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Pimlico Ready For National Spotlight With The Preakness Just Hours Away
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s now just hours before the running of the 138th annual Preakness Stakes, and Baltimore is bustling. Pimlico Race Course is in the national spotlight, as racing fans wait to see if...
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A Number Of Jockeys Look To Make History At The 138th Running Of The Preakness
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A big crowd for the Black Eyed Susan Festivities at Pimlico, but people are counting down the hours to the main event–the 138th running of the Preakness. Mark Viviano reports. The...
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Fans At Pimlico Enjoy Pre-Race Festivities Ahead Of The Preakness
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — And they’re off! The Preakness festivities are underway, and fans at Pimlico Race Course couldn’t be more excited. There’s plenty of food, booze and live music to go round. Thousands...
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Oxbow Beats 15-1 Odds, Wins Preakness Stakes
BALTIMORE (AP/WJZ) — Oxbow put D. Wayne Lukas in the record books again with an upset of Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving the Hall of Fame trainer his 14th win in a Triple Crown race....
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Preakness Sees Fourth Largest Attendance In History As Oxbow Ends Orb’s Hopes...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A big event for Baltimore. The city was the center of the horse racing world with the running of the Preakness Stakes. Mark Viviano has more on the surprise finish, and the big party....
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Animal Control Removes 4 Horses, 5 Ponies, 3 Goats From Severn Property
SEVERN, Md. (WJZ) — Horses, ponies and goats–some nearly starving–found on a Severn Property. They’ve now been seized by animal control and an investigation is underway. Meghan McCorkell has more on...
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Tests Show Md. Horse Did Not Have Herpesvirus
BOWIE, Md. (AP) — Officials at the Bowie Training Center say blood samples from a euthanized horse at the Bowie Training Center show the animal was not infected with equine herpesvirus. A hold order...
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Preakness Purse Rises To $1.5 Million Next Year
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Preakness Stakes will be worth $1.5 million next year, the first purse increase for the second leg of the Triple Crown since 1998. The Maryland Jockey Club on Thursday announced...
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Sagamore Farm Colt Gets His Name
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — He’s no longer a horse with no name. Monday, a thoroughbred colt born during last year’s Super Bowl blackout has a new name. Jessica Kartalija reports on the big reveal....
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Horse Euthanized After Slipping, Getting Trapped By Snow In Md. Barn
SPRINGDALE, Md. (AP) — Prince George’s County fire officials say a horse that had slipped inside a snowy barn in Springdale has died after getting stuck on its side. Mark Brady, a spokesman for the...
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And They’re Off! Live Horse Racing Resumes At Pimlico
BALTIMORE (WJZ)—For the second time this week, Baltimore sports fans celebrate opening day. This time at Pimlico. Jessica Kartalija reports live racing returned to old Hilltop. Countdown to the...
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Derby Day A Chance To Help The Needy
By MEREDITH SOMERS The Washington Times CROWNSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Katie Parry’s muscles were so weakened from cerebral palsy that when she rode her first horse at age 4, all she could do was lie down on...
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Social Inclusion Arrives For Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) — Social Inclusion has arrived at Pimlico Race Course in preparation to take on Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome in the Preakness. Social Inclusion finished third in the Wood...
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Historic Farm Leading Revival Of Md. Horse Racing Industry
REISTERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — The drumbeat of negative news from the Maryland horse industry may be over. The influx of casino money is raising the amount a horse can win at Maryland racetracks. As Mike...
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Md. Female Jockey Coming Out Of Retirement For Black-Eyed Susan Day
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Only two more days until the 139th running of the Preakness Stakes. Before the big race comes Black-Eyed Susan Day. Linh Bui has more on the festivities. Black-Eyed Susan Day gets...
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Baltimore Police And Pimlico Security Ready To Protect And Serve Preakness Fans
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Safety first. Baltimore Police and Pimlico security are geared up to serve and protect the thousands of Preakness fans who will converge on Pimlico Saturday. Pat Warren reports there...
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‘Chrome’ Looks For Golden Preakness As Favorite
BALTIMORE (AP) — California Chrome has run away from the competition in five consecutive victories, winning by an average of over five lengths. The Kentucky Derby winner has had it his way ever since...
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Preakness Infield: Beer, Music And Betting
BALTIMORE (AP) — It didn’t matter if you were there for the music or the horses, or whether you were a 21-year-old or a member of AARP. There was something for everyone in the infield at Pimlico Race...
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Preakness In Hand, Sherman Seeks ‘Ultimate’ Thrill
BALTIMORE (AP) — Art Sherman thought nothing could be better than winning the Kentucky Derby. Then came the Preakness, when California Chrome proved just how good a horse he can be when pressed for the...
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California Chrome Wins Preakness; Triple Try Next
BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — It’s Maryland’s day at the races and the biggest sporting event in the state. The horse racing world turns its attention to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes. Mark Viviano...
