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BALTIMORE -- Cloud Computing, a long shot ridden masterfully by Javier Castellano, chased down Classic Empire in the stretch to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ending Always Dreaming's quest to claim the coveted Triple Crown. With Classic Empire and Kentucky Derby champion Always Dreaming battling for the lead the entire race, Cloud Computing came storming…
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The New Jersey-bred, Irish War Cry, didn't win the Kentucky Derby. But that doesn't mean New Jersey horse racing fans won't have a rooting interest in the 142nd running of the Preakness Stakes. There's nothing that stirs interest in thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown like a horse winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes back-to-back. And…
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BALTIMORE — Kentucky Derby champion Always Dreaming completed his preparations for the 142nd Preakness with a one-mile jog around the track Friday morning at Pimlico Race Course. Trainer Todd Pletcher wanted to give the Preakness favorite a relaxed day after he galloped with his customary aggression on Thursday morning. It was the same routine Always Dreaming…
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Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming completed his preparations for Saturday's 142nd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in the second leg of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown. The 3-year-old colt made a one-mile jog around the Baltimore track Friday morning under the supervision of trainer Todd Pletcher, who said he wanted to give the 4-5 morning line…
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BALTIMORE — Classic Empire jockey Julien Leparoux, scheduled to ride in Saturday's Preakness, allegedly was defrauded by a former financial adviser, according to a federal indictment reportedly handed down this month in Lexington, Ky. Yahoo Sports reported Thursday that Leon Smith, a former Kentucky men's basketball team staff member, faces felony charges of transferring $14,000 from…
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BALTIMORE — In the months before this year's Kentucky Derby, jockey John Velazquez told his agent, Angel Cordero Jr., he might ride two more years and call an end to his Hall of Fame career. Only one thing nagged at the man known around the thoroughbred racing world as Johnny V. "I would feel terrible if…
