New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
For the 14th time since 1978, a horse will have a chance to become a Triple Crown champion at Belmont Park. Here’s what you need to know.
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With Triple Crown Possible, Belmont Can Expect a Big Draw
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Since 1992, a Belmont Stakes with a horse seeking the Triple Crown has drawn an average of 13.5 million viewers. When it’s an ordinary race, that figure plummets to 5.9 million.
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American Pharoah Will Run Against History at Belmont
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
American Pharoah has some advantages in his quest for a Triple Crown, but plenty of other horses have had advantages, too.
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For American Pharoah’s Owners, Chaotic Stretch After Derby Win
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Members of the Zayat family traveled to Egypt before heading to Baltimore just in time for the Preakness. Another son — the stable’s racing and stallion manager — had to get through finals at N.Y.U.
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Preakness Could Move to Sundays in Effort to Increase Revenue, Official Says
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Timothy Ritvo, the chief operating officer of the Stronach Group, which operates Pimlico Race Course, said there was a “real good possibility” that the Preakness would be moved to Sunday next year.
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Preakness 2015: American Pharoah Wins Second Leg of Triple Crown
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
American Pharoah won the 140th running of the Preakness Stakes by a whopping seven lengths on a humid and rainy Saturday at Pimlico Race Course to keep his Triple Crown bid alive.
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Preakness Favorite’s Problem: He Hates Crowds but Packs Them In
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
American Pharoah, a gentle horse, is unnerved by crowds, an unfortunate Achilles’ heel to have during Triple Crown season, when races attract over 100,000 people.
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Bob Baffert Already Has Only Crown He Seeks: Kentucky Derby’s
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Baffert has had three horses come within a victory of a Triple Crown sweep, but this year he said his only desire was to win the Kentucky Derby.
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The Preakness Dartboard
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert weigh in on the contenders for the 140th Preakness Stakes, which is set to be run on Saturday.
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Barbaro’s Breeders Are Back for Another Preakness
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Gretchen and Roy Jackson’s Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro broke a leg in the 2006 Preakness Stakes. Now they have a horse in the race for the first time since then.
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American Pharoah Draws No. 1 Post in Eight-Horse Preakness Field
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
American Pharoah is the 4-5 favorite for the Preakness Stakes with his stable mate, Dortmund, 7-2 in the morning line.
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Thrill of Big Race Keeps Gary Stevens Returning to the Saddle
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Stevens, 52, retired twice from horse racing and had a knee replacement, and still he cannot wait to be riding Firing Line on Saturday in the Preakness.
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Preakness 2015: American Pharoah, Dortmund and Firing Line Head Field
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The top three finishers in the Kentucky Derby should again find the front of the pack in the second leg of the Triple Crown. Here are the contenders and pretenders.
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A Baltimore Neighborhood, Wary and Still Healing, Prepares for Preakness Day
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
In the Park Heights area near Pimlico Race Course, residents remain on edge weeks after the death of Freddie Gray.
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American Pharoah’s Trainer Sees Preakness as ‘Easiest’
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Bob Baffert is 3-0 when his Kentucky Derby winners go to the gate at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
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Madefromlucky Captures Peter Pan Stakes
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Madefromlucky is headed for the Belmont Stakes after rallying to beat Conquest Curlinate by a length in the $196,000 Peter Pan Stakes for 3-year-olds.
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To Avoid Last Year’s Problems, Belmont Attendance to Be Capped
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
California Chrome’s quest for a Triple Crown attracted the third largest crowd in Belmont Stakes history, which created problems inside and outside the track.
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International Star Will Miss Rest of Triple Crown With Injury
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
International Star, who was scratched ahead of the Kentucky Derby, will be sidelined until at least the fall with a chip in his left front ankle.
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International Star Is Sidelined Until Fall
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Hopes for the horse running the Preakness and Belmont were dashed after he was a late scratch for the Kentucky Derby.
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Top Talent Makes for More Dazzling Triple Crown
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
American Pharoah narrowly beat Firing Line and Dortmund at the Kentucky Derby, and having those other horses race at the Preakness would help push the Derby victor in the quest to capture the Triple Crown.
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Stable Hands Tend Retired Horseman in Barn Area at Churchill Downs
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Richard Miller, 87, worked for the Greg Foley Racing Stables for 30 years, and now the stable hands there are doing what they can to keep Miller on the track.
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Churchill Downs Bolsters Its Hospitality After a High-Profile Criticism
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The owners of last year’s Derby winner, California Chrome, were upset with Churchill Downs after their experience here in 2014, so much so that two of them decided to skip the Preakness.
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American Pharoah Wins the Kentucky Derby
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
American Pharoah won the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby on a sun-filled Saturday at Churchill Downs.
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The Most Exciting (Fill in the Blank) in Sports
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Everyone knows the Kentucky Derby is the most exciting two minutes in sports. But what is the most exciting four minutes in sports? Fifteen? Twenty-five?
