The New York Times – Sports:
Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert assess the field for the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby.
Category: Triple Crown (Horse Racing)
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After the Kentucky Derby, Racehorses Fetch Top Dollar in Breeding Sheds
The New York Times – Sports:
Enjoy today’s top racehorses while you can. It won’t be long before they quit racing and go where the real money is.
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Even in Exile, Bob Baffert Is the King of the Sport of Kings
The New York Times – Sports:
Baffert was barred from Triple Crown races after Medina Spirit tested positive for a prohibited drug at the 2021 Kentucky Derby. But owners keep sending him expensive horses — and he keeps winning.
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Rich Strike Is Resting, but He’s Not Done Racing
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An 80-1 shot who won this year’s Kentucky Derby, Rich Strike is preparing to race as a 4-year-old. “He is twice the horse that he was in May,” his trainer said.
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Mo Donegal Wins the Belmont Stakes as Rich Strike Finishes Sixth
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The colt, the favorite at post time, edged out Nest in a close race, becoming the third different horse to win a Triple Crown race in 2022. Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike was sixth.
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Photos From the Belmont Stakes
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New York Times photographers capture images from the 154th Belmont, the last leg of the Triple Crown.
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Can Jockey Sonny Leon Ride Rich Strike to a Win at the Belmont?
The New York Times – Sports:
Sonny Leon became a big name in the sport when he steered Rich Strike to victory in the Kentucky Derby. But he says he’s happiest on small-time ovals.
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Lisa Lazarus Wants to Convince You that Horse Racing Is Clean
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Lisa Lazarus is the chief executive of a new organization created by Congress whose job is to eliminate doping and abuse in thoroughbred racing.
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Lester Piggott, Superstar British Jockey, Dies at 86
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He won his first race at age 12 and his last in his 50s, and he rode to a record 30 victories in the five most important British thoroughbred races.