preakness

BALTIMORE —  Bob Baffert was back in his element, standing outside the stakes barn, talking with friends, talking to owners, talking to reporters. He held his first media scrum at about 7:15 a.m. Friday.“I’m like Delgado, I don’t speak…

By STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press BALTIMORE — Mage’s path through Triple Crown season is not an easy one.The Kentucky Derby winner opened as the favorite for this weekend's Preakness Stakes, but Mage…

STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press BALTIMORE — Mage winning the Kentucky Derby gave horse racing a welcome distraction.After seven horses died at Churchill Downs over a span of 10 days, the sport got a…

BALTIMORE —  It’s a scene that plays out with equal enthusiasm every year. The owner, trainer and jockey of the Kentucky Derby winner are greeted by the governor, hold a trophy aloft, thank a lot people that made it possible and then…

STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press BALTIMORE — Preakness favorite Mage took to the track Tuesday for his most significant workout since winning the Kentucky Derby as his team focused on finding their…

Kentucky Derby champion Mage’s path to becoming the 14th Triple Crown winner got a little easier Monday, not because of his draw for the Preakness Stakes on Saturday but because competitor Disarm was pulled from the race.Disarm, the…

STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press HALETHORPE, Md. — Kentucky Derby winner Mage was installed as the 8-5 morning line favorite for the Preakness at the post position draw Monday.He’s the only horse in the…

There is little time to reflect on who won the Kentucky Derby before the second leg of the Triple Crown comes up two weeks later. It’s a little over a week when entries are drawn on Monday for the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes at…

STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey and his wife, Alison, have been fielding messages from friends outside horse racing about the spate of deaths at Churchill Downs…

STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press Kentucky Derby winner Mage remains on track to run in the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore next week to continue a pursuit of horse racing's first Triple Crown since Justify…