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Iotapa wins Railbird Stakes at Hollywood Park (The Associated Press)

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:57:59 PDT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Iotapa beat Ciao Bella Luna by 1¼ lengths Sunday in the $74,920 Railbird Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park, giving jockey Joe Talamo a sweep of the weekend stakes races.

Fearless Jacq wins Belmont's Miss Otis Stakes (The Associated Press)

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:23:28 PDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Fearless Jacq drew off to a 2 3/4 length win over Fab Flowers over a rain-soften turf course Sunday in the $85,000 Miss Otis Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park.

Smoldering Beauty wins Monmouth Park feature (The Associated Press)

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:34:04 PDT

OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) -- Smoldering Beauty took the early lead and ran off to an easy win in the $44,000 allowance feature at Monmouth Park on Sunday, beating Heir Storm by 5 3/4 lengths.

Orb leaves Preakness in excellent shape (Reuters)

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:19:52 PDT

By Steve Ginsburg BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Orb trainer Shug McGaughey said on his colt emerged from the Preakness Stakes in excellent shape and remained at a loss to explain the colt's puzzling performance. The Kentucky Derby champion was a prohibitive 3-5 favorite in Saturday's $1 million race at Pimlico Race Course but ran out of gas in the stretch and finished fourth. Oxbow, a 15-1 longshot ridden by Gary Stevens and trained by D. Wayne Lukas, scored an unlikely wire-to-wire victory before more than 117,000 at Pimlico. ...

Belmont Stakes: Oxbow vs. Orb in the cards (The Associated Press)

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:03:34 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Another year, another Triple Crown hopeful unable to come through.

Horse racing-Orb leaves Preakness in excellent shape (Reuters)

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:03:28 PDT

By Steve Ginsburg BALTIMORE, May 19 (Reuters) - Orb trainer Shug McGaughey said on his colt emerged from the Preakness Stakes in excellent shape and remained at a loss to explain the colt's puzzling performance. The Kentucky Derby champion was a prohibitive 3-5 favorite in Saturday's $1 million race at Pimlico Race Course but ran out of gas in the stretch and finished fourth. Oxbow, a 15-1 longshot ridden by Gary Stevens and trained by D. Wayne Lukas, scored an unlikely wire-to-wire victory before more than 117,000 at Pimlico. ...

Horse racing-Hong Kong horses steal the show in Singapore (Reuters)

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:59:20 PDT

By Peter Rutherford SINGAPORE, May 19 (Reuters) - Hong Kong horses swooped to capture the biggest prizes on the Singapore racing calendar on Sunday, Military Attack romping to an easy win in the S$3 million ($2.39 million)SIA Cup and Lucky Nine landing the S$1 million KrisFlyer Sprint. Military Attack made it four wins on the trot after blowing away a top quality field in the main race at Kranji, jockey Zac Purton needing only to flash the whip to unleash his mount to a three length win. ...

No Triple Crown for Orb, the latest horse to fall short of reaching racing's most coveted club (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:37:39 PDT

Orb seemed destined to break the 35-year Triple Crown drought, but the Kentucky Derby winner couldn't keep pace at the Preakness.

Factbox: Horseracing-2013 Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:12 PDT

(Reuters) - Factbox on the 2013 Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow. Owner: Calumet Farm. Breeder: Colts Neck Stables LLC. Pedigree: Bred in Kentucky, the bay colt's sire was Awesome Again and his dam Tizamazing (Cee's Tizzy). Jockey: Gary Stevens, a 50-year-old Hall of Famer who came out of retirement last year after seven years off the track as a racing broadcaster. He has nine victories in Triple Crown races, though his last prior to Saturday was in 2001. Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas, a 77-year-old winner of a record 14 Triple Crown races, including six Preakness wins. ...

Derby winner Orb disappoints in the Preakness (The Associated Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:29:30 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Orb came up short in the Preakness, frustrating everyone who made the Kentucky Derby winner a 3-5 favorite - no one more than trainer Shug McGaughey.

