Pimlico

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 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 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 trainer Shug McGaughey has Triple Crown reminders 'every day'

2013-05-15 16:35:00

BALTIMORE — Wednesday morning at Pimlico race track was similar to most mornings for Claude McGaughey III. Except there were lots of reporters around, which made it different. McGaughey is a thoroughbred horse trainer, currently the one in the...

The Oakland renaissance

2011-03-20 00:00:00

Oakland is feeling its oats. Steel-cut oats, that is. Sprinkled atop a puree of onion soup ladled over smoked dates at the Michelin-starred Commis, this coarse grain is being transformed into something wonderful and different, much like the rough-hewn...

Question of the day: Who will win the Preakness? [Updated]

2011-05-19 16:33:35

PASSINGS: 'Chick' Lang, Warren Farlow, Doug Speck, Charlie Gillett, Johnnie High, Barry Brief

2010-03-22 11:11:00

'Chick' Lang Preakness executive Charles John "Chick" Lang, 83, the longtime head of Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course who helped make the Preakness a must-watch for sports fans around the country, died Thursday of natural causes in a medical facility...

Matt Weinstock, Dec. 16, 1959

2009-12-16 16:32:47

Hungry Cat: Downtown, with fishnets flying

2007-09-05 00:00:00

A huge, purple-black sea urchin with glossy, lethal-looking spines lands on the table, looking like some improbable fur hat set on its side. It must be 6 inches around. The waiter passes out spoons and sets down a plate of crisp handmade crackers....

Lexington Herald-Leader John Clay column

2013-05-20 07:04:02

Saturday's Preakness Stakes was a great big welcome back to a trio of horse racing's most important names: D. Wayne Lukas, Gary Stevens and Calumet Farm. However, Brad Kelley, the owner of the latter, wasn't at Pimlico, and don't expect him to step into...

NBC Sports delivers another winning Preakness telecast

2013-05-18 17:30:00

Whether it's a Sunday night football game or the third Saturday in May at Pimlico, when NBC Sports floods the zone with members of its A-Team, the telecast is almost always a winner. That was again the case for the 138th Preakness Stakes -- thanks to...

Quick retreat from Baltimore for Preakness champ Oxbow and defeated favorite Orb

2013-05-19 07:06:00

Most of the horses in the stakes barns at Pimlico Race Course had cleared out by 8:30 Sunday morning, having loaded into vans under the cover of early-morning rain. Plates with pieces of cake left over from last night's victory party for Oxbow dotted...

Juan Jose Aparicio carries a palette on which fencing will be stacked. Workers clean up the infield at Pimlico Race Track the day after the Preakness.

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Anthony Eppn finds a way to keep his feet dry as he works the last stages of the clean up of the infield at Pimlico Race Track the day after the Preakness yesterday.

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Baltimore, MD - 5/19/13-Michael Holmes, left, Byron Park help clean up the infield at Pimlico Race Track the day after the Preakness.

2013-05-19 00:00:00