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Oct42020 by adminNo Comments

Filly Swiss Skydiver wins Preakness Stakes

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Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Swiss Skydiver, the only filly in the race, capped off the strangest-ever Triple Crown series by defeating Kentucky Derby winner Authentic in Saturday's Preakness Stakes after a tight duel down the Pimlico Race Course stretch. She became only the sixth filly to win the race, and left the Triple Crown with three different winners in as many events. Into the bargain, long shot Jesus' Team edged Art Collector for third. Advertisement It was an emotionally satisfying finish for winning trainer Kenny McPeek, jockey Robby Albarado, who had never before ridden Swiss Skydiver, and owner Peter Callahan. It also seemed a fitting climax to a Triple Crown that was scrambled by the pandemic cancellations and travel restrictions. For trainer Bob Baffert, seeking his seventh Preakness wi...

Oct22020 by adminNo Comments

Baffert holds a hot hand for Saturday’s Preakness — and beyond

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Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Saturday's $ 1 million Preakness Stakes finds trainer Bob Baffert with another hot hand. The morning-line favorite, Authentic, exits a mild upset win in the Kentucky Derby, while Baffert's other Preakness horse, Thousand Words, seeks vindication after being scratched at Louisville minutes before the race when he reared and fell in the Churchill Downs paddock. Advertisement The race will be broadcast from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on NBC starting at 4:30 p.m. EDT, with post time at 5:45 p.m. Authentic has looked the part of a Derby winner since arriving in Baltimore. He breezed a half mile Wednesday morning in 47 3/5 seconds, an effort Baffert described as "a little jog." "He looked good," said Baffert, who is seeking a record eighth Preakness win to go with his rec...

May152019 by adminNo Comments

Preakness odds: Beaten Kentucky Derby favorite Improbable again made favorite

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May 15 (UPI) -- Improbable, the beaten favorite in the Kentucky Derby, was installed Wednesday as the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the Preakness Stakes, second jewel of the Triple Crown. For the first time since 1951, none of the top three finishers from the Derby will contest the Preakness. Neither will Maximum Security, who crossed the finish line first at Churchill Downs but was demoted to 17th for interference at the top of the stretch. Only four of the 13 horses entered for the Preakness contested the first leg of the Triple Crown. Improbable, trained by seven-time Preakness winner Bob Baffert, drew gate No. 4. Mike Smith takes over riding duties from Irad Ortiz Jr. The biggest groans of the post position draw were from the camp of War of Will. The colt who took the worst of the in...

May182018 by adminNo Comments

UPI Horse Racing Weekend Preview: Justify eyes Preakness Stakes

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The sun didn't shine on My Old Kentucky Home on Derby Day this year and it's unlikely to shine on Saturday's Preakness, either. But for Derby winner Justify, the rain disappeared as he took the track at Pimlico for the first time. The Peakness, middle jewel of the Triple Crown, is the highlight of another massive international weekend of Thoroughbred racing. Pimlico has a full slate of stakes supporting the Preakness with additional important racing on both coasts and at Arlington Park. Red Lion has already roared at York in England, staking his claim to Derby consideration. Yet to come is the Group 1 Lockinge at Newbury with Rhododendron set to bloom. The 3-year-old fillies -- and some of their first-crop sires -- shine in Japan. But first, back to Old Hilltop. The Triple Crown A field ...