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Michael Phelps’ excuse for not changing newborn’s diapers: Doula made it ‘scary’

May 31, 2019 at 11:55 a.m.

Michael Phelps is a father now, baby Boomer coming into the world about two weeks ago, the not-yet-potty-trained pride and joy of the Olympic champion. Clearly, Phelps is delighted to...

A hot walker moves down a muddy track with Homeboykris before the first horse race ahead of the 141st Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2016, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Investigations into horses’ deaths ongoing

June 1, 2019 at 4:24 a.m.

The investigations into the deaths of two horses Saturday at Pimlico Race Course will be complete in a "couple of weeks," the head of the commission that oversees and regulates...

Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist is bathed after training Thursday at Pimlico Race Course.

Nyquist still at Pimlico Race Course after fever delays trip to New York

June 1, 2019 at 4:24 a.m.

Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, expected to face Preakness winner Exaggerator in the June 11 Belmont Stakes, remained stabled at Pimlico Race Course on Monday with a fever. Dennis O'Neill, brother...

Sol Kumin pumps his fist as owner Matt Bryan holds the Woodlawn Vase aloft after Exaggerator wins the Preakness.

Exaggerator owner Sol Kumin, a former Hopkins lacrosse player, can party in Baltimore like the old days

June 1, 2019 at 4:24 a.m.

When he put in 100-hour workweeks on Wall Street, Sol Kumin always made time to unwind, to balance the daytime grind of asset management with the nighttime fun of a...

Lisa and Josh Temple take a selfie with family members near the track at the 141st Preakness Stakes.

Horses Pramedya and Homeboykris die at early Preakness Day races

August 21, 2019 at 4:19 p.m.

Maryland-bred Homeboykris, a 9-year-old horse that ran in the 2010 Kentucky Derby, collapsed and died after winning the first race at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, according to a Pimlico...

Homeboykris ridden by Horacio Karamanos wins the first race of the day ahead of the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2016, in Baltimore.

Deaths of two horses cast a pall over Pimlico

June 1, 2019 at 4:24 a.m.

The deaths of two horses in early races Saturday at Pimlico Race Course set a somber tone to Preakness Day — at least for those who knew about it. "It's...

Nyquist has verified Twitter account, but horsemen largely struggle to market sport on social media

June 1, 2019 at 4:23 a.m.

Three days after winning the Kentucky Derby, Nyquist spoke. Kind of. "My official check mark, how many race horses have this stamp?" wrote @TheNyquistHorse, the official Twitter account for the...

Nyquist trainer Doug O’Neill on Preakness weather: ‘I think he’ll show up and run his race’

August 21, 2019 at 4:19 p.m.

A pelting, blinding rainstorm last May turned the 140th Preakness into a muddy mess, with rivers along the rails; prompted the evacuation of the Pimlico Race Course infield, only minutes...

Former Johns Hopkins lacrosse player Sol Kumin back in Baltimore as co-owner of Exaggerator

June 1, 2019 at 4:23 a.m.

On March 6, 1999, the Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team opened its season at No. 1 Princeton. The Tigers, three-time defending national champions, led 9-3 late in the second quarter....

Abiding Star makes it to Pimlico, set to battle heavyweights in Preakness

June 1, 2019 at 4:23 a.m.

Before he arrived at Pimlico Race Course on Thursday morning, the most immediate threat to Abiding Star's Preakness hopes was not Nyquist or the weather or a bad post position....

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