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☆ Seize The Grey wins Preakness Stakes as Derby winner Mystik Dan comes in second
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Ben Church | Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Seize The Grey bested an eight-horse field to win the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes at a muddy Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Entering the race at 9-1 odds, Seize The Grey ran ahead of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan throughout the race. For the first time in 85 years, the Preakness Stakes was being run on a muddy track, conditions which clearly suited the three-year-old colt. Jockey Jaime Torres, competing in his first Preakness Stakes, rode Seize The Grey to a wire-to-wire victory. Rob Carr/Getty ImagesDramatic Kentucky DerbyEntering the race at 18-1 odds, three-year-old Mystik Dan came out victorious after an incredibly close Kentucky Derby.

Persons: Mystik Dan, Jaime Torres, Wayne Lukas, Bob Baffert, Rob Carr, Dan, Young, Brian Hernandez Jr, ” Mystik Dan, Charlie Riedel, Muth, Mystik, Ray Bryner, “, He’s, Bryner, Wayne Lukas ’ Organizations: CNN, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Triple, Derby, Sierra, NBC, Jet Locations: Baltimore, Elmont , New York, Kentucky, Sierra Leone, Faultless, Churchill Downs

☆ Barred by Churchill Downs, Bob Baffert Is Welcomed at the Preakness
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Joe Drape | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The racetrack known as Old Hilltop has long been a safe space for the trainer Bob Baffert. Eight times he has come to Baltimore with a horse fast enough to leave with the blanket of black-eyed Susans that are draped over the withers of the Preakness Stakes winner. The green stakes barn with white trim is a friendly bunker for Baffert. It houses all the horses competing in the second leg of the Triple Crown and is the daylight-to-dusk hub for those who care for them. There are familiar faces, like Baffert’s mentor and friend D. Wayne Lukas, 88, who wears a Stetson better than anyone this side of John Wayne.

Persons: Bob Baffert, D, Wayne Lukas, Stetson, John Wayne, Ken McPeek, Mystik Dan Organizations: Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby Locations: Baltimore

☆ How Humans Failed Racehorses
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Joe Drape | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was a welcome conclusion for the multibillion-dollar sport imperiled by frequent racing fatalities, reckless breeding, dodgy doping practices and the old-fashioned greed of veterinarians, trainers and owners. Last year, 12 horses perished at Churchill Downs in the days surrounding the famous race. Two weeks later, a horse trained by one of the sport’s most recognized trainers died at Pimlico Race Course. Ambulances rumbled onto the track, emergency workers erected privacy screens and, behind them, vets euthanized the horses with injections. All of it put the social acceptability of one of America’s oldest sports at risk.

Persons: Dan, Forever Young Organizations: Sierra, Forever, Kentucky Derby Locations: Sierra Leone, Japan, America’s, Churchill, Saratoga, New York

☆ Kentucky Derby photo finish: Mystik Dan wins in dramatic 150th anniversary race
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Mystik Dan has won the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby in a dramatic photo finish at Churchill Downs on Saturday in Louisville. Over the years the Kentucky Derby has seen sporting drama, controversy and has crowned some of the best race horses in history. Unrivalled historyThe first Kentucky Derby was watched by a crowd of 10,000 people who saw three-year-old chestnut colt Aristides, ridden by jockey Oliver Lewis, triumph at Churchill Downs. The race, pictured here in 1978, has been run at Churchill Downs every year since its inauguration. Bob Baffert ban extendedThe 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby was run without arguably the most recognizable name in the sport, Bob Baffert.

