Preakness Stakes: Stevens's long history with the second jewel
Few jockeys have had a stormier relationship with the Preakness Stakes than Gary Stevens, who approaches his record-tying 17th ride in the race May 18 at Pimlico.
Jay HovdeyMay 09, 2013
Few jockeys have had a stormier relationship with the Preakness Stakes than Gary Stevens, who approaches his record-tying 17th ride in the race May 18 at Pimlico.
Field for the 2013 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on Saturday, May 18, with Daily Racing Form contender profiles and odds by Mike Watchmaker.
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas has named Mike Smith to ride Will Take Charge and Julien Leparoux on Titletown Five for the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 18.
Regardless of who picked what horse, who was not happy to see Shug McGaughey win the Kentuky Derby with Orb?
After a few days to celebrate with family and friends at home in Delaware, Jennifer Patterson was back at work Wednesday morning, taking her seat atop Kentucky Derby winner Orb as he began preparations for the May 18 Preakness Stakes with an easy jog at rainy Belmont Park.
It is perhaps the most compelling storyline of the 138th Preakness Stakes, this inextricable entanglement of Orb, Departing, and their respective connections.
As of Tuesday, the prospective Preakness field was holding steady at 12 3-year-olds following one addition and one subtraction.
Orb vanquished 18 horses in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, and as of Monday it looked like as many as seven of them would try again, and four newcomers were set to join the party, when the Triple Crown trail shifts to Pimlico for the Preakness Stakes on May 18.
After initially saying he didn’t plan to run Kentucky Derby fourth-place finisher Normandy Invasion back in the Preakness, trainer Chad Brown on Monday reserved the right to change his mind.
Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, came out of the race in good condition, trainer Shug McGaughey said Sunday morning at Churchill Downs, and he will continue his bid to be the first Triple Crown winner in 35 years when he makes his next start in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 18.