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>>> Preakness weather forecast
>>> List: Triple Crown winners... and near-misses [2 legs]

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Thursday news:

>>> Finley: Big Brown will win the Preakness, not the Belmont
>>> Full field steps up, "I think it's good for [Big Brown] to be tested again." [article includes chart showing Preakness results for other undefeated Derby winners]
>>> Pimlico, Preakness share rich, colorful history
>>> Boston Globe: Desormeaux is riding high... After years of ups and downs, jockey is sitting pretