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  • Oxbow and Gary Stevens wire the Preakness!Posted 12 hours ago
  • Skyring goes all the way in the Dixie! Posted 13 hours ago
  • Sage Valley rolls in the Maryland Sprint Handicap!Posted 13 hours ago
  • Pianist goes all the way in the Gallorette! Posted 14 hours ago
  •  Summer Applause scores in the Allaire Dupont Distaff!Posted 15 hours ago
  • Zee Bros rolls home in the Chick Lang! Posted 16 hours ago
  • Last Gunfighter wins his sixth in row, taking the Pimlico Special! Posted 1 day ago
  • Fiftyshadesofhay gets there in the Black-Eyed Susan!Posted 1 day ago
  • Ben's Cat rolls home in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint! Posted 1 day ago
  • I'm Mom's Favorite scores in the Miss Preakness by a whisker! Posted 1 day ago

 

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The historical context of the Phipps family winning the Derby and Calumet winning the Preakness in the same year seems so "throwback" for 2013. It sure would have been something to see Oxbow and Gary Stevens in the winner's circle wearing red and blue.
  • AmbitiousD · Bluegrass Hall bought out Calumet in 2012, which is where the historical reference comes in. Obviously, Calumet Farm does not own Oxbow. · 5 hours ago ·
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i can see the headlines now.since the star power of orb has faded,the media and public will need a new post to hang their hats on.my prediction,it will be dreaming of julia.she will become everyones wise guy horse.even though she has accomplished hardly anything.she will be the headliner.the only thing i want for the belmont is a full competitive field.i am not looking to crown anyone a superstar or put them in the hall of fame.for this one only guys.let us make it about the race and not the individuals we want to star. regardless,the thing i enjoy the most about belmont stakes day is the same thing i enjoy about kentucky derby day.the undercards are incredible.they are the true stars of the day.after all it is racing that excites us.
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  • kaitlinefree1 · she will be my pick for the Belmont i think. i'm torn between her & Revolutionary. if she runs. · 5 hours ago ·
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  • Sully · If Castellano gets back aboard Revolutionary, he can win the Belmont. Not too confident if Borel remains on his back though. · 1 hour ago ·
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Remember when I laughed and said to rafirox that departing wasnt derby worthy and he couldnt make it then he went on to win the illinois derby and rafirox said he was right all along but iw asnt convinced yet. Even a reporter for this site called him one of the top 5 3 year olds of this year? Yea well lets say im back in the lead on this horse being just average
  • kaitlinefree1 · this horse is mediocre at best & beat a relatively weak field in the Illinois Derby. i never thought he would be a factor in the Preakness. · 5 hours ago ·
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  • Sully · In a crop of average 3 year olds, I'm not sure if this is bashing or complimenting Departing. · 1 hour ago ·
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thank god for the on line betting sites that stream live racing.if we depended on pin heads like NBC we would miss everything.are you kidding me.the sprint is going on,and i am watching these mental midgets discuss orb and the preakness.there are 2 hours to go.they could care less about racing.it is the ratings.when the racing heads realize that horse racing is fueled by gamblers and not the clueless who tune in 3 times a year.oh sure,nbc will gladly kick in money to fuel the purses.no folks,that is from the money wagered.no wonder the weather is bad again.it is like the track gods of old are looking down and saying.you incompetants do not desrve good weather to air the trash you put on.you must arn it by taking care of the public.who knows.these idiots might forget to show the preakness.maybe they will run a special on the infield party goers or compare the dresses of the derby as opposed to the preakness.
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  • Mary Z. · Related to, but not exactly what you are talking about, tmallios, do you think it hurts racing when even its fans say, "Racing is dying."? I think it hurts the sport. I'm not saying be blinded to declining attendance numbers and other problems, but do you like death? I don't. How attractive is a sport that has its own fans saying it's dying? Do you bring new fans to the track? I have, on a small scale. The TC preps aren't all shown on regular television. The big preps used to be. How are prospective fans supposed to get to know about the TC contenders? When I go to the track, I usually tell, and write it down for them, fellow patrons about this and other horse racing websites. Many just used the Daily Racing Form. They don't know that people are discussing the pre and post race morning, noon, and night every day. · 5 hours ago ·
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  • Sysonby · I actually thought the coverage had improved. I remember past years they didn't show any part of other races. I remember having to flick back and forth with simulcast to catch the turf race right before the KD in other years. · 3 hours ago ·
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If you asked me what his next start should be. Id pick the G3 Matt Winn, G1 Haskell, G1 Travers, Breeders Cup Classic any argument thats not the best route for him?
