Rosie Napravnik

Stakes are highest for Orb in Preakness

2013-05-18 05:00:00

BALTIMORE — Horse racing's Preakness is a place of history and a bubble of hope. If you come here with a Kentucky Derby victory under your belt, as trainer Shug McGaughey and Orb have, you have little time to appreciate that history. You are...

Orb draws No. 1 post for Preakness; will be a 1-1 favorite

2013-05-15 16:00:00

Kentucky Derby winner Orb drew the No. 1 post and was named the 1-1 morning line favorite for Saturday's Preakness at Pimlico Race Course. Orb trainer Shug McGaughey said he didn't think the rail position would affect his horse. "Not going to say I...

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's Triple Crown bid ends at Preakness, which is won by Oxbow

2013-05-18 15:35:00

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, who at age 50 came out of retirement earlier this year, led Oxbow to a wire-to-wire victory in 1:57.54 and a big upset of Kentucky Derby winner Orb today in the 138th Preakness at Pimlico Race Course. Stevens is the...

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,...

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...

Fort Larned withstands a siege in Breeders' Cup Classic

2012-11-03 23:07:00

Game On Dude didn't quite have enough game. Mucho Macho Man had insufficient macho. And so Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic, a Hollywood show taking place before 55,123 well-dressed and well-entertained people at a horse track long established in star-...

Rosie Napravnik will ride Code West in Belmont Stakes

2013-05-23 13:31:00

Rosie Napravnik will get another shot at history in the Belmont Stakes — just aboard a different horse than in her previous two Triple Crown races. On Thursday, trainer Bob Baffert announced that Napravnik will mount Code West in the Belmont...

Oxbow wins the Preakness

2013-05-19 00:00:00

D. Wayne Lukas, his silver hair sparkling like the trophy he had just won for a record sixth time, his black suit and white shirt perfectly tailored and pressed, looked like anything but what he proudly claimed to be -- a ruthless hitman. "I get paid,"...

Oxbow shoots in for win at Preakness

2013-05-18 22:05:00

BALTIMORE -- Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes. �Thanks...

PREAKNESS ANALYSIS: Register gambling writer Dan Nowak breaks down the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes

2013-05-18 03:54:02

TRAINER--JOCKEY 1. Orb--Even--Shug McGaughey--Joel Rosario Even if he has an off day he's good enough to beat this field, in spite of post 1. 2. Goldencents--8-1--Doug O'Neill--Kevin Krigger The frontrunner will stay on or near the lead as long as...

Krigger would be the first black rider to win the Preakness since 1898, and will be just the seventh to run in it. He rides Goldencents, trained by last year's Derby and Preakness winner Doug O'Neill.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Jockey Rosie Napravnik could become the first female jockey to win the Preakness when she rides Mylute on Saturday.

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Jockey Rosie Napravnik, shown here on Friday, will be aboard Mylute in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.

2013-05-17 00:00:00