Joel Rosario

Orb will be on the inside for Preakness Stakes

2013-05-15 19:50:00

A few low, indecipherable noises escaped from the table where Shug McGaughey, trainer of even-money Preakness favorite Orb, sat during the post-position draw Wednesday. The horse had drawn the dreaded No. 1 gate, meaning eight horses will be closing him...

Orb wins the 139th Kentucky Derby

2013-05-04 18:50:00

LOUISVILLE, KY. — Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey is a man who looks like the embodiment of the nickname that is all anybody calls him by. Short and unassuming, he said this week he made an effort to enjoy the run-up to the Kentucky Derby,...

Todd Pletcher has five in Kentucky Derby, settles for third

2013-05-04 21:01:00

LOUISVILLE, KY.�— Todd Pletcher is now one for 36 in the Kentucky Derby. The trainer with a vast empire of horses entered five in Saturday's 139th run for the roses and, as bettors expected, Revolutionary, the colt guided by Calvin Borel, moved...

Orb leaves Kentucky Derby field moonstruck

2013-05-04 20:45:00

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The horse with the short name and the long stride won the Kentucky Derby here Saturday. Fans of Orb, and headline writers worldwide, rejoiced. Orb's daddy was Malibu Moon; thus the short name with its perfect family connection....

Orb wins 139th Kentucky Derby

2013-05-04 16:00:00

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Orb splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby, giving Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his first victory in the race. When the field turned for home on the cool, overcast Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs,...

Orb is the favorite after Kentucky Derby draw

2013-05-01 20:38:00

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Derby favorite Orb comes from one of the country's oldest racing families, with ties to the greatest horses of the era. The second choice, Verrazano, is a product of Todd Pletcher's new-school empire; he's one of five...

Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win sixth Key Biscayne title

2013-03-30 16:54:00

Serena Williams broke the Key Biscayne women's record for most titles, and Maria Sharapova set a new standard for futility in finals. Williams swept the final 10 games and earned her sixth championship in the event Saturday by rallying past Sharapova, 4-...

King Glorious Stakes at Hollywood Park is won by 60-1 shot Weewinnin

2012-12-16 18:42:00

The final day of the 24-day Betfair Hollywood Park autumn meeting Sunday produced a 60-1 shocker in the $200,000 King Glorious Stakes. Weewinnin, under jockey Jose Valdivia Jr., pulled off the upset in the seven-furlong race for Cal-bred 2-year-olds....

In Cal Cup Classic, Baze earns biggest win in his racing comeback

2012-10-14 00:00:00

On Cal Cup Day at Santa Anita, jockey Tyler Baze earned his biggest win yet in his racing comeback, guiding Lucky Primo to a half-length victory over Got Even in the $175,000 Cal Cup Classic at 1 1/16 miles. Baze, 29, hadn't ridden since August of 2011...

Lukas secretly thought Oxbow was best hope for Preakness win

2013-05-19 10:50:00

D. Wayne Lukas may seem to the public an unlikely candidate to be one of the most hands-on trainers working in horse racing today. He shows up on television — like Saturday, when his horse Oxbow cruised to a win in the 138th Preakness —...

Preakness shocker: Oxbow pulls enormous upset by outlasting Orb

2013-05-19 01:44:02

November 27, 2005, was the day Gary Stevens decided to call it quits. After devoting his adult life to a career as a jockey since the 1970s, the Hall-of-Famer concluded that the time had come to walk away from competition, opting instead for a spot as a...

Philadelphia Daily News Dick Jerardi column

2013-05-20 01:34:02

Gary Stevens had been retired for 7 years. It seemed like D. Wayne Lukas had been retired for even longer. Stevens, the Hall of Fame jockey, had been on the NBC broadcast team for many of the major races. Lukas, the Hall of Fame trainer, was still in...

Aussie Austin ridden by Joel Rosario leads the field to win the first race of the day on Preakness Saturday. Photo by Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Kentucky Derby winner Orb, is greeted by his jockey, Joel Rosario, near the Preakness barn on Friday morning.

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Jockey Joel Rosario celebrates aboard Fiftyshadesofhay after winning the 89th Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

2013-05-17 00:00:00