Column: Hard work gets Lukas a record (The Associated Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:25:17 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- The old guy still gets up crack-of-dawn early.

Horseracing-2013 Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:21:38 PDT

May 18 (Reuters) - Factbox on the 2013 Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow. Owner: Calumet Farm. Breeder: Colts Neck Stables LLC. Pedigree: Bred in Kentucky, the bay colt's sire was Awesome Again and his dam Tizamazing (Cee's Tizzy). Jockey: Gary Stevens, a 50-year-old Hall of Famer who came out of retirement last year after seven years off the track as a racing broadcaster. He has nine victories in Triple Crown races, though his last prior to Saturday was in 2001. Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas, a 77-year-old winner of a record 14 Triple Crown races, including six Preakness wins. ...

McGaughey says it just wasn't Orb's day (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:17:01 PDT

By Steve Ginsburg BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Orb's disappointing fourth-place finish in the Preakness Stakes meant it just wasn't his day, trainer Shug McGaughey said on Saturday. Orb had won five successive races, including a dominant performance in the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago, but the 3-5 favorite in the field of nine ran out of gas in the Preakness stretch and never mounted a challenge. McGaughey denied the short layoff from Churchill Downs had anything to do with the colt's failure to fire. ...

Napravnik takes 3rd in Preakness debut on Mylute (The Associated Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:17:00 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Rosie Napravnik had to settle for a third-place finish in her first Preakness ride.

No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness (The Associated Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:12:40 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes.

Horse racing-McGaughey says it just wasn't Orb's day (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:12:14 PDT

By Steve Ginsburg BALTIMORE, May 18 (Reuters) - Orb's disappointing fourth-place finish in the Preakness Stakes meant it just wasn't his day, trainer Shug McGaughey said on Saturday. Orb had won five successive races, including a dominant performance in the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago, but the 3-5 favorite in the field of nine ran out of gas in the Preakness stretch and never mounted a challenge. McGaughey denied the short layoff from Churchill Downs had anything to do with the colt's failure to fire. ...

9-1 shot Open Water wins Everett Handicap (The Associated Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:48:52 PDT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Open Water upset 7-10 favorite Lady of Fifty to win the $150,250 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap by a length at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, giving jockey Joe Talamo a sweep of the day's stakes races.

Stevens rides Oxbow to 3rd Preakness win (The Associated Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:43:37 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Although no one really keeps track of such things, Gary Stevens had no problem making the assessment with complete conviction.

Horseracing-2013 Preakness Stakes result (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:05:02 PDT

May 18 (Reuters) - Result and finishing order of the 2013 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico racecourse on Saturday. 1. Oxbow (Gary Stevens) 2. Itsmyluckyday (John Velazquez) 3. Mylute (Rosie Napravnik) 4. Orb (Joel Rosario) 5. Goldencents (Kevin Krigger) 6. Departing (Brian Hernandez) 7. Will Take Charge (Mike Smith) 8. Govenor Charlie (Martin Garcia) 9. Titletown Five (Julien Leparoux) Winner trained by: D. Wayne Lukas Winner paid $32.80 for a $2 win bet Winning margin: 1-3/4 lengths Time: one minute 57.54 seconds (Compiled by Steve Ginsburg; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)

Horse racing-Oxbow wins Preakness Stakes, Orb fourth (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:03:13 PDT

* Derby champ Orb loses chance for Triple Crown * First-wire-to-wire at Preakness since 1982 * Trainer Lukas wins record 14th Triple Crown race (Adds details, quotes) By Steve Ginsburg BALTIMORE, May 18 (Reuters) - Oxbow, a 15-1 longshot ridden masterfully by 50-year-old Hall of Famer Gary Stevens, cruised to an easy, wire-to-wire victory in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, denying a Triple Crown bid for Kentucky Derby champion Orb. The D. ...