http://www.drf.com/feeds/xml/news-categories/preakness en http://www.drf.com/news/preakness-tv-rating-13-percent The race portion of the Preakness Stakes broadcast on NBC-TV on Saturday drew a 5.9 rating, according to NBC, up 13 percent over the rating for the race portion of the broadcast last year and the highest rating since 2009. Headlines Preakness Oxbow Preakness TV rating up 13 percent 1369163207 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:49:14 +0000 Matt Hegarty 293001 at http://www.drf.com <div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Matt Hegarty </div> </div> </div> <p>The race portion of the Preakness Stakes broadcast on NBC-TV on Saturday drew a 5.9 rating, according to NBC, up 13 percent over the rating for the race portion of the broadcast last year and the highest rating since 2009.</p> <p>NBC said that the rating translated into 9.7 million viewers. The race portion of the broadcast, from 5:50 p.m. Eastern to 6:39, had a 14 share this year, compared to a 13 last year, NBC said, up 7.7 percent.</p> <p>Share measures the percentage of televisions in use at the time that are tuned to a broadcast.</p><p><a href="http://www.drf.com/news/preakness-tv-rating-13-percent" target="_blank">read more</a></p> The victory by Oxbow and Gary Stevens in Preakness was seen by a television audience of 9.7 million. Barbara D. Livingston http://www.drf.com/news/dick-jerardi-pimlico-proves-preakness-has-something-everybody Pitbull was every bit as big in the 2013 Pimlico infield as Oxbow was on the track. And that really is the Preakness, something for just about everybody. Headlines Preakness Oxbow Dick Jerardi: Pimlico proves that Preakness has something for everybody 1369161801 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:25:28 +0000 Dick Jerardi 292986 at http://www.drf.com <div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Dick Jerardi </div> </div> </div> <p>By the end of Preakness weekend, it was unclear if the hotter exacta was Wayne Lukas and Gary Stevens or Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez. Call it a dead heat.</p> <p>Don’t know if Wayne and Gary can do it again in 2014, but if Pitbull, aka Armando Perez, brings J-Lo with him to the Preakness infield next year, they will be a big favorite.</p> <p>Pitbull was every bit as big in the 2013 infield as Oxbow was on the track. And that really is the Preakness, something for just about everybody.</p><p><a href="http://www.drf.com/news/dick-jerardi-pimlico-proves-preakness-has-something-everybody" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Hello Lover, the top horse on the grounds at Parx Racing in 2012, launched his 2013 campaign by winning the Deputed Testimony Starter Handicap last Saturday at Pimlico. Barbara D. Livingston http://www.drf.com/news/preakness-stakes-plesa-pleased-itsmyluckydays-performance Trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. expressed satisfaction Sunday morning that his 3-year-old Itsmyluckyday bounced back from his 15th-place non-effort in the Kentucky Derby with a solid second-place finish in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes. Track Reports Preakness Itsmyluckyday Orb Oxbow Preakness Stakes: Plesa pleased with Itsmyluckyday's performance 1369144615 a:5:{s:15:"field_race_date";s:19:"2013-05-18T00:00:00";s:16:"field_track_name";s:7:"Pimlico";s:16:"field_track_code";s:3:"PIM";s:17:"field_race_number";N;s:13:"field_session";s:1:"D";} Sun, 19 May 2013 13:55:41 +0000 David Grening 292816 at http://www.drf.com <div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> David Grening </div> </div> </div> <p>BALTIMORE – Trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. expressed satisfaction Sunday morning that his 3-year-old <a href="http://www.drf.com/horse/itsmyluckyday-horse-profile">Itsmyluckyday</a> bounced back from his 15th-place non-effort in the <a href="http://www.drf.com/news/kentucky-derby-orb-storms-home-win-5-1-favorite">Kentucky Derby</a> with a solid second-place finish in Saturday’s <a href="http://www.drf.com/news/preakness-stakes-oxbow-leads-throughout-under-gary-stevens-orb-fourth-3-5">Preakness Stakes</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.drf.com/news/preakness-stakes-plesa-pleased-itsmyluckydays-performance" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Itsmyluckyday and jockey John Velazquez after finishing second in the Preakness at Pimlico on Saturday. Tom Keyser http://www.drf.com/news/preakness-stakes-oxbow-leads-throughout-under-gary-stevens-orb-fourth-3-5 Jockey Gary Stevens, who came out of a seven-year retirement in January, and trainer D. Wayne Lukas, still going