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Preakness host Maryland's horse racing in optimistic state
BALTIMORE — It is difficult to be at the Preakness this year without feeling a tinge of jealousy. That is especially true if you are just a few days removed from a visit to the current dungeon of California racing, a.k.a. Hollywood Park. All...Tags: Equestrian, Churchill Downs, Religion and Belief, Triple Crown, Sports
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Everything revolves around Orb
The Baltimore SunThe colt was a knucklehead, really. He had speed and endurance in his pedigree, but if you had polled his owners and his trainer a year ago, none would have predicted that he’d gallop in the same steps as his great-grandsire, 1977 Triple Crown...Tags: Equestrian, NBC (tv network), Churchill Downs, Triple Crown, Zoology
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Long wait continues for next Triple Crown winner
Horse racing fans talk about their sport not having a Triple Crown winner in nearly 35 years much the way baseball fans lament the fact that their favorite game has gone more than twice as long without a .400 hitter. Undoubtedly, in the days leading...
Tags: Equestrian, Ted Williams, John R. Velazquez, Churchill Downs, Triple Crown
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COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Eureka duo qualify for DI regionals
Two Eureka natives will compete in the NCAA Division I West Regional Track and Field Meet next week at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Hilary Krein will represent the University of Oklahoma in the 1,500 meters. Jeff Mettler will represent the...Tags: Track and Field, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports, College Sports
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COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Mettler, Haase named Academic All-League
Eureka graduate Jeff Mettler and Lemmon graduate Brant Haase were named to the Summit League’s Outdoor Track and Field Academic All-League Teams. Mettler, who has a perfect 4.0 GPA as a kinesiology and sports science major, won his second 3,000-...Tags: Track and Field, Sports
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The newest thing in Maryland horse racing: optimism
The Kentucky Derby winner and oddsmakers' favorite for the Preakness Stakes isn't exactly a Maryland horse, but he's close — Orb is partially owned by a Baltimore County businessman, and his sire spent some time in Harford County. Attendance at...
Tags: Equestrian, Laurel Park, Government, Triple Crown, The Jockey Club Incorporated
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Locals excel at PSAC track championships
The Varsity BlogIt was a banner weekend for local track & field products at the PSAC Championships at Millersville University. Here's a look at who set school records and who qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships, which are May 24-26, in...... -
Kevin Krigger could ride into Preakness history as black jockey
The day after riding in the Kentucky Derby, Kevin Krigger packed his family and gear and headed for Pimlico Race Course — by way of Cincinnati. A woman there had captured his heart. She was Liliane Casey, 88, whose father, Jimmy Winkfield, was the...
Tags: Equestrian, Belmont Stakes, Laurel Park, Crime, Law and Justice, The New York Times
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Stakes are highest for Orb in Preakness
BALTIMORE — Horse racing's Preakness is a place of history and a bubble of hope. If you come here with a Kentucky Derby victory under your belt, as trainer Shug McGaughey and Orb have, you have little time to appreciate that history. You are...
Tags: Equestrian, Kentucky Derby, Big Brown, Preakness Stakes, The New York Times
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Swenson's Blog: League meets yield great times; Does the weather even matter?
Track & Field Historian, Kansas Sports Hall of FameDecent weather yields good marks The state’s annual list has been getting an overhaul the past two weeks. Trenton Hammond (Liberal) moved into the #7 spot on the Kansas All-Time list with his 37.47 in the 300m Hurdles at the Garden City...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Track and Field, Gardens and Parks, Travel, Sports
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Five East Stroudsburg University athletes headed to NCAA Division II track
Senior Matt Tholis, an automatic qualifier in the javelin with the No. 3 mark in the country, leads five East Stroudsburg University athletes selected to compete in the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which are May 23-25 in Pueblo,...Tags: Track and Field, National Collegiate Athletic Association, East Stroudsburg University, Sports, Students
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College Plus: Californian signs with Presentation to play baseball
Shane Jackson of Livermore, Calif., has signed to play baseball for Presentation College. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound pitcher was a two-time letterwinner and team captain at Dougherty Valley High. He led his team to a 17-8 record his senior season and...Tags: Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Track and Field, Miami Hurricanes, Big Ten Conference, Basketball
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