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Trainer Bob Baffert prepares to watch his horse, Justify, compete in the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes.

Justify expected to continue racing after Triple Crown triumph

December 13, 2018 at 6:22 a.m.

The 13th Triple Crown winner paused his morning walk to pose for photographs, looking fresher than any horse should after running three high-pressure races in the past five weeks. “He...

Kent Desormeaux races to the finish line aboard Big Brown in the 133rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

Justify becomes 13th Triple Crown winner with thrilling Belmont Stakes victory

June 28, 2019 at 11:42 p.m.

In the most important race of his life, Justify ran free — free of nine other horses who never managed to press him and free of the fatigue and poor...

Well dressed visitors to the infield carefully pick their way through the mud at the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.

Maryland-bred Still Having Fun wins on Belmont undercard for trainer Tim Keefe

June 9, 2018 at 4:23 p.m.

Maryland-bred 3-year-old Still Having Fun ran the race of his career Saturday to win the $400,000 Woody Stephens Stakes for Laurel-based trainer Tim Keefe. Running outside of Maryland for the...

Jockey Mike Smith tips his helmet to the crowd as he rides Justify to the winner's circle after winning the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown on Saturday, June 9, 2018, in Elmont, N.Y.

Belmont notebook: Gronkowski cheers on Gronkowski

December 13, 2018 at 6:06 a.m.

Rob Gronkowski the man was set to meet Gronkowski the horse Saturday, shortly before the Belmont Stakes contender went out to take his shot at disrupting Justify’s Triple Crown bid....

Justify could make Triple Crown history Saturday, but will the world care as much as it did in 2015?

December 13, 2018 at 6:02 a.m.

It had been four years since the big red horse burned his way into the memories of American sports fans, his image becoming more indelible with each stride by which...

At 52, Mike Smith is the second-oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby behind Bill Shoemaker.

Fit to finish, Justify jockey Mike Smith relishes his first Triple Crown chance at age 52

June 30, 2019 at 10:23 a.m.

It was last Friday morning, before 9 a.m. Pacific time and eight days from the race that could seal the first line in his obituary. Mike Smith could not begin...

Ravens to forfeit two days of OTAs this week for violation of league rules

June 29, 2019 at 8:29 a.m.

For the second time in three years and third time since 2010, the Ravens will forfeit organized team workouts and face fines because they violated NFL rules governing contact during...

Jockey Jean Cruguet rides Seattle Slew to a victory in the Belmont. Seattle Slew won the Triple Crown in 1977.

Justify draws the dreaded rail as he seeks Triple Crown in Belmont Stakes

June 30, 2019 at 6:50 a.m.

The historically daunting task of winning a Triple Crown grew a little more difficult for Justify on Tuesday when he drew the far inside No. 1 post for Saturday’s Belmont...

Jockey Mike Smith reacts aboard Justify after winning the running of the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Justify has a chance to take the Triple Crown with the win.

Frank Stronach sees long-term potential for Preakness at Pimlico as part of broader fight vs. poverty

December 13, 2018 at 5:50 a.m.

The Preakness Stakes could stay at Pimlico Race Course long-term, said Frank Stronach, founder of the company that owns Maryland’s two major racetracks, but only if redevelopment of the venerable...

Five storylines as Justify prepares for his Triple Crown bid in Belmont Stakes

July 1, 2019 at 11:55 a.m.

When a Triple Crown is on the line in the Belmont Stakes, the race boils down to one essential question: Will he or won’t he? That’s certainly the case this...

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