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  • kay.robinett · goblin, Stevens was saying he was getting tired in the last sixteenth of the race in a live interview directly after the race (while still riding the colt). · 6 hours ago ·
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  • Sully · There's no way Lukas doesn't send Oxbow to the Belmont. Lukas lives for the TC races. I'd be shocked not to see him and Will Take Charge in the Belmont. · 1 hour ago ·
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Tim E. O’Donohue’s Debt Ceiling closed from off the pace to capture the $100,000 Rollicking Stakes for 2-year-olds Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.Read More
  • teambo · Thank you to Jerry Robb and Eric Camacho. Where will we go next? So excited to see what this colt can do. · 6 hours ago ·
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Congratulations to Gary Stevens. A class act all around. Great to see him in the winners circle again.
The rain held off, the track was fast, and on this relatively cool spring day in Baltimore, Oxbow pulled off the 15-1 Preakness upset! Read More
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  • DiegoVol · Cant believe you boxed the entire field in a superfecta. Thats what you get for being greedy Im sorry to say. · 7 hours ago ·
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  • RedMarcus_65 · Congratulations to all the connections of Oxbow! An impressive win in all respects. Really great to see Gary Stevens back in the winning circle · 6 hours ago ·
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Going to the 1st running of the penn mile
Some of us are photographers. Some bettors or Handicappers. Some of use are writers. But all of us are, first and foremost, fans.Read More
The King of West Virginia does it again!
Won a match race tonight at CT against Russel Road...left him in the dust! Now 13 for 16 and no worse than 2nd in his career.
  • rafirox · Love him, Likin! I always try to attend him and Russel Road's meetings. I, obviously, was at Pimlico these past couple days, but I'd enjoy attending their next meeting. The Saginaw of West Virginia wins again! · 7 hours ago ·
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slowest time in the Preakness since the 1950's. Really starting to feel this years group is a bit lackluster.
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  • LAZMANNICK · I agree. I don’t like to say this, but the truth is these horses are all average. You have to go all the way back to Carry Back in 1961 (52 years) to find a slower Preakness and in those days the tracks weren’t as fast as they are now. Orb’s Derby time wasn’t all that great time-wise either and except for the Santa Anita Derby on Santa Anita’s fast track, all the key 9F TC prep races were slower than 1.50. As for class, other than Orb, no other starter today has won two graded stakes in a row this year (any grade). The disappointment I feel with Orb is that he was one of the most logical Preakness winners ever, and not only did he lose, he didn’t even make the tri. · 3 hours ago ·
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  • Sully · Best crop in recent years? No clue how that conclusion's being made. Orb was such a heavy favorite because most just felt he was leaps and bounds ahead of this crop. That's really the only reason so much TC buzz was going on. But as I said soon after the derby, he was very beatable in the Preakness. · 1 hour ago ·
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Told as many people as possible. I'll Have Another was 10X the horse that orb is. If he didn't win the triple crown, I dont think we'll see one anytime soon. Look for Revolutionary to win the Belmont.
Im gonna allow the gate to open for a short time any one who wishes to jump on Lukas bandwagon may do so.
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  • Sysonby · it's all yours · 3 hours ago ·
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  • Sully · Where's Zito when you need him? He's been quiet this year. · 1 hour ago ·
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No TC this year but two outstanding performances in both races, just goes to show how talenented a horse needs to be to win a triple crown, so many racing variablles to overcome
Last Gunfighter used a powerful stretch run to blow right on by the alone on the lead, Eighttofasttocatch, to win the Grade 3 Pimlico Special by an ever-widening 4 ¼ lengths. Read More
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  • LAZMANNICK · sword. We should put in a call to Mars and have them send down a therapist. · 3 hours ago ·
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  • CauseForConcern · You know? One way to shut up tv, is to have D Wayne Lukas win a big race. As much as he goes out of his way to bash Lukas, I find a sense of happiness that Lukas won, even though I didn't pick the winner. Ha!!! · 34 minutes ago ·
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Sight redemption for this one. I'd like to see him cut back in length - but I think he has a lot left to show.
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  • Cocoa · Best colt of ***what*** crop> · 8 hours ago ·
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  • Southern.humor · Of Doug O'neils crop this year. · 8 hours ago ·
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1. Orb (Malibu Moon) – Tabasco Cat is the only horse in the last 41 years to win the Preakness Stakes from post one and Orb likes to make wide, sweeping moves. If he is a legit Triple Crown threat the inside post will not bother him and Rosario continues to ride great. I have always liked Shug’s col...Read More
Orb
Did anyone notice that Orb's right hock wasn't right in post parade? ...aside from all these negative remarks on Rosario and Orb, I'm just glad we didn't have another 'Barbaro' mishap
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  • RichChatter · I didn't notice (thanks to a visiting sister who wouldn't stop blabbering and walking in front of the tv hah) but I did notice his stride did not look normal today. He did not look comfortable through most of the race. I do hope they find the reason why. · 8 hours ago ·
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  • Sully · I only noticed him not being able to blow by all of the horses chasing brutal fractions like he did in the derby. · 47 minutes ago ·
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