strong at age 77, put added shine on their Hall of Fame careers and put an end to the Triple Crown aspirations of Orb by teaming to win the138th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course with the 15-1 longshot Oxbow. Track Reports Preakness Oxbow Preakness Stakes: Oxbow leads throughout under Gary Stevens; Orb fourth at 3-5 1369144614 a:5:{s:15:"field_race_date";s:19:"2013-05-18T00:00:00";s:16:"field_track_name";s:7:"Pimlico";s:16:"field_track_code";s:3:"PIM";s:17:"field_race_number";s:2:"12";s:13:"field_session";s:1:"D";} Sat, 18 May 2013 22:32:51 +0000 Jay Privman 292749 at http://www.drf.com <div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Jay Privman </div> </div> </div> <p>BALTIMORE – On a gray day at Pimlico, the Sunshine Boys ruled.</p> <p>Jockey Gary Stevens, who came out of a seven-year retirement in January, and trainer D. Wayne Lukas, still going strong at age 77, put added shine on their Hall of Fame careers and put an end to the Triple Crown aspirations of Orb by teaming to win the138th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course with the 15-1 longshot Oxbow.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://drf.com/events/preakness-stakes">[PREAKNESS STAKES: Race replays and reactions from Pimlico]</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.drf.com/news/preakness-stakes-oxbow-leads-throughout-under-gary-stevens-orb-fourth-3-5" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Gary Stevens and Oxbow win the Preakness over Itsmyluckyday (center) and Mylute (left). Justin N. Lane http://www.drf.com/news/andrew-beyer-77-lukas-rolls-dice-and-wins When Oxbow led all the way to score a 16-to-1 upset in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, the result confirmed one tent of trainer Wayne Lukas’s philosophy: You can’t win if you don’t run. Columnists Preakness Oxbow Andrew Beyer: At 77, Lukas rolls the dice and wins 1369144614 a:5:{s:15:"field_race_date";s:19:"2013-05-18T00:00:00";s:16:"field_track_name";s:7:"Pimlico";s:16:"field_track_code";s:3:"PIM";s:17:"field_race_number";s:2:"12";s:13:"field_session";s:1:"D";} Sun, 19 May 2013 01:48:15 +0000 By Andrew Beyer 292807 at http://www.drf.com <div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Andrew Beyer </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-article-columnist"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Andrew Beyer </div> </div> </div> <p>BALTIMORE — “I don’t wake up in the morning and say that I have to prove I can train a horse,” Wayne Lukas said at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday night.</p> <p>But if the 77-year-old Hall of Famer still has full confidences in his abilities, most people would say that Lukas’s time has passed. More than 15 years have elapsed since he dominated American racing as no one ever had before. He revolutionized Thoroughbred training by being the first person to run a truly national operation and he smashed every significant record in his profession.</p><p><a href="http://www.drf.com/news/andrew-beyer-77-lukas-rolls-dice-and-wins" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Trainer Wayne Lukas leads Oxbow and Gary Stevens to the winner's circle after the Preakness. Tom Keyser http://www.drf.com/news/preakness-stakes-mcgaughey-disappointed-after-orb-struggles-home-fourth Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey admitted to allowing himself to dream about the possibility of going for a Triple Crown with Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the June 8 Belmont Stakes. But after Orb finished a disappointing fourth, nine lengths behind the front-running winner Oxbow in Saturday’s 138th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, there is no chance for racing’s first Triple Crown since 1978. Track Reports Preakness Orb Oxbow Preakness Stakes: McGaughey disappointed after Orb struggles home fourth 1369144613 a:5:{s:15:"field_race_date";s:19:"2013-05-18T00:00:00";s:16:"field_track_name";s:7:"Pimlico";s:16:"field_track_code";s:3:"PIM";s:17:"field_race_number";s:2:"12";s:13:"field_session";s:1:"D";} Sat, 18 May 2013 23:47:18 +0000 David Grening 292762 at http://www.drf.com <div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> David Grening </div> </div> </div> <p>BALTIMORE – Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey admitted to allowing himself to dream about the possibility of going for a Triple Crown with Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the June 8 Belmont Stakes.