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Racehorse deaths aren't a mystery

How a legacy of black market doping and lobbying groups are killing “the sport of kings”

Salon · Jun 10, 2023

John Clay: Like it or not, Preakness win proves Bob Baffert isn’t going away

Bob Baffert is officially back. On the track back. Triple Crown-race back. Like it or not, back. For better or worse, horse racing’s most recognizable and controversial trainer is officially back in the spotlight of the winner’s circle.

Tribune News Service · May 22, 2023

Childs Walker: After a record-setting victory, Bob Baffert remains a messy figure atop a messy sport

Of course a Bob Baffert-trained horse won the Preakness Stakes.

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2023

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National Treasure wins Preakness Stakes in bittersweet moment for Bob Baffert

BALTIMORE — Trainer Bob Baffert often talks about the extreme highs and lows in horse racing. On Saturday, he experienced both by winning the Preakness Stakes seven races after watching one of his colts die on the track.

Los Angeles Times · May 21, 2023

National Treasure wins 148th running of Preakness Stakes for trainer Bob Baffert

BALTIMORE — Bob Baffert’s voice cracked as he tried to make sense of a tragic, triumphant Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2023

National Treasure wins the Preakness in a Triple Crown clouded by horse deaths

The Bob Baffert-trained horse won the second leg of the Triple Crown at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, while a string of recent horse deaths have clouded this year's races.

WEKU · May 21, 2023

One Baffert horse euthanized on track on undercard before another Baffert entry wins Preakness

A horse trained by Bob Baffert has been euthanized on the track after going down with injury and unseating his jockey during a race on the undercard at Pimlico hours before a different Baffert horse won the Preakness Stakes

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

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Baffert-trained National Treasure wins the Preakness

Kentucky Derby winner Mage finished third.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 20, 2023

Bob Baffert's National Treasure wins Preakness, hours after of his horses was euthanized

Bob Baffert’s National Treasure has won the Preakness Stakes, hours after another of the Hall of Famer's horses was euthanized on the track with a racing injury

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

2023 Preakness: Bob Baffert-trained horse Havnameltdown euthanized after injury during race; jockey hospitalized

BALTIMORE — The day wasn’t even half over when tragedy struck on Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday.

Tribune News Service · May 20, 2023

How to watch a Preakness Stakes live stream 2023

How to watch a 2023 Preakness Stakes live stream online, on your mobile and from any country. Tips, horses, odds, start time, jockey news and more...

What Hi-Fi? · May 20, 2023

Baffert’s National Treasure wins Preakness as another death mars day

Bob Baffert won the Preakness for a record eighth time with National Treasure only hours after one of his horses was euthanized on the track

The Guardian - US · May 20, 2023

Bob Baffert is back holding court as he returns to Triple Crown series at Preakness

BALTIMORE — Bob Baffert was back in his element, standing outside the stakes barn, talking with friends, talking to owners, talking to reporters.

Los Angeles Times · May 20, 2023

2023 Preakness: Taxed wins 99th George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes

BALTIMORE — Randy Morse liked what he saw last November when he used $50,000 of his client Richard Bahde’s money to claim a filly named Taxed.

Tribune News Service · May 20, 2023

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Tribune News Service · May 19, 2023

2023 Preakness: A returning Bob Baffert and Maryland-based John Salzman Jr. arrive from different worlds

BALTIMORE — As a gaggle of reporters surrounded Bob Baffert to hear what the Hall of Fame trainer had to say after a year away from the Triple Crown series, John Salzman Jr. went about his business in the background.

The Guardian - US · May 19, 2023

Mage faces tough Preakness challenge as First Mission scratched by vet

Kentucky Derby winner Mage will face one less contender in his Triple Crown bid after First Mission was scratched from the Preakness on Friday morning

Sports Illustrated · May 19, 2023

After the Derby Drama, It’s Time to Rethink the Triple Crown Calendar

The lack of carryover from the Kentucky Derby to the Preakness says as much about the anachronistic Triple Crown schedule as it does anything else.

WEKU · May 7, 2023

Mage has won the Kentucky Derby, at a race meeting marred by 7 horse deaths

Mage earned a surprising Kentucky Derby victory on Saturday, capping a nerve-rattling day that included two more fatalities ahead of the 149th edition of the world's most famous race.

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The Guardian - US · May 6, 2023

Mage roars from behind to win Kentucky Derby amid seventh death

Two more horses died in the hours before Mage crossed the finish line first in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday afternoon in Louisville

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023

19 horses to tangle in wide-open 149th Kentucky Derby

The cast of characters for the 149th Kentucky Derby was rewritten in the days leading up to Saturday's race

WEKU · May 5, 2023

A trainer is suspended from the Kentucky Derby after 2 of his horses died

The horses trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. died within three days of each other from unknown causes. Another of Joseph's horses, Lord Miles, has been withdrawn from Saturday's Kentucky Derby.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 3, 2023

Every Kentucky Derby winner since 2000

A look back at some Kentucky Derby history, including a couple Triple Crown winners.

Sports Illustrated · May 1, 2023

Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw Sets Todd Pletcher’s Three Horses as Favorites

The longtime trainer arrives to Churchill Downs with the strongest hand, including two favorites and an undefeated contender.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 9, 2023

Practical Move heads to Kentucky Derby after winning by a nose in Santa Anita Derby

LOS ANGELES — The dream continues.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 8, 2023

Practical Move's owners find themselves on a journey of a lifetime

LOS ANGELES — Getting into the horse racing business and hoping to make it big requires a lot of faith, plenty of luck and a sense of optimism that will test the biggest of dreamers.

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