Preakness Stakes: Orb Pursues Part Two Of The Triple Crown
By Kevin Martin Considering Orb’s dominating performance in the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago it’s hard to surmise a scenario where we aren’t talking about yet another pending attempt to end racing’s...
View ArticleHow I’d Bet $100 On The Preakness Stakes
By: Kevin Martin Of the three Triple Crown races, the Preakness Stakes has been, in recent years, the most formful, meaning favorites run well and have dominated the winner’s circle. Since 2000, seven...
View ArticleOxbow Upsets Orb In Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) — Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb’s bid to capture the Triple Crown. Oxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas...
View ArticlePreview: California Chrome Headlines Preakness Stakes
The Kentucky Derby is among the world’s toughest races to win but California Chrome made it look easy. After his convincing win at Churchill, California Chrome will be a worthy and overwhelming...
View ArticleHow I’d Bet $100 On The Preakness Stakes
By Kevin Martin It has been less than a year since a heavily favored Kentucky Derby winner flopped in the Preakness. To some (myself included), a win for Orb in last year’s Preakness, and a subsequent...
View ArticleBay Area Trainer Prepares Kentucky Derby Winner California Chrome For...
BALTIMORE (KCBS) – Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome is the heavy favorite for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes and his trainer, a longtime Bay Area resident, said the horse is ready to go despite...
View Article11 Weirdest Names Of Horses That Won The Preakness
The field is set. The 139th running of the Preakness Stakes takes place this Saturday, May 17th. Fresh off the heels of a Kentucky Derby win, California Chrome, the favorite to win, will keep us glued...
View ArticleCalifornia Chrome Reportedly Gets OK To Use Nasal Strip In Triple Crown Bid
BALTIMORE (CBS SF) – The owners of California Chrome were considering passing on a shot at history if the horse was blocked from using nasals trips during the Belmont Stakes; fortunately for them, they...
View Article5 Reasons To Attend The 2015 Preakness Stakes
Horse Racing (credit: Thinkstock) The third Saturday of May is just around the corner, which means it’s almost time for the 140th running of the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. One of the world’s most...
View ArticlePreakness Stakes Preview: Can American Pharoah Keep Triple Crown Dream Alive?
By Kevin Martin The top three finishers from the Kentucky Derby are expected to face off again on Saturday in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Second and third place...
View ArticlePreakness Stakes: How I’d Bet $100
By Kevin Martin The top three finishers from this year’s Kentucky Derby will return Saturday in the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland. Derby winner American Pharoah will face off against Firing...
View ArticleSearching For The Triple Crown: Can American Pharoah End The Drought?
By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports 1978. That year, for those who follow horse racing, is well known as the last time we saw a horse take home all three legs of the Triple Crown. That year Affirmed held...
View ArticlePreakness Stakes Preview: Nyquist And Exaggerator Set For Rematch
By Kevin Martin Nyquist and Exaggerator, the top two finishers in this year’s Kentucky Derby, will face off again in the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes this Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore,...
View ArticlePreakness Stakes: Exaggerator Beats Nyquist In The Mud
By Kevin Martin The old adage in racing is that every horse eventually loses. There are only a few in the long history of racing that avoided defeat and Nyquist will not be one of them. Nyquist won...
View ArticlePreakness Stakes: Always Dreaming And Classic Empire Battle In Baltimore
By Kevin Martin Always Dreaming and his trainer Todd Pletcher proved their skeptics wrong with a resounding win in the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby on May 6th. The skepticism that surrounded the...
View ArticleHow I’d Bet $100 On The Preakness Stakes
By Kevin Martin For the record, I won a grand total of zero dollars betting on the Kentucky Derby. Part of my “bold” betting strategy revolved around betting against the eventual winner, Always...
View ArticlePreakness Preview: Can Anyone Beat Justify?
By Kevin Martin The morning after Justify’s dominant win in the Kentucky Derby, it seemed that the field for this Saturday’s Preakness Stakes in Baltimore would offer little challenge. Since then,...
View ArticlePreakness: How I’ll Bet $100
The overwhelming favorite for this year’s Preakness Stakes is the Kentucky Derby winner Justify. Good Magic, who finished second in the Derby, is the expected second choice among the bettors with the...
View ArticleImprobable Looks To Give Bob Baffert Record-Breaking Eighth Preakness Win
By J.J. Hysell With many of the top finishers from the dramatic Kentucky Derby bypassing Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, the 144th edition appears to be a wide-open, competitive race. Country House,...
View ArticlePreakness Stakes 2021 Preview: Can Medina Spirit Overcome Controversy?
(CBS Baltimore) — The Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown, will be run Saturday afternoon. Ten three-year-old colts are scheduled to run the 9.5-furlong (1 and 3/16-mile) course at...
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