</p> <p>“I tried to focus on today the whole time, but I wouldn’t be telling you the truth if I didn’t think down the line a little bit,” McGaughey said. “I thought if we could get it done today, that going back to Belmont, we would really be comfortable there, and we would really have a big chance.”</p><p><a href="http://www.drf.com/news/preakness-stakes-mcgaughey-disappointed-after-orb-struggles-home-fourth" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Shug McGaughey (center, facing away) answers questions from reporters after his Kentucky Derby winner, Orb, finishes fourth in the Preakness as the 3-5 favorite. Michael Amoruso http://www.drf.com/news/trip-notes-preakness-stakes-black-eyed-susan-stakes-and-more-0 Trip Notes: Preakness Stakes, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and more Track Reports Preakness Trip Notes: Preakness Stakes, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and more 1369080821 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:37:40 +0000 Michael Hammersly 292917 at http://www.drf.com <div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Michael Hammersly </div> </div> </div> <h2> Friday, May 17, 2013</h2> <h3> Pimlico<p><a href="http://www.drf.com/news/trip-notes-preakness-stakes-black-eyed-susan-stakes-and-more-0" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.drf.com/news/2013-preakness-day-results-and-replays Preakness Day results, replays, and recaps from Pimlico. Headlines Preakness 2013 Preakness Day Results and Replays 1369067823 a:5:{s:15:"field_race_date";s:19:"2013-05-18T00:00:00";s:16:"field_track_name";s:7:"Pimlico";s:16:"field_track_code";s:3:"PIM";s:17:"field_race_number";N;s:13:"field_session";s:1:"D";} Sat, 18 May 2013 16:16:39 +0000 292662 at http://www.drf.com <p>Results and recap articles for the <a href="http://www.drf.com/events/preakness-stakes">2013 Preakness Stakes card at Pimlico.</a></p> <p> <div class="container" style="width: 100%;"> <div class="videoWrapper" style="padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0;"> <iframe src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/719509166001/719509166001_2392744520001_20130518PIM12.mp4" style="height: 100%; width: 100%;"></iframe> </div> </div> </p> <p>Photo by Barbara D. Livingston</p><p><a href="http://www.drf.com/news/2013-preakness-day-results-and-replays" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.drf.com/news/2013-preakness-field-odds Field for the 2013 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on Saturday, May 18, with Daily Racing Form contender profiles and odds by Mike Watchmaker. Track Reports Preakness 2013 Preakness Field, Odds 1369067822 a:5:{s:15:"field_race_date";s:19:"2013-05-18T00:00:00";s:16:"field_track_name";s:7:"Pimlico";s:16:"field_track_code";s:3:"PIM";s:17:"field_race_number";N;s:13:"field_session";s:1:"D";} Wed, 08 May 2013 20:00:08 +0000 291770 at http://www.drf.com <h2> <a href="http://www.drf.com/events/preakness-stakes">DRF Live at the Preakness: Updates, video, latest odds »</a></h2> <p></p> <p>Field for the <a href="http://www.drf.com/events/preakness-stakes">2013 Preakness Stakes</a> on Saturday, May 18, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. <strong>Click horse name to view contender profile and past race replays</strong>. <a href="http://www.drf.com/events/preakness-stakes">MORE: Get Preakness PPs, watch video previews, read latest updates »</a></p><p><a href="http://www.drf.com/news/2013-preakness-field-odds" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.drf.com/news/preakness-stakes-oxbow-delivers-new-calumet-owner-kelley While the Triple Crown hopes of Kentucky Derby winner Orb, who represents decades of involvement in the racing industry for the Phipps and Janney families, were dashed in the Preakness Stakes, another historic name landed in the winner's circle Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. Breeding News Preakness Oxbow Preakness Stakes: Oxbow delivers for new Calumet owner Kelley 1368980804 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:50:18 +0000 Nicole Russo 292800 at http://www.drf.com <div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Nicole Russo </div> </div> </div> <p>While the Triple Crown hopes of Kentucky Derby winner Orb, who represents decades of involvement in the racing industry for the Phipps and Janney families, were dashed in the Preakness Stakes, another historic name landed in the winner's circle Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.</p><p><a href="http://www.drf.com/news/preakness-stakes-oxbow-delivers-new-calumet-owner-kelley" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Oxbow gave Calumet Farm a record eighth Preakness Stakes victory, and its first under the stewardship of Forbes 400 member Brad Kelley. Tom Keyser