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05/08/2015

Preakness Notes 5.8

“I talked with the owner last night,” said Stewart, aware that the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown is likely to attract a number of runners from the Kentucky Derby. “There were a lot of horses that ran bad races (in the Derby) and it wasn’t like

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05/08/2015

PREAKNESS NEWS & NOTES - May 7

Following his standard approach – which has produced five Preakness victories – Baffert’s colts have stayed at Churchill Downs with assistant trainer Jimmy Barnes. Baffert headed back to his home in California after the Derby and will return to Loui

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05/06/2015

PREAKNESS NEWS & NOTES - May 6

Delacour plans to send the son of Tapit out for his final work for the Preakness at 9 a.m. Saturday at Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Md. Divining Rod, winner of the Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland on April 11, had 20 Kentucky Derby qualifying po

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05/06/2015

Black-Eyed Susan Day Stakes Draw 277 Nominations

To accompany the races, highlighted by the 91st running of the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) for 3-year-old fillies, Pimlico plays host its annual Ultimate Girls Day Out, an entire day dedicated to the spirit and strength of women held on the eve of the

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05/03/2015

Belmont Park Notes: Sunday, May 3

ELMONT, N.Y. - Tonalist, who came off a six-month layoff to score a resounding victory in Saturday's Grade 3 Westchester, emerged from the race with a career-best 111 Beyer Speed Figure and will next be pointed to the Grade 1, $1.25 million Metropolitan H

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05/03/2015

KENTUCKY DERBY TRAINER QUOTES

Simon Callaghan, trainer of Firing Line, second – “It is disappointing, for sure. But on the other hand I’m very proud of how well my horse ran. Gary (Stevens) rode a great race, he had him in the right spot. We just got beat. I didn’t expect him

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05/03/2015

KENTUCKY DERBY JOCKEY QUOTES

Gary Stevens, jockey of Firing Line, second – “Going into that first turn, he was pulling hard. I looked over and saw that Martin’s horse (Martin Garcia on Dortmund) was pulling just as hard as mine. I eased back off him a little bit and gave both h

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05/03/2015

KENTUCKY DERBY’S TOP THREE HAVE PREAKNESS ON RADAR

Baffert said the one-length victory was about the horse, not him. American Pharoah and third-place finisher Dortmund may both go on to the Preakness Stakes (GI) at Pimlico on May 16. Baffert, 62, won the Derby with Silver Charm in 1997, Real Quiet in 1998

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05/01/2015

Breaking: Scratch #7 El Kabeir from Kentucky Derby

Trainer John Terranova has notified Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards that #7 El Kabeir has been scratched from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. Post position No. 1 will be left open (no horse) an

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05/01/2015

Kentucky Derby 141 Update - 5/1

OTHER KENTUCKY DERBY NOTES AMERICAN PHAROAH/DORTMUND – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s colts -- Zayat Stables’ American Pharoah and Kaleem Shah’s Dortmund -- galloped at 5:45 Friday morning, shortly after the track opened for training. Baffert

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