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Third Horse, International Star, Is Scratched From Kentucky Derby
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The Louisiana Derby winner was withdrawn early Saturday morning because of a left front hoof issue, leaving the Triple Crown race with 18 starters.
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El Kabeir May Be Scratched From Kentucky Derby
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
El Kabeir, who excelled in prep races in New York, may have a bruised inside quarter.
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At Long Last, a Kentucky Derby Only About the Horses
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
American Pharoah leads a deep crop of 3-year-olds into Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, for which the quality of the horses has been the prominent story line.
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Lovely Maria Wins Kentucky Oaks
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Lovely Maria won the 141st Kentucky Oaks by two and three-quarter lengths against Shook Up at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
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Lovely Maria Wins Kentucky Oaks, Capping Comeback for Injured Trainer
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
It was an emotional finish for the trainer Larry Jones, who nearly died in a riding accident last year, and Kerwin Clark, 56, the oldest jockey to win the Oaks.
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Going From Broadway to Racing’s Biggest Stage
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Philip S. Birsh, the president and chief executive of Playbill, owns Tencendur, the Wood Memorial runner-up, who will compete in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
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Carpe Diem Owner Prioritizing Roses Over Reds
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Inheriting her late husband’s winery and his taste for fine horses, Barbara Banke hopes to drive Stonestreet Farms into the Kentucky Derby’s winners’ circle.
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The Kentucky Derby Dartboard
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
A look at the lineup for the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby with comments by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times.
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American Pharoah and Dortmund Avoid Trouble in Kentucky Derby Draw
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Two of Bob Baffert’s horses are made morning-line favorites for Saturday’s race at Churchill Downs.
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A Globe-Trotter in the Kentucky Derby Gate
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Having traveled from Dubai and faced many disadvantages, the bay colt Mubtaahij and his team are aiming “to participate at the highest level.”
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Dortmund Leads Field of Kentucky Derby Contenders
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The Kentucky Derby draw is Wednesday, but here is an early look at the major players, ranked in approximate order from contender to pretender.
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Trainer’s Rapport With Fillies Translates to Success
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Larry Jones, who has two contenders in Friday’s Kentucky Oaks, attributed his success with fillies to keeping them happy.
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A Horse With the Right Name to Tie the Kentucky Derby to a Prizefight
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
A promotional link is found between Starlight Racing and the promoters of the match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, which is set for the same day as the Kentucky Derby.
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Trainer Seeks the Finish He Started 10 Years Ago
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The trainer Kiaran McLaughlin almost won the Derby a decade ago with a 71-1 long-shot, and he is hoping this year Frosted can give him his first win.
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Chris Antley Named to Horse Racing Hall of Fame
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Antley, a jockey who twice won the Kentucky Derby, was elected to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame, along with the thoroughbreds Lava Man and Xtra Heat and the trainer King Leatherbury.
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One Lucky Dane Won’t Run Derby
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
One Lucky Dane is out of the field for next month’s Kentucky Derby after injuring himself during a workout at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif.
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Churchill Downs Bans Selfie Sticks
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Churchill Downs, which is set to host the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby on May 2, has banned the pole-like contraptions that allow people a longer reach to snap their self-portraits.
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Wire-to-Wire Champions Besides Jordan Spieth
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Spieth is the fifth Masters tournament winner to be alone at the top of the leaderboard after each round. Other sports also have notable wire-to-wire champions.
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The Kentucky Derby Dartboard: Week 3
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert weigh in on some of the contenders for the 141st Kentucky Derby, which is set to be run May 2.
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Distinctive Victory for Jockey
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Leighton Aspell became the first jockey in 61 years to win back-to-back Grand Nationals on different horses by riding Many Clouds to victory in the world’s most grueling jumps race.
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5-Year-Old Wins a Grade I
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Jack Milton stormed from outside entering the stretch and took charge for his first Grade I win in the $300,000 Maker’s 46 Mile at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky
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Beholder Takes Santa Lucia Stakes for 11th Win
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
The two-time Eclipse Award winner Beholder won the $75,000 Santa Lucia Stakes at Santa Anita.
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The Kentucky Derby Dartboard: Week 2
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert weigh in on some of the contenders for the 141st Kentucky Derby, which is set to be run May 2.
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Headed to the Derby? Here’s What to Do in Louisville, Ky.
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
In the city, the Kentucky Derby is an occasion to throw a two-week party from April 18 to May 1, ahead of the big day on May 2.
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Dortmund Romps to 6-0, Rising as a Kentucky Derby Favorite
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
Dortmund overcame a stumble out of the gate to lead every step of the way in an emphatic victory at the Santa Anita Derby, and remained undefeated.
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At 54, Jockey Is Closer Than Ever to a Kentucky Derby With El Kabeir
New York Times Horse Racing | 9 years ago
C.C. Lopez will try for his lone Grade I victory and the chance to reach his first Kentucky Derby when he rides El Kabeir in the Wood Memorial on Saturday at Aqueduct.
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