faith on, Is a pie in the sky, Chock full of lies, A tool…
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Haskin's Preakness Recap: Ox Tale
“Come on, Lukey! Come on, Lukey! Come on, Lukey!”You don’t witness it very often, but one of those cheering the…
May 20 2013, 7:11pm | Visit source ›
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“It was surreal.” Talking with Calumet’s Eddie Kane about the Preakness
At about 5:25 Saturday afternoon, Gary Stevens and Skyring gave Forbes 400’s Brad Kelley and his Calumet Farm their first Grade II…
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Post-Preakness, Marc Attenberg started a conversation on Twitter about the historical significance of Orb’s off-the-board finish by asking: Last time…
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Oxbow’s upset victory in the Preakness leaves us bereft of a Triple Crown winner yet again, but with familiar names…
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You got it! Gary Stevens and Oxbow. Cindy Pierson Dulay photo All aboard! Tomorrow is the day,…
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THE MEN BEHIND OXBOW, A CAST OF CHARACTERS FOR THE AGES
The 2013 Preakness Stakes was won by a 15-1 longshot, owned by an extremely low-profile college-dropout billionaire–who now has disdain…
May 19 2013, 5:00pm | Visit source ›
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Watchmaker: Preakness - The Day After
Going into the Preakness, there was a wide consensus that once you got past odds-on favorite Orb, you could have thrown a blanket over the rest of the field, save…
May 19 2013, 4:48pm | Visit source ›
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Preakness 138: The Day in Pictures
Oxbow wins the PreaknessThere's your gate-to-wire winner, Oxbow, taking the 138th edition of the Preakness at Pimlico Race Course. I…
May 19 2013, 11:43am | Visit source ›
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Monday Morning Qu-Orb-erbacking
The morning after a loss at 3-5. It's a tough place to be in racing.Orb, who many (me included) thought…
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Oxbow spoiled nothing winning the Preakness, writes Bill Dwyre, because he put trainer D. Wayne Lukas back in the spotlight:…
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Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Girl reciprocates. Boy and girl have sex. Boy is enthralled. Best…
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This Preakness belongs to Gary Stevens
Jockey’s astute ride proved the answer for Oxbow By J.J. Hysell Amidst the despondency of Orb’s loss and the feel good…
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Oxbow: An Old-School Preakness Victory
Orb’s old-school connections of Shug McGaughey, alongside the Phipps and Janney families, seemed to be the perfect team to end…
May 18 2013, 10:00pm | Visit source ›
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A horse who wins at 8.5 furlongs, 9 furlongs and 10 furlongs with authority. A horse who looks magnificently sound,…
May 18 2013, 5:38pm | Visit source ›
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If Orb’s Kentucky Derby victory was a win for the old school, then Oxbow’s Preakness Stakes upset was a win…
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Stevens, Oxbow Go Wire to Wire, Upset Preakness
There will be no Triple Crown winner in 2013. Under 50-year-old jockey Gary Stevens, Oxbow led the 138th running of…
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2013 Preakness Stakes Field Analysis
All eyes will be on Orb this Saturday at Old Hilltop, where he will attempt to win the Preakness Stakes…
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Preakness Memories from Some Pimlico Lifers
No shortage of racing memories have been made at the track they call Old Hilltop. That hill in the infield…
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Preparing for the Preakness: the Pimlico gate crew
Shortly before 6:20 tomorrow evening, nine horses and jockeys will head towards the starting gate at Pimlico Race Course. The…
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Preakness Stakes 2013: If the Track Is Muddy
Two weeks ago, a sloppy track for the Kentucky Derby (GI) was inevitable. The rain gushed from the sky all…
May 18 2013, 1:28pm | Visit source ›
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Happy Preakness. Almost six hours till post time, but there's a pretty good undercard to pass the time: seven other…
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Our picks for the graded stakes races on the Preakness card.
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Rachel Alexandra in her Stonestreet paddock, May 2012. I’ll take any excuse for a Rachel Alexandra post, and Melissa Hoppert…
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Well, today's the day. Whether you're looking forward to watching drunk kids getting thrown out of the infield, Beadle bashing,…
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