No Triple Crown for Orb, the latest horse to fall short of reaching racing's most coveted club
(Sat, 18 May 2013 18:37:39 PDT)
Orb seemed destined to break the 35-year Triple Crown drought, but the Kentucky Derby winner couldn't keep pace at the Preakness.

Factbox: Horseracing-2013 Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow
(Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:12 PDT)
(Reuters) - Factbox on the 2013 Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow. Owner: Calumet Farm. Breeder: Colts Neck Stables LLC. Pedigree: Bred in Kentucky, the bay colt's sire was Awesome Again and his dam Tizamazing (Cee's Tizzy). Jockey: Gary Stevens, a 50-year-old Hall of Famer who came out of retirement last year after seven years off the track as a racing broadcaster. He has nine victories in Triple Crown races, though his last prior to Saturday was in 2001. Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas, a 77-year-old winner of a record 14 Triple Crown races, including six Preakness wins. ...

Derby winner Orb disappoints in the Preakness (The Associated Press)
(Sat, 18 May 2013 18:29:30 PDT)
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Orb came up short in the Preakness, frustrating everyone who made the Kentucky Derby winner a 3-5 favorite - no one more than trainer Shug McGaughey.

Column: Hard work gets Lukas a record (The Associated Press)
(Sat, 18 May 2013 18:25:17 PDT)
BALTIMORE (AP) -- The old guy still gets up crack-of-dawn early.

Horseracing-2013 Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow
(Sat, 18 May 2013 18:21:38 PDT)
May 18 (Reuters) - Factbox on the 2013 Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow. Owner: Calumet Farm. Breeder: Colts Neck Stables LLC. Pedigree: Bred in Kentucky, the bay colt's sire was Awesome Again and his dam Tizamazing (Cee's Tizzy). Jockey: Gary Stevens, a 50-year-old Hall of Famer who came out of retirement last year after seven years off the track as a racing broadcaster. He has nine victories in Triple Crown races, though his last prior to Saturday was in 2001. Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas, a 77-year-old winner of a record 14 Triple Crown races, including six Preakness wins. ...

Napravnik takes 3rd in Preakness debut on Mylute (The Associated Press)
(Sat, 18 May 2013 18:17:00 PDT)
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Rosie Napravnik had to settle for a third-place finish in her first Preakness ride.

Horse racing-McGaughey says it just wasn't Orb's day
(Sat, 18 May 2013 18:12:14 PDT)
By Steve Ginsburg BALTIMORE, May 18 (Reuters) - Orb's disappointing fourth-place finish in the Preakness Stakes meant it just wasn't his day, trainer Shug McGaughey said on Saturday. Orb had won five successive races, including a dominant performance in the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago, but the 3-5 favorite in the field of nine ran out of gas in the Preakness stretch and never mounted a challenge. McGaughey denied the short layoff from Churchill Downs had anything to do with the colt's failure to fire. ...

9-1 shot Open Water wins Everett Handicap (The Associated Press)
(Sat, 18 May 2013 17:48:52 PDT)
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Open Water upset 7-10 favorite Lady of Fifty to win the $150,250 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap by a length at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, giving jockey Joe Talamo a sweep of the day's stakes races.

Stevens rides Oxbow to 3rd Preakness win (The Associated Press)
(Sat, 18 May 2013 17:43:37 PDT)
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Although no one really keeps track of such things, Gary Stevens had no problem making the assessment with complete conviction.

Horseracing-2013 Preakness Stakes result
(Sat, 18 May 2013 17:05:02 PDT)
May 18 (Reuters) - Result and finishing order of the 2013 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico racecourse on Saturday. 1. Oxbow (Gary Stevens) 2. Itsmyluckyday (John Velazquez) 3. Mylute (Rosie Napravnik) 4. Orb (Joel Rosario) 5. Goldencents (Kevin Krigger) 6. Departing (Brian Hernandez) 7. Will Take Charge (Mike Smith) 8. Govenor Charlie (Martin Garcia) 9. Titletown Five (Julien Leparoux) Winner trained by: D. Wayne Lukas Winner paid $32.80 for a $2 win bet Winning margin: 1-3/4 lengths Time: one minute 57.54 seconds (Compiled by Steve Ginsburg; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)

Horse racing-Oxbow wins Preakness Stakes, Orb fourth
(Sat, 18 May 2013 17:03:13 PDT)
* Derby champ Orb loses chance for Triple Crown * First-wire-to-wire at Preakness since 1982 * Trainer Lukas wins record 14th Triple Crown race (Adds details, quotes) By Steve Ginsburg BALTIMORE, May 18 (Reuters) - Oxbow, a 15-1 longshot ridden masterfully by 50-year-old Hall of Famer Gary Stevens, cruised to an easy, wire-to-wire victory in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, denying a Triple Crown bid for Kentucky Derby champion Orb. The D. ...

Horse racing-Oxbow wins the Preakness Stakes, Orb fourth
(Sat, 18 May 2013 16:13:37 PDT)
* Derby champ Orb loses chance for Triple Crown * First-wire-to-wire at Preakness since 1982 (Adds details) By Steve Ginsburg BALTIMORE, May 18 (Reuters) - Oxbow, a 15-1 longshot ridden masterfully by 50-year-old Hall of Famer Gary Stevens, cruised to an easy, wire-to-wire victory in the $1 million Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The D. Wayne Lukas-trained bay bolted to the lead under cloudy skies and chilly temperatures at Pimlico Race Course and never tired, finishing 1 3/4 lengths ahead of Itsmyluckyday. ...

Za Approval wins $100,000 Red Bank Stakes (The Associated Press)
(Sat, 18 May 2013 16:06:52 PDT)
OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) -- Za Approval won a three-horse battle in the deep stretch Saturday in the $100,000 Red Bank Stakes at Monmouth Park, beating Tune Me In by three-quarters of a length.

URGENT-Horse racing - Oxbow wins Preakness Stakes
(Sat, 18 May 2013 15:33:30 PDT)
BALTIMORE, May 18 (Reuters) - Oxbow won the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday. The victory ended Kentucky Derby winner Orb's hopes for a chance at claiming horse racing's Triple Crown. (Reporting by Steve Ginsburg, Editing by Gene Cherry)

Glorious View wins Belmont's Vagrancy Handicap (The Associated Press)
(Sat, 18 May 2013 15:27:50 PDT)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Glorious View survived pressure early and late to capture her stakes debut, the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap for fillies and mares at Belmont Park.

What to watch for at the Preakness (The Associated Press)
(Sat, 18 May 2013 14:08:52 PDT)
BALTIMORE (AP) -- All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt will take on eight challengers in the second leg of the Triple Crown. If he wins, Orb will attempt to become the first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978 at the Belmont Stakes on June 8. In the Preakness, Orb will be facing five horses he defeated in the Derby and three who did not run in the race.

Pimlico infield safe and sound for Preakness (The Associated Press)
(Sat, 18 May 2013 12:57:08 PDT)
BALTIMORE (AP) -- In front of one stage, a mother propped her young child on her shoulders while watching the country music group Florida Georgia Line.