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Horse Racing: The Top 5 Reason Why Orb Was Beaten in the 2013 Preakness Stakes
If you hadn’t notice already, Horse Racing sometimes is full of disappointments. In fact, when trainer Nick Zito years ago said “with great expectations, come great disappointments”…..He could not have been any more right. When Orb, the almost 3/5 odds on favorite to win the Preakness, struggled past the wire fourth in last Saturday’s 2013 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racetrack...
138th Preakness Stakes: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Well, the world of thoroughbred racing had its heart broken on Preakness Day when Orb finished fourth in the Preakness this past Saturday, May 18, 2013, so it will be another year before racing can dream of a Triple Crown winner.
Horse Racing: 2013 Preakness Stakes….The Aftermath
15-1 shot Oxbow went right to the early lead, when no-one else appeared to want it, set pedestrian like early fraction, and although clearing tiring in the final sixteenth of a mile, held on to win the second jewel of Horse Racing’s Triple Crown, the 2013 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, this past Saturday
3/5 betting favorite Orb, made a mild bid at...
WIRE TO WIRE
Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness
Oxbow upset Orb to win the 138th Preakness Stakes, ending Orb's bid to win the Triple Crown. Watch a replay of the race.
138th Preakness Stakes predictions and preview
The first jewel of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby, is in the books. Here we are, my horse racing lovers and dear readers, two weeks later, and we are at "Old Hilltop," also known as Pimlico Race Course for the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes.
Horse Racing: Complete Analysis of the 2013 Preakness Stakes
Obviously all eyes will be on Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland this weekend as 2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb tries to capture the second leg of Horse Racing’s Triple Crown, 2013 Preakness Stakes.
I’ve written four or five articles this week in regards to the present, and even past, Preakness’ so I think I’ve covered the gist of exactly how important this race is...
Orb favored to win Preakness, draws rail
Kentucky Derby winner Orb drew the No. 1 starting gate position on Wednesday for Saturday’s 138th running of the Preakness. Orb’s trainer Shug McGaughey said he would have liked to be on the outside. “If you’re going to ask me if I’d pick one,
MUDDY MESS
Orb wins Kentucky Derby
The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby was won by Orb, the favorite entering the race. Watch the video to see how it went.
Bob Ley caught making funny face during 'Outside the Lines' (Video)
On Friday, ESPN's Outside the Lines was airing a piece about the lack of African-American jockeys in horse racing. However, due to a technical glitch, the piece suddenly stopped and the show returned to the studio, catching an unintentionally hilarious moment as host Bob Ley was making a strange facial expression.
This led to the equally hilarious expression once Bob Ley...
Michelle Beadle tries to call a horse race (Video)
As a warmup for Saturday's Kentucky Derby horse race, NBC Sports personality Michelle Beadle gave her best shot at calling Friday's Race 7 from Churchill Downs.
Despite not being able to see the race very well from her position in the announcer's booth, forcing her to identify horses by color, Beadle gave an enthusiastic performance for her first time out. However...
Unique wagering angles for the Kentucky Derby
The first Saturday in May is upon us and that means it is time for the Kentucky Derby. A time when every casual sports fan acts like they are well versed wise guys as they enjoy the most exciting two minutes in sports and get buzzed on mint juleps. The Derby is like old school WWE, where anything can happen and often does as a favorite has not won since 2008.
So what’s the key...
Hard Sports Trivia Questions: Kentucky Derby Edition
If you haven’t been to the Kentucky Derby before then circle it on your calendar for next year because it’s freaking awesome. Sort of like going to a Nascar race, until you’ve gone you can’t really comprehend how much fun it really is. In honor of the run for the roses here’s a Kentucky Derby Edition of Hard Sports Trivia Questions.
1. Who is the last horse to win horse...
139th Kentucky Derby predictions and preview
The Kentucky Derby has been run since 1875 at Churchill Downs, in Louisville Kentucky. Since Aristides, the first horse to win it, many greats, such as Swaps (1955), Seattle Slew (1977), and Secretariat (1973) have won it.
Cyndi Lauper Drops F Bomb live at Kentucky Derby Parade
Who’s the idiot now?
Cyndi Lauper spiced up the Pegasus Parade for the Kentucky Derby by dropping an F-bomb live on TV. Apparently she was not too happy that her mic wasn’t working properly and decided to call the sound technician a f-ing idiot. Unbeknownst to her, the microphone was actually working correctly and the crowd filling with children got treated to this swearing...
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