Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won't run in the Preakness, dashing Triple Crown possibilityMay 06, 2025 5:44 pm - Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, officials announced Tuesday, meaning there won't be a Triple Crown champion for a seventh consecut...
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O’Donnell: Sports talk radio in Chicago slipping into darknessMay 06, 2025 3:06 pm - Columnist Jim O’Donnell details how sports talk radio continues to struggle in Chicago.
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Plans are unclear for Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and others with the Preakness 2 weeks awayMay 04, 2025 6:10 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sovereignty's Kentucky Derby victory in the muck at Churchill Downs sparked curiosity over whether the colt can build on his signature win over a possib...
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Give him his flowers: Sovereignty reigns in 151st Kentucky Derby, outdueling favorite JournalismMay 03, 2025 7:09 pm - Sovereignty outdueled 3-1 favorite Journalism down the stretch to win the 151st Kentucky Derby in the slop. Trainer Bill Mott won his first Derby in 2019, also run on a sloppy track, when Country House was elevated to first after Maximum Security crossed the finish line first and was disqualified after a 22-minute delay.
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The 151st Kentucky Derby could be a mudder's delight with rain in the forecastMay 02, 2025 5:43 pm - Rain is in the forecast for the 151st Kentucky Derby and could turn the Churchill Downs dirt strip into something resembling peanut butter. A field of 19 3-year-olds is set to run 1¼ miles on Saturday. Thirteen of the contenders, including early 3-1 favorite Journalism, have never raced on a wet track.
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O’Donnell: Dishing Kentucky Derby adviceApr 29, 2025 2:41 pm - Columnist Jim O’Donnell analyzes the upcoming Kentucky Derby.
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Jim O'Donnell: Frank Calabrese brought grand zest to last golden run of Arlington ParkNov 06, 2024 12:26 am - Legendary Arlington Park owner Frank Calabrese died Monday at 96. When the track reopened in 2000 after a two-year closure, Calabrese set a standard that will never again be challenged. He won 10 consecutive owners championships after sharing one in 2000.
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Dornoch pulls off an upset to win the first Belmont Stakes run at Saratoga Race Course at 17-1Jun 08, 2024 7:03 pm - When Luis Saez first rode Dornoch at Saratoga Race Course last summer, he told trainer Danny Gargan, “You have the Derby winner.”
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Belmont with Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners could be the best of these Triple Crown racesJun 07, 2024 11:19 am - There's no Triple Crown on the line for the first Belmont Stakes taking place at Saratoga. But the race does have the first- and second-place finishers from the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. It's the first time in more than a decade the Belmont has had the Derby and Preakness winners in the field.
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Seize the Grey wins the Preakness for D. Wayne Lukas and ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bidMay 18, 2024 6:59 pm - BALTIMORE (AP) — D. Wayne Lukas worked his way to Seize the Grey after his horse won the Preakness Stakes and kept getting interrupted by well-wishes offering congratulat...
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