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KENTUCKY DERBY
John Clay: Racing world craves greatness from Orb
The Preakness runs at 6:20 p.m. on NBC-18. We have not seen a Triple Crown winner since 1978, but for some reason, maybe because we are optimistic and sentimental fools when it comes to horses, even with two legs of the Triple Crown remaining, this year feels different, as if there really is more...
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KENTUCKY DERBY
Preakness: Baffert, Lukas agree: It will take something out of the norm to beat Orb
Hall of Fame trainers D. Wayne Lukas and Bob Baffert both have horses in Saturday's Preakness Stakes, and both know what they're up against in the Kentucky Derby winner. "Orb, he's a freak," Baffert said.
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KENTUCKY DERBY
Friday Preakness videos for mobile/iPad: Lexington native Shug McGaughey on Orb's chances of winning, more
Lexington native Shug McGaughey, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Orb, is asked at Pimlico on Friday what it will take to beat his horse in the Preakness. See more on Orb and from Bob Baffert and Doug O'Neill
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KENTUCKY DERBY
Rosario the right jockey at the right time for Derby winner Orb
Joel Rosario will be aboard Orb in Saturday's second leg of Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes.
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HORSE RACING
Orb co-owner Janney, a Preakness fixture, has sobering message for Kentucky
Stuart Janney III's presence at the Preakness Stakes has never been dependent on the runners in his stable. As a product of one of the more storied families in Maryland racing, being at the Old Hilltop this time of year is a regular part of his schedule, as much for fun as for business.
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HORSE RACING
Preakness: McGaughey unfazed but not overjoyed by No. 1 post in starting gate
If what Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey has seen continues to hold true, it's going to take more than drawing the No.1 post to bring Orb back to the field.
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KENTUCKY DERBY
Preakness Stakes field
PREAKNESS STAKES When: 6:20 p.m. Saturday | For: 3-year-olds | TV: NBC | Purse: $1 million | Distance: 1 3/16 miles | Weight: 126 lbs. PP Horse Trainer Jockey Odds
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HORSE RACING
Preakness notes: Lukas taking new approach with Hornung's Titletown Five
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas knows a thing or two about winning the Preakness Stakes, having won the second leg of the Triple Crown five times. So the fact Lukas has three horses in Saturday's race at Pimlico should have his rivals on red alert.
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KENTUCKY DERBY
For Preakness, trainers of Mylute and Departing are friendly rivals
They've been friends since their days as New Orleans schoolmates. And though they routinely send their horses out against each other, trainers Al Stall Jr. and Tom Amoss face something unique in Saturday's Preakness Stakes.
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NATIONAL HORSE SHOW
Orb's final Preakness work gives McGaughey 'cold chills'
Showcasing the same ease as he did leading up to his Kentucky Derby triumph, Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable's Orb sparked slack-jawed reactions Monday when he worked four furlongs in 47.18 at Belmont Park in preparation for his start in Saturday's Preakness Stakes.