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Man Shot And Killed Near Preakness Festivities
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — City police investigate a fatal shooting that happened during Preakness festivities. It happened one block away from the race track at the intersection of Elmer and Belvedere avenues...
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Nasal Strip Could Clog California Chrome’s Triple Crown Bid
BALTIMORE (AP) — California Chrome might abandon his Triple Crown bid if New York officials do not allow the colt to wear a nasal strip in the Belmont Stakes. Trainer Art Sherman made no threats about...
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Horse Dies In Hit-And-Run Near Thurmont
THURMONT, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police are reporting a horse killed by a hit-and-run driver near the Frederick County town of Thurmont. Cpl. James Egros told The Frederick News-Post that the animal...
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California Chrome Favored In Last Triple Crown Leg
NEW YORK (AP) — California Chrome became the early 3-5 favorite on Wednesday to win the Belmont Stakes and become horse racing’s 12th Triple Crown champion and first in 36 years. The Kentucky Derby and...
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California Chrome Stablemate Starts Day With A Win
NEW YORK (AP) — It was a great start to the day for Barn 26, the Belmont home for California Chrome. Wabbajack, who was a few stalls down from the potential Triple Crown winner, won the opening race at...
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California Chrome’s Triple Try Ends In Defeat
NEW YORK (AP) — California Chrome failed in his bid to win the first Triple Crown in 36 years on Saturday, losing the Belmont Stakes to long shot Tonalist and leaving his owner to complain others took...
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Vet Tabbed For Md. Horse Industry Board
KYM BYRNES Carroll County Times TANEYTOWN, Md. (AP) — Michael Odian was first drawn to horses at the age of 5, after a pony ride at a friend’s birthday party. Fast forward 40 years and you’ll find the...
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National Park Service Reduces Assateague Horse Herd To 100
By JEREMY COX The Daily Times of Salisbury BERLIN, Md. (AP) — Technically speaking, horses are as foreign to the sands of Assateague Island as phragmites, the reedy marsh plant that covers hundreds of...
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6 Charged With Animal Cruelty After Raid At Arabber Stable
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Six people are facing animal cruelty charges after a raid on one of Baltimore’s famous arabber stables. More than a dozen horses were removed from poor living conditions. Tracey Leong...
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Preakness Preparations Underway At Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Horses, hats and millions and millions of dollars in prizes. We are counting down to the 140th running of the Preakness Stakes right here in Baltimore. Marcus Washington has more on...
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Lukas Has Himself Preakness Long Shot In Mr. Z
BALTIMORE (AP) — Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas sat outside the Pimlico stakes barn Wednesday morning, wondering if Mr. Z would run in the Preakness on Saturday. After a sale that Lukas helped...
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Derby Winner’s Triple Bid Could Be Derailed By Stablemate
BALTIMORE (AP) — To spoil or not to spoil. That is the question. The Preakness Stakes on Saturday will present a rare, but not unprecedented, story line that could see the trainer of Kentucky Derby...
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Derby Winner American Pharoah Has Dreaded Rail For Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) — Bob Baffert can only hope the finish of the Preakness Stakes turns out better than the position draw. The trainer watched in disbelief Wednesday as his Kentucky Derby winner American...
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Saratoga Hopes For American Pharoah, Other Tracks In The Mix
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — In a place where images of horses appear on everything from T-shirts to public artwork, the prospect of the first Triple Crown winner in two generations racing at Saratoga...
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Police Think Shooting Of Family’s Horse Could Be Hate Crime
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville police say they are investigating the shooting death of a family’s horse as a possible hate crime. Misty Blue was a Tennessee walking horse born on the family farm of...
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Horse Rescued in Harford County After Getting Trapped in Mud
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– According to Harford County authorities, a 31-year-old horse named Agenda was rescued after being trapped in mud up to its neck. Harford County Fire authorities say the horse is up...
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‘The Pride of Maryland’ In Horse Racing Is Officially Retiring
BALTIMORE (WZ)– Eleven may seem young to retire. But not when you’re a race horse and not when you’ve won more than $2.6 million in your career. Ben’s Cat, otherwise known as ‘the Pride of Maryland’ or...
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7-Eleven Donates Horse Named ‘Slurpee’ To Baltimore PD’s Mounted Unit
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In the past, budget troubles have threatened the most popular unit in the Baltimore Police Department. But now, the horses of Baltimore PD’s Mounted Unit are enjoying firm finances...
View ArticleKentucky Derby Winner Justify Is Heading To The Preakness
Baltimore (WJZ) — The Maryland Jockey Club has confirmed with hall of fame trainer Bob Baffert that Kentucky Derby winner Justify will be heading to the Preakness to race on Saturday May 19th. Justify...
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Jockey With Ties To Md. Hopes To Win It Big At Preakness
A jockey with ties to Maryland will get back to her roots next week at the running of the 138th Preakness Stakes.
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