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Secretariat at Belmont is one of the best-known images taken by equine photographer Tony Leonard.

Late photographer's prints, negatives of Secretariat released in calendar

The first project from the extensive collection of prints and negatives of the late equine photographer Tony Leonard has been released in the form of a 40th Anniversary calendar commemorating the 1973 Triple Crown Winner Secretariat.

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HORSE RACING

John Clay: Calumet's return to racing prominence is a welcome one

Saturday's Preakness Stakes was a great big welcome back to a trio of horse racing's most important names: D. Wayne Lukas, Gary Stevens and Calumet Farm.
NATIONAL HORSE SHOW

Oxbow's energy difficult to quench

For Oxbow trainer D. Wayne Lukas, the real treat came on Sunday morning when he walked into the shedrow and saw the Preakness Stakes winner looking almost as fresh as his ageless conditioner.
KENTUCKY DERBY

John Clay: Inside post derailed Orb in pressure-packed Preakness

The history books will say that Orb lost the Preakness to Oxbow and the Hall of Fame combination of trainer D. Wayne Lukas and jockey Gary Stevens. More likely, Orb lost the Preakness on Wednesday by the luck of the draw when he drew the No. 1 post position.
KENTUCKY DERBY

Hall of Famers Lukas, Stevens team up on Oxbow to derail Orb's Triple Crown hopes

Heavily favored Orb never got involved with the leaders Saturday, and watched from well behind as Oxbow won the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
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
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.