It’s June, which means the annual running of the Belmont is finally upon us. While Arcangelo won last year’s Belmont Stakes, Seize the Grey enters this year’s race as the odds on favorite. Seize the Grey is just a few weeks removed from winning the Preakness Stakes. Early last month, Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby in a photo finish …
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Dornoch won the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes Saturday. Preakness winner Seize the Grey led at the ¾-mile mark, with Dornoch right beside him. The two were neck and neck around the final turn, but Seize the Grey fell off as Mindframe crept up from the outside. But it was Dornoch to cross the line first. Dornoch closed at …
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It has been over 50 years since Secretariat became a Triple Crown winner, yet with every horse race season, he continues to be talked about. It’s no wonder because the horse holds the fastest times for all three Triple Crown races, the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, to this day. Another name that is often heard is Penny …
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British equestrian star Georgie Campbell died on Sunday after suffering “a fatal accident” during competition, officials confirmed in a statement. She was 37. British Eventing, the country’s governing body for the sport, released a statement on Sunday confirming the tragic passing of Campbell, who died following an accident at the Bicton International Horse Trials over the weekend. Georgie Campbell riding …
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With many thousands of words in the English language, a variety of meanings and interesting origin stories abound. Over the decades, certain words used together have become popular phrases used in everyday language. For example, expressions like “out of the blue” and “under the weather” have different meanings than the literal words might suggest. COLOR IDIOMS WE CAN’T RESIST: WHY …
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The first Triple Crown winner since 2018 is on the line this weekend as Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan competes in the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore this weekend. Hall of Fame horse trainer Bob Baffert, who was not eligible to enter a horse at the Kentucky Derby because of his ban at …
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Seize The Grey won the 149th Preakness Stakes Saturday, closing at 9-1 odds, one of the longest shots on the board. Mystik Dan, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, made a move late, but finished second in the field of eight horses running in the $2 million, 1 3/16-mile race. It was a wire-to-wire victory for Seize The Grey, who …
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Mystik Dan’s chances of winning the second leg of the Triple Crown are looking better after it was announced on Wednesday that Preakness favorite Muth was ruled out of the upcoming race due to a fever. The Bob Baffert-trained horse spiked a “high fever,” and as a result, Zedan Racing Stables announced Muth was scratched from the 149th running of …
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Mystik Dan, the winner of the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, will keep alive the chance of seeing another Triple Crown winner after trainer Kenny McPeek confirmed Saturday that the three-year-old colt will race in the Preakness Stakes next weekend. McPeek Racing made the announcement a week from the 149th running of the second leg of the Triple Crown, …
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Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce apologized after he faced backlash for his theory former racehorse champion Secretariat was on steroids when the thoroughbred became the ninth Triple Crown winner in history. During the May 8 edition of the “New Heights” podcast, which Jason co-hosts with his brother Travis Kelce, the former NFL offensive lineman cited Secretariat’s speed records when …
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