Persons: Mystik Dan, Dan, Forever Young, Bob Baffert, Sierra Leone, Brian Hernandez Jr, Rob Carr, ”, Hernandez Jr, Kenny McPeek, Aristides, Oliver Lewis, revel, Charlie Riedel, Medina, Baffert “, Muth Organizations: CNN, Kentucky Derby, Churchill, Sierra, Forever, Triple Crown, Derby, NBC, Jet, AP, Churchill Downs, Churchill Downs Incorporated Locations: Louisville, Sierra Leone, Baltimore , Maryland, Faultless, Churchill Downs, Churchill, Medina, Kentucky

☆ Horses die in consecutive races at Belmont Park, following history-making event
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( David K. Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

ELMONT, NEW YORK - JUNE 10: Arcangelo with Javier Castellano up wins the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 10, 2023 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)Horses died in consecutive races at Belmont Park, dealing more untimely blows to the beleaguered sport which had little time to celebrate of its most uplifting events of the year. "Two dead Thoroughbreds in two days with the same trainer on the same track means one thing: Belmont Park is failing to protect horses," PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo said in a statement. Including Mashnee Girl and Excursionniste, four horses have died during races at Belmont Park's spring/summer meet, which began on May 4 and has encompassed 1,670 horses starting in 214 races, according to McKenna. Saturday's Belmont Stakes capped a tumultuous five weeks of racing that normally shines a bright light on the sport of kings.

Persons: Javier Castellano, Al Bello, Mark Hennig, Patrick McKenna, Hennig, Excursionniste, Arcangelo, Belmont, Kathy Guillermo, McKenna, Havnameltdown, Chick Lang Organizations: Belmont Park, York Racing, NBC News, Belmont, Triple, PETA, Kentucky Derby, National Treasure, Preakness Locations: Belmont, Elmont , New York, Belmont Park, New York City, Jena, Churchill Downs, Baltimore

☆ Horse racing-Baffert horse euthanized on track after fall in Preakness undercard
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Havnameltdown stumbled and dropped Saez as he approached the stretch and sustained a "non-operable left fore fetlock injury" that led to the decision to euthanize the 3-year-old colt, 1ST Racing, which operates Pimlico Race Course, said in a statement. 1ST Racing also said Saez, who was transported to Sinai Hospital in Baltimore for further evaluation, is stable and conscious. I feel so bad for that horse, and I just hope that Luis is ok," said Baffert. Baffert has an entrant in the Preakness Stakes where the Hall of Fame trainer is seeking a record-breaking eighth win in the middle jewel of U.S. thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

CNN —One of the horses scheduled to run before today’s Preakness Stakes, the Bob Baffert-trained Havnameltdown, has been euthanized, after suffering a serious injury in an undercard race this afternoon, officials said. How to watchThe Preakness Stakes will take place on Saturday at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Julio Cortez/APThe controversy started after Medina Spirit, who died in December 2021, won the Kentucky Derby two years ago. After the race, Baffert revealed that the horse had tested positive for elevated levels of betamethasone. In February 2022, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission announced its decision to disqualify Medina Spirit.

☆ Baffert's National Treasure wins Preakness Stakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] May 20, 2023; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; National Treasure with John R. Velazquez up (1) defeats Blazing Sevens with Irad Ortiz, Jr. up (7) to win the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes at... Read moreMay 20 (Reuters) - National Treasure won the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a record-breaking eighth win in the middle jewel of U.S. thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown. With John Velazquez aboard, National Treasure held off a late charge from Blazing Sevens. Kentucky Derby winner Mage finished third, meaning the chestnut colt will not have a shot at becoming U.S. thoroughbred racing's 13th Triple Crown winner. "Losing that horse today really hurt but I am happy for Johnny, he got the win," Baffert said fighting back tears, referring to the jockey. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

CNN —National Treasure won the 2023 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore Saturday evening. The win made Baffert the winningest trainer in Preakness Stakes history and the only trainer to have eight horses win the race. Blazing Sevens placed second, and prerace favorite and Kentucky Derby winner Mage placed third in the seven-horse field. The win means no horse will take home the coveted Triple Crown this year, achieved when a horse wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes in one year. National Treasure was ridden by Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, who tallied his first win at the Preakness Stakes.

☆ Live Updates: Another Death Adds to Triple Crown Cloud as Mage Looks to Continue Run
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Melissa Hoppert | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The death on Saturday added to the recent toll of horse fatalities surrounding the Triple Crown races, after seven horses died at Churchill Downs in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby earlier this month. His colt National Treasure is a 3-1 morning line choice in the Preakness and could provide the stiffest challenge to Mage, this year’s Kentucky Derby winner. Baffert was suspended after Medina Spirit failed a drug test after winning the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Last year, Baffert was serving his Kentucky suspension during the Triple Crown, so the racing commissions in Maryland and New York kept him from the Preakness and the Belmont. After the seven deaths at Churchill Downs ahead of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes officials were taking a cautious approach to pre-race examinations.

☆ Preakness Stakes Live Updates: Another Death Adds to Triple Crown Cloud as Mage Looks to Continue Run
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Joe Drape | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

PinnedA horse trained by Bob Baffert suffered a fatal injury in an undercard race in the hours before the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, as deaths continued to haunt the road to the Triple Crown. His colt National Treasure is a 3-1 morning line choice in the Preakness and could provide the stiffest challenge to Mage, this year’s Kentucky Derby winner. Baffert was suspended after Medina Spirit failed a drug test after winning the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Last year, Baffert was serving his Kentucky suspension during the Triple Crown, so the racing commissions in Maryland and New York kept him from the Preakness and the Belmont. After the seven deaths at Churchill Downs ahead of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes officials were taking a cautious approach to pre-race examinations.

☆ Bob Baffert's National Treasure wins Preakness, hours after another of his horses was euthanized
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

National Treasure, with jockey John Velazquez, edges out Blazing Sevens, with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., to win the148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Baltimore. National Treasure won the Preakness on Saturday in Baffert's return to the Triple Crown trail following a suspension, but it came hours after another 3-year-old colt, Havnameltdown, was put down because of a left leg injury in an undercard race. His defeat, caused by a pace much slower than the Derby, means there will not be a Triple Crown winner for a fifth consecutive year. The thrill of victories by National Treasure in the Preakness and Arabian Lion in an earlier stakes race contrasted with the agony of Havnameltdown's death. Medina Spirit was Baffert's most recent Preakness horse, finishing third.

☆ Horse trained by Bob Baffert euthanized ahead of the Preakness
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( David K. Li | Julianne Mcshane | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bob Baffert, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, stands near the track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, April 28, 2021. A horse of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert was euthanized at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on the undercard of Saturday's Preakness Stakes. Havnameltdown, a 4-5 favorite in the sixth race, broke down and threw jockey Luis Saez at the top of the stretch. The colt's euthanization comes in the wake of a string of equine deaths leading up to the Kentucky Derby earlier this month at Churchill Downs. Eight horses died in a little more than a week at the famed Louisville course, raising concerns about the sport's treatments of its animals.

US viewers can watch Preakness Stakes coverage on NBC, NBCSports.com, and Peacock. The Preakness Stakes is the second race of the Triple Crown, which also includes the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. The winner of the 2023 Kentucky Derby, Mage, is competing at this year's Preakness Stakes. How to watch the Preakness Stakes in the USYou can watch the Preakness Stakes on NBC, Peacock Premium, and NBCSports.com. Preakness Stakes scheduleEvent Day and time Channel Preakness Stakes broadcast May 20, 4:30 p.m.

☆ Expert Picks: Who Will Win the Preakness?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Joe Drape | Melissa Hoppert | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mage, ridden by Javier Castellano, executed a frantic stretch run to capture an unpredictable Kentucky Derby that saw five contenders, including the favorite, scratched ahead of the race. Now, in only his fifth race, Mage moves on to Baltimore and the 148th Preakness Stakes, where he will be a Triple Crown contender and the only Derby horse in what is considered a weak field. First Mission, considered to be his biggest challenger, was scratched on Friday morning with a left hind ankle injury. Below, the Preakness horses are listed in order of post position, with comments by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. The morning-line odds, set by Keith Feustle of Pimlico Race Course, were revised to reflect the scratch.

☆ Mage wins Kentucky Derby, seven horse deaths being investigated at Churchill Downs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] May 6, 2023; Louisville, KY, USA; Mage jockey Javier Castellano celebrates after winning the 149th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs May 6, 2023. Mandatory Credit: Andrew P. Scott-USA TODAY SportsMay 6 (Reuters) - Mage won the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday to capture the first leg of U.S. thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown. Mage, who finished second in the Florida Derby last month, finished the 1-1/4-mile race in two minutes and 1.57 seconds. The victory was the first Kentucky Derby win for Venezuelan trainer Gustavo Delgado and Venezuelan Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano, who won the Run for the Roses after 16 attempts. Thank you for the opportunity to run this horse, that has a lot of heart."

☆ Where the royal family goes in London, from Indian restaurants to theme parks
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Well, they’re not, obviously – but sometimes they do put down their tiaras, leave their palaces and join the hoi polloi at restaurants, bars and even theme parks. He once called Brilliant Restaurant in Southall, west London his favorite Indian restaurant – and Gordon Ramsay is also a fan. Stuart C. Wilson/Getty ImagesBack in the noughties, party Prince Harry was a regular at Mahiki, a Tiki-themed bar-club-restaurant in Mayfair. Simon Dack/AlamyIn his memoir “Spare,” Prince Harry wrote about popping out to shop for clothes at T.K. Toby Melville/Getty ImagesThe-then Meghan Markle was apparently spied In the heart of Chelsea while she was engaged to Prince Harry, getting a facial from Sarah Chapman.

☆ Baltimore man who stood trial 4 times in killing is freed after charges are dismissed
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Baltimore, Maryland's newly elected top prosecutor dismissed all charges against a Black man who stood trial four times in a 2015 killing despite his repeated claims that he was innocent and set up by police. Keith Davis Jr. walked free Friday after Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates announced his decision. Keith Davis Jr. hugs supporter Peggy Amaker as he arrives at a gathering following his release from custody in Baltimore on Jan. 13, 2023. Supporters of Davis said he was "cornered by police in a West Baltimore garage" and shot at 44 times, according to the website Free Keith Davis Jr. The website denied Davis' involvement in the killing and said the gun police claimed he used "was never fired."

☆ Secrete din viața prințesei Diana: A fost bonă și educatoare, s-a căsătorit cu iubitul surorii ei şi a mers în luna de miere într-un loc pe care l-a detestat toată viața
▼ + stars: | 2020-07-06 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Unimedia.Info | Ion Ceban | ) unimedia.info time to read: +2 min

Mama lui Lady Di, Ruth Sylvia Roche Baronesă Fermoy, era o apropiată a mamei Reginei Elisabeta şi, totodată, confidenta acesteia. Diana a urmat cursurile şcolii de fete West Heath, în aceeaşi generaţie cu actriţa Tilda Swinton. Cei doi s-au căsătorit în 1981, iar Diana a devenit prima mireasă regală care a avut un job plătit înainte de a deveni prinţesă. Se presupune că înainte de a deveni iubita lui Charles, Diana începuse o relaţie cu Adam Russell, fiul unui politician. Luna de miere a continuat într-un loc pe care Lady Di l-a urât, reşedinţa de vară a Reginei, Balmoral, din Scoţia.

Persons: Dianei, Lady Di, Ruth Sylvia Roche, Reginei Elisabeta, Regina Mamă, Diana, Charles, West Heath, Mary Robertson, Patrick, Prințesa Diana, Lady Sarah Spencer, Adam Russell, Adam, Prințul Charles, soţului Organizations: Casa Regală Britanică Locations: West, Elveţia, Londra, Pimlico, Balmoral, Mediterană, Reginei

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