I'll Have Another gallops around Belmont Park
Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another took another tour around Belmont Park on a rainy Friday, this time galloping a mile under exercise rider Humberto Gomez.
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Phil Gleaves has been preparing for Saturdays inaugural Mambo Meister Stakes with a mixture of high hopes and memories.
Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another took another tour around Belmont Park on a rainy Friday, this time galloping a mile under exercise rider Humberto Gomez.
Despite vigorously denying he gave one of his horses an illegal performance-enhancing mixture, trainer Doug O'Neill was suspended 45 days - a ban that won't take effect until after his superstar colt, I'll Have Another, tries to win the Triple Crown.
Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another jogged around the 1 1/2-mile Belmont Park oval for a second day in a row and is scheduled to resume galloping on Friday.
The former Calder Race Course track supervisor who pleaded guilty to mail and wire fraud and three counts of tax evasion in March learned his fate Tuesday: 57 months in federal prison.
The Virginia property where Triple Crown winner Secretariat was born has been sold at a foreclosure auction for more than $5 million.
A Kentucky Derby-winning thoroughbred trainer urged a court Tuesday to reject his 10-year ban from the sport, arguing that a top New York racing official appeared biased as a member of the industry organization that first suggested revoking his license.
Triple Crown contender I'll Have Another is recovering well from Saturday's Preakness victory.
Despite a stumbling start, Angelica Zapata came from fifth place to win the $55,000 stakes race by 1 1/4 lengths over Prize Informant.
I'll Have Another poked his head out of his stall, started nibbling on his nameplate tacked to a wall and looked up at all the people watching his every move.
I'll Have Another will face several familiar foes in his attempt to win the Belmont Stakes and become the first Triple Crown champion in 34 years.
Weather conditions will determine the racing surface and makeup of the field for Saturdays $55,000 Saras Success Stakes at Calder Casino & Race Course.
I'll Have Another had Bodemeister in his sights again, a shot at the Triple Crown hanging in the balance.
Judging by his appetite and appearance, Bodemeister has rebounded nicely from his vigorous trip in the Kentucky Derby and is ready to shine at the Preakness.
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas arrived at Pimlico Race Course before the sun came up Saturday, just to make sure there were no unwelcome surprises awaiting him on the day of his 25th Preakness.
Since Affirmed last won horse racing's Triple Crown in 1978, 11 3-year-olds have won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness - but fallen short in the Belmont Stakes. I'll Have Another will try to snap that streak on June 9.
Every racehorse that captures the public's imagination with a Triple Crown try has something more going for him than speed.
One good thing about losing the Kentucky Derby is that nobody wants much of your time for two solid weeks.
For those who aren't sold on Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another adding the Preakness to his winning resume Saturday and setting up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes, we present the Bodemeister scenario: beaten Derby favorite returns to avenge his defeat by not only winning the Preakness, but going on to take the Belmont.
The "new shooters" are all long shots in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.