Gary Stevens had a gameplan for the Preakness, but he never got around to convincing Oxbow to go along with him…
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Gary Stevens : A Script Hollywood Wouldn’t Buy
Baltimore racetrack hosting second Triple Crown leg clamps down on debauchery – but fans in fancy hats still come out in droves
Pimlico Race Court in Baltimore has cleaned up its act ahead of this year’s Preakness Stakes, doing away with kegs and even banishing its mascot, the beer-guzzling centaur Kegasus, but that did not deter spectators in extravagant hats from coming…
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Shetland pony fosters a lamb
A hungry lamb in Powys has found an unusual foster mother — a Shetland pony
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Oxbow, With Jockey Gary Stevens, Wins Preakness Stakes and Spoils Orb’s Run for Triple Crown
Oxbow cruised to an easy victory at the Preakness Stakes, giving the trainer D. Wayne Lukas his 14th Triple Crown race victory and jockey Gary Stevens his third Preakness win. The heavily favored Orb finished fourth.
Susie Blackmon‘s insight:
The old guys win!
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Auditioning for panto? No, they’re sporting the very latest in equine fashion: Customers are chomping at the bit for horse onesies
Onesies, made by Welsh teenagers Jessica Clarke, 20, and Annie Brown, 18, have become a must-have item in the equine world, as modelled by these happy horses.
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Gypsy Vanner Horse Society
It is the mission of the Gypsy Vanner Horse Society to respect, the spoken words of Gypsies who have dedicated lifetimes in the pursuit of breeding the perfect caravan horse…the Gypsy Vanner
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Working Different Sides of the Track at Pimlico
Jimmy McCue, a photographer, has chronicled racing’s winning moments, while the equine ambulance driver Joe Miller has witnessed the darker side.
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Maryland’s Hoof-First Connection to the Triple Crown: Raceplates and Horseshoers in Preakness History
The Preakness, second leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred racing, has a rich history in the state of Maryland, illustrated by the Victory Racing Plate Company and that the state was home to the two most recent Triple Crown winning horseshoers…
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Queen’s Master of the House, Lord Vestey, in hospital after being badly injured in a riding accident
Multi-millionaire Lord Vestey, 71, (pictured) attends important ceremonial occasions as the man responsible for the Royal Mews and the Queen’s carriages and horses.
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