Horse Racing
Maryland buys Preakness Stakes to keep Triple Crown racing in the state
Maryland has announced plans to buy the Preakness Stakes, keeping the Triple Crown race in the state and quashing concerns that a for-profit company would move it.
Maryland exercises its right to match an $85 million offer to keep Preakness branding rights
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday the state will exercise its right of first refusal to match Churchill Downs Incorporated’s $85 million offer for the intellectual property of the Preakness Stakes and the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
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The front-running horses in the Kentucky Derby last month completed the first quarter-mile in under 23 seconds and a half-mile in under 47 seconds.
Teenage girl arrested after competition horses were stabbed in Las Vegas
A teenage girl was arrested this weekend after authorities said she injured three competition horses at a barn in Las Vegas.
Preakness in Laurel conjures memories of suburban Maryland’s equestrian past
The Maryland Jockey Club will host the Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park on Saturday for the first and only time, stirring long-buried memories of the urbanized area's equestrian past.
Laurel Park waited 114 years for the Preakness. It may be a farewell as much as a debut
The crowds that once packed Laurel Park dressed in their best to watch champions like Secretariat and Seabiscuit have long since disappeared. For one final weekend, they are coming back.
Preakness could soon move later, to three weeks after Kentucky Derby
A long-debated change to the Triple Crown calendar could be on the verge of happening, and it still may fall short of the desired goal.
Iron Honor installed as slight 9-2 favorite on morning line for Preakness
Iron Honor is the morning line favorite at 9-2 in a wide-open Preakness this weekend that does not include Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo.
Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will not run in Preakness Stakes
Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will not run in the Preakness Stakes next weekend, trainer Cherie DeVaux announced Wednesday.
History-making trainer undecided on running Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo in Preakness
Soon after Cherie DeVaux's wait-and-see answer Sunday morning about her Kentucky Derby winner's next stop on the Triple Crown trail, an official from the Preakness called to congratulate the history-making trainer and invite Golden Tempo to the series' middle jewel in Maryland.