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The Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing is an annual series of three stakes races for three-year-old horses that takes place over a five-week period in May and June....

There doesn't appear to any reason to bet against Orb in Saturday's Preakness Stakes.

As Kentucky Derby winner Orb prepares to face eight rivals in Saturday's Preakness, Departing has been getting an increasing amount of publicity in recent days.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert says that a victory by Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the May 18 Preakness Stakes and having a shot at the elusive Triple Crown would be a major boost to horse racing.

Five storylines to watch going into Saturday's 138th Preakness Stakes. 1. One down, two to go If Kentucky Derby winner Orb wins the Preakness, he would become the 13th horse to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown since 1978, when Affirmed...

Alex Ferguson is looking forward to a retired life of luxury holidays, watching horse racing, enjoying good wines and perhaps studying languages.

Kevin Plank is no stranger to venturing into businesses that make people turn their heads. First there was Under Armour, now it's horse racing, where he wants his Sagamore Farm to produce a Triple Crown winner.

Belmont Park is Orb's home track and the scene of probably his best work on Monday, but before he gets a chance to take down the Triple Crown he will have to conquer the Preakness.

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Will Orb's post position draw in Saturday's Preakness cost him the Triple Crown?

Orb will face an old friend, among others, in Saturday's Preakness Stakes. Can Departing crush the Triple Crown dreams of his former playmate?

Itsmyluckyday and Goldencents look to get back in form in Saturday's Preakness Stakes.

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Horse racing fans thirst for an end to the Triple Crown drought. Could Orb be the answer to their prayers?

Shug McGaughey may be the only trainer in the country that understands what it takes to get a horse ready for the grueling Triple Crown trail.

Betfair Hollywood Park, in a May 9 letter, said it told the California Horse Racing Board it won't seek 2014 racing dates and will close at the end of its fall meet Dec. 22.