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I'll Have Another Wins Preakness

Sat, 19 May 2012 17:53:37 CDT

I'll Have Another overtook Bodemeister down the straight to win the Preakness Stakes and keep alive his hopes of winning the US Triple Crown. In a race that was a virtual repeat of the Kentucky Derby, I'll Have Another raced from behind today to beat pace-setter Bodemeister, who also finished...

Long Shot Ruler on Ice Wins Belmont Stakes

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:41:12 CDT

Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom nearly fell at the start. Preakness winner Shackleford faded in the stretch. The Belmont Stakes was up for grabs. And it was 24-1 long shot Ruler on Ice who delivered a huge upset today in the final leg of the Triple Crown, splashing his way...

Did Sarah Palin Get a Boob Job?

M. Morris — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:53:00 CDT

The rumor comes from Wonkette's Facebook page , but it never had a chance of staying there: Sarah Palin may or may not have gotten breast implants. The tipster is a woman, and "women seem to keep very careful mental records about such things," Ken Layne writes . "And we can report...

Derby, Preakness Champs Will Skip the Belmont

M. Morris — Sun, 16 May 2010 15:20:00 CDT

The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners will not run in the third leg of the Triple Crown, the June 5 Belmont Stakes, their trainers said today. Lookin at Lucky's victory in yesterday's Preakness made 2011 the 32nd straight year without a Triple Crown winner, notes USA Today . It also took...

Summer Bird Beats 11-1 Odds at Belmont

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:49:00 CDT

This was a Belmont for the Birds. It was Summer Bird, not Mine That Bird and jockey Calvin Borel, who came roaring down the long stretch and won the final jewel of the Triple Crown today. Ending Borel's bid to become the first jockey to win a personal Triple Crown,...

Preakness Winner Rachel Alexandra Won't Run in Belmont

Fri, 29 May 2009 17:54:46 CDT

Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra will not run in the Belmont Stakes, opening the way for jockey Calvin Borel to return to Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in his quest for a personal Triple Crown. Co-owner Jess Jackson said today the filly "deserves a well-earned vacation."

Mine That Bird May Skip Preakness

Drew Nelles — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:36:27 CDT

Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird may pass over the Preakness and aim for a strong Belmont Stakes run in June instead, the AP reports. "The Preakness tends to be a little more speed-biased and I don't know that that's going to fit our horse," said trainer Bennie Woolley Jr....

Derby-Winning Filly Dead at 31

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:42:01 CDT

Genuine Risk, one of only three fillies to win the Kentucky Derby, died this morning in Virginia. She was 31. The 1980 Derby winner died peacefully after eating a hearty breakfast and being turned out in her paddock, said an administrator at Newstead Farm, adding that the chestnut mare had...

Loose Shoe Cost Big Brown Triple Crown

Dustin Lushing — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:32:04 CDT

Big Brown may have lost the Triple Crown because of a dislodged shoe, newly released photos appear to show. The extreme close-ups reveal a loose shoe on Big Brown's right hind hoof about 200 yards into the June 7 Belmont Stakes. "The picture shocked me," one of Big Brown's owner...