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  • Column: Hard work gets Lukas a record

    May 18, 2013

    BALTIMORE (AP) - The old guy still gets up crack-of-dawn early.Not because D. Wayne Lukas has something left to prove, or anything more to gain. He already has it all: Fame, fortune, a bronze plaque in the Hall of Fame and - after lightly-regarded Oxbow stunned Orb on Saturday at the Preakness - he has the top spot in the Triple Crown trainer's record book, too, passing ``Sunny Jim'' Fitzsimmons with No. 14.

  • 9-1 shot Open Water wins Everett Handicap

    May 18, 2013

    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.He rode Unusual Hottie to victory in the $100,500 Fran's Valentine Stakes earlier in the day.

  • Derby winner Orb disappoints in the Preakness

    May 18, 2013

    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.``I'm disappointed,'' McGaughey said after Orb finished fourth and Oxbow pulled off the upset Saturday.

  • Stevens rides Oxbow to 3rd Preakness win

    May 18, 2013

    BALTIMORE (AP) - Although no one really keeps track of such things, Gary Stevens had no problem making the assessment with complete conviction.``I guarantee I'm the first grandfather winner of a Triple Crown race,'' said the 50-year-old Stevens, who guided Oxbow to a stunning upset victory Saturday in the Preakness.

  • Za Approval wins $100,000 Red Bank Stakes

    May 18, 2013

    OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) - Za Approval won a three-horse battle in the deep stretch Saturday in the $100,000 Red Bank Stakes at Monmouth Park, beating Tune Me In by three-quarters of a length.Trained by Christophe Clement and ridden by Joe Bravo, the 5-year-old gelding ran a mile over the firm turf course in 1:34 2-5 and paid $3.80, $3 and $2.80. The victory in the Grade III race was the sixth win in 13 career starts for Za Approval and boosted his earnings to $302,165.

  • No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

    May 18, 2013

    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.Thanks to Oxbow's wire-to-wire win Saturday over Kentucky Derby winner Orb, trainer D. Wayne Lukas and jockey Gary Stevens have themselves another classic to add to their stellar resumes.

  • Glorious View wins Belmont's Vagrancy Handicap

    May 18, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) - Glorious View survived pressure early and late to capture her stakes debut, the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap for fillies and mares at Belmont Park.Junior Alvarado was aboard for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott as Glorious View held off Fantasy of Flight by a half-length. The 4-year-old extended her winning streak to four, running 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:15.96.

  • What to watch for at the Preakness

    May 18, 2013

    BALTIMORE (AP) - All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt will take on eight challengers in the second leg of the Triple Crown. If he wins, Orb will attempt to become the first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978 at the Belmont Stakes on June 8. In the Preakness, Orb will be facing five horses he defeated in the Derby and three who did not run in the race.

  • Pimlico infield safe and sound for Preakness

    May 18, 2013

    BALTIMORE (AP) - In front of one stage, a mother propped her young child on her shoulders while watching the country music group Florida Georgia Line.On the other side of the expansive infield at Pimlico Race Course, 42-year-old Sharon Zahn and her 18-year-old daughter were waiting for rapper Macklemore to begin. Pitbull was also set to entertain the massive crowd Saturday.

  • Orb trainer McGaughey fights nerves at Preakness

    May 18, 2013

    BALTIMORE (AP) - Early Saturday morning, Shug McGaughey was walking back and forth in front of the stakes barn at Pimlico.The trainer of Orb said he had experienced a variety of emotions during the week, and those mixed feelings remained as the race drew near.