New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
California Chrome ran through his only significant workout on Saturday, a week before he takes aim at the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes.
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Triple Crown Bid Is a Long-Awaited Anniversary Gift
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
It is thought that the final leg of the Triple Crown requires a special style and “a high cruising speed.” No horse has won all three races since 1978.
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The Race Not Run
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
I’ll Have Another has settled in at a Japanese breeding farm, two years after an injury cost him a shot at a Triple Crown.
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Pushing to Change the Triple Crown’s Grueling Schedule
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
There is growing momentum in the horse racing world to change the schedule so that the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes are spread out over three months.
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At Belmont, No Bets on Race Weather
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
The weather may be the biggest challenge facing California Chrome as he tries to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.
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Belmont Park Hopes Old Song Will Break Triple Crown Drought
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
“Sidewalks of New York,” which was once considered the city’s anthem and until 1997 introduced the running of the Belmont Stakes, is coming back this year.
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Intense Holiday Retires Prior to Belmont
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Intense Holiday, who finished 12th in the Kentucky Derby on May 3 and was being pointed toward the Belmont Stakes on June 7, was retired from racing Tuesday, the owner Starlight Racing said.
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California Chrome Has Training Run
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
California Chrome galloped again in preparations for the Belmont Stakes, while a new contender trained by Todd Pletcher emerged for the last leg of the Triple Crown.
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In a Father’s Footsteps, Chasing a Triple Crown
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
After lasting as a jockey for three years, Alan Sherman followed his father Art into horse training and is now the assistant trainer for California Chrome.
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And … They’re Off (Fingers Crossed)
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
California Chrome, the Triple Crown candidate, has four white feet, a bad omen at the racetrack, where superstitions are more prevalent than horses.
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Horse Dies in Fall at Churchill Downs
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
A racehorse died at Churchill Downs after a fall that her trainer blamed on the sound of a starting-gate bell blaring on the Louisville track’s new sound system.
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California Chrome Shows Star Quality in New York Arrival
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner was the object of attention when he arrived at Belmont Park, and he seemed to take it all in stride.
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Ruling Clears Way for California Chrome to Run in Belmont
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
State racing stewards in New York agreed to discontinue their ban on the 4-by-6-inch breathing aid, allowing the colt to race with one in the Belmont Stakes.
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Looking for a Sure Thing in the Belmont Stakes? Bet on NBC
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
With California Chrome striving to win the first Triple Crown in 36 years, the network will be a winner no matter the outcome.
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Savoring the Magic, One Run at a Time
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
At the post-Preakness news conference, California Chrome’s co-owner, trainer and jockey were buoyant, clearly having fun and enjoying their fairy-tale run.
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Horse Racing Holds Its Breath Over a Nasal Strip
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
California Chrome’s owners and New York racing officials need to reach an agreement on whether the colt, trying to win the Triple Crown, can compete in the Belmont Stakes with a breathing aid.
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California Chrome’s Nasal Strip Could Be an Issue in Belmont
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner is unbeaten while wearing a nasal strip, but the New York stewards disallowed the breathing aid for a previous Triple Crown contender.
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Two California Chrome Owners Who Aren’t Fond of Spotlight Choose to Stay Behind
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
After a less than enjoyable experience at the Kentucky Derby, Perry and Denise Martin planned to catch up on business and watch the race in California.
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A Long-Shared Love of Racing and a Champion
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Carolyn Coburn helped develop her husband’s interest in horse racing before they got married and became part of the ownership group of California Chrome, the Kentucky Derby winner.
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California Chrome Wins Preakness for Second Jewel
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
The Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome added a victory in the Preakness Stakes, keeping alive his bid to become the 12th Triple Crown winner and the first since Affirmed in 1978.
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Top Horse, From a Place Winners Aren’t Made
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
California Chrome, the overwhelming favorite for the Preakness, was brought up by modest owners in a region long considered inferior to the lush fields of Kentucky.
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Concerns Fade Over Weather and the Favorite’s Health
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Storms cleared ahead of the Preakness Stakes, and California Chrome’s trainers said that he was ready and that worries over a scratchy throat were overblown.
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The Preakness Draw
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Post positions for Saturday’s 139th running of the Preakness Stakes.
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California Chrome Coughs, but Trainers Say He Is Fine
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
California Chrome, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and the 3-5 favorite to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, was deemed to be fine despite coughing after his morning gallop.
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The Preakness Dartboard
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Ranking the top contenders for Saturday’s second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes, the 139th running of the race.
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Derby Victor a Heavy, and Heavier, Preakness Favorite
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
California Chrome, who has put on 35 pounds since winning the Kentucky Derby, was made the 3-5 morning-line favorite and will break from the No. 3 post in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.
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The Preakness Draw
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Post positions for Saturday’s 139th running of the Preakness Stakes.
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A Trainer in Twilight and a Horse Poised for Its Day in the Sun
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
On Saturday in the Preakness Stakes, the trainer Manny Azpurua, 85, will saddle Social Inclusion.
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Filly to Run in Preakness
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Ria Antonia will be the first filly to run in the Preakness since 2009, when Rachel Alexandra won the race.
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Winner for McGaughey
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Imagining led all the way in the $400,000 Man o’ War, giving the Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his third straight victory in the event.
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Longtime Horse Racing Announcer to Retire
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Tom Durkin will retire from calling horse races in August at Saratoga after a 43-year career that included announcing Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup races.
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New Entrants for Racing Hall of Fame
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Lloyd Hughes, the first jockey to win the Preakness three times, and Clifford, an elite racehorse in the 1890s, were elected to the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame by the Historic Review Committee.
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Challenger Arrives at Pimlico
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Social Inclusion has arrived at Pimlico Race Course in preparation to take on the Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome in the Preakness.
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For a Winning Owner at the Derby, Belief in an Unseen Hand
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Steve Coburn made brash proclamations about California Chrome, but all was forgiven when the horse rolled round Churchill Downs for the victory.
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At Derby Day With Murdoch, Rand Paul Goes Through His Paces
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
For Rand Paul, the would-be presidential candidate, and Rupert Murdoch, one of the most powerful Republican brokers, Saturday marked a potential turn in the 2016 campaign.
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Coming From Humble Beginnings, a Favorite Defies the Odds
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
California Chrome, whose owners scraped together $10,000 to breed him, became the first California-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby since 1962.
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Derby Winner Gives Co-Owner a Birthday Gift to Remember
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Steve Coburn turned 61 on the day his horse California Chrome won the Kentucky Derby.
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A Sport’s Beauty Clashes With the Stain of a Scandal
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Steve Asmussen, the trainer of Tapiture, is being investigated over accusations of cruelty as the horse racing industry grapples with how to deal with a lingering problem.
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On Kentucky Derby Weekend, a Tea Party Julep for Mitch McConnell
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
In addition to being a symbol of conservative activism, tea also pairs well with bourbon.
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Aboard Untapable, Jockey Napravnik Wins a Second Oaks
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
After becoming the first female rider to guide a horse to victory in the Kentucky Oaks in 2012, Rosie Napravnik matched the feat in a four-and-a-half-length victory Friday.
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Derby Dawns for Two Sons Seeking Win Fathers Missed
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
The trainer Jimmy Jerkens and the owner Don Little Jr., the sons of accomplished horsemen, hope that Wicked Strong takes them to a victory in the Kentucky Derby.
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Riding High on a Last Chance
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
On Saturday, Ride on Curlin, a 3-year-old colt trained by Billy Gowan, will complete one of the most unlikely trips to the Kentucky Derby in the history of the famous race.
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Derby Dreams Meet an Early End
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Hoppertunity was scratched from the Kentucky Derby because of a foot injury, a heartbreaking development for a couple in Pasadena, Calif., and a reporter.
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The Kentucky Derby Dartboard
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Ranking the top contenders for the Kentucky Derby on May 3, the 140th running of the race.
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Good-Looking Colt. Nice Story. 5-2 Odds. What’s Not to Like?
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
California Chrome, trained by 77-year-old Art Sherman, was made the morning-line favorite for the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
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Photos: There’s Always the Kentucky Derby, in Good Times and Bad
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
The 140th running of horse racing’s top event finds a sport that has run into difficulties but has much glory to look back on.
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If Pollock Could Whinny
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Metro, a retired racehorse that paints, is now decorating housewares.
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Trainer’s Hunch on Modest Colt Pays Off
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Jose Garoffalo bought Wildcat Red for his owners last year for $30,000 and embarked on a wild ride that stops next at the Kentucky Derby.
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Ring Weekend Scratched From Derby
New York Times Horse Racing | 10 years ago
Now that Ring Weekend is out, Commanding Curve joins the field for Saturday’s race with jockey Shaun Bridgmohan.
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