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Historic Saratoga takes its place at center of horse racing world when Belmont Stakes comes to town
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Health, history and horses are the three H’s carved into the welcome sign when travelers venturing into New York's Adirondack Mountains reach Saratoga Springs. Horses have always been the main event here, where the oldest active sporting venue in the...
Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness runner-up Mystik Dan on track to run in the Belmont at Saratoga
Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness runner-up Mystik Dan is on track to run in the third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga on June 8, trainer Kenny McPeek said Thursday. McPeek is not yet ready to commit to entering Mystik Dan, much like he waited on his...
Preakness winner Seize the Grey is likely running in the 1st Belmont at Saratoga
BALTIMORE (AP) — Even without a Triple Crown on the line, the upcoming Belmont Stakes is one of the most anticipated horse races in the sport's history. That's because it's being run at Saratoga Race Course for the first time, part of a two-year hiatus in upstate New York while the...
Seize the Grey wins the Preakness for D. Wayne Lukas and ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid
BALTIMORE (AP) — D. Wayne Lukas worked his way to Seize the Grey after his horse won the Preakness Stakes and kept getting interrupted by well-wishers offering congratulations. “I think they’re trying to get rid of me,” Lukas said. “They probably want me to retire. I...
Forget the Triple Crown. Even the Derby-Preakness double has been too much to ask of late
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Preakness has turned into a quite a spoiler lately on the road to the Triple Crown. Mystik Dan's 2 1/4-length defeat Saturday marked the sixth consecutive year the Kentucky Derby winner failed to win the Preakness. This time it was Seize the Grey and Hall of...
Jaime Torres wins the Preakness with Seize the Grey 2 years after starting to ride horses
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jaime Torres was watching horse racing on television in his native Puerto Rico in 2019 when he decided he wanted to be a jockey. Less than five years later and just two since he began riding, Torres won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday aboard Seize the Grey. To add...
Gun Song wins the Black-Eyed Susan at Pimlico, beating Corposo by 3 1/4 lengths
BALTIMORE (AP) — John Velazquez has now won the Black-Eyed Susan a record five times. It took him over a decade to secure victory No. 5, but when it happened, Gun Song made it look pretty easy down the stretch. Velazquez rode Gun Song to a 3 1/4-length win Friday at...
Bob Baffert is again the center of attention at the Preakness, even without the Derby winner
BALTIMORE (AP) — Bob Baffert does not need to bring the Kentucky Derby winner to the Preakness to become the center of attention at Pimlico Race Course. The two-time Triple Crown-winning Hall of Fame trainer is a magnet for attention as the sport's most-known figure, and he has...
North Carolina sports wagers well over $1 billion in first months under new law, report says
People in North Carolina have bet over $1 billion on sports through several gambling operators authorized under a state law to begin taking online wagers two months ago, according to a report released Friday. The customers' early losses are resulting in tens of millions of dollars in state revenue....
Preakness: How to watch, the favorites and what to expect in the second leg of the Triple Crown
The Preakness Stakes will have a Triple Crown possibility on the line when Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan runs in a field of eight horses on Saturday in the 149th rendition of the race. Mystik Dan is the favorite and won the Derby by a nose in the race's closest finish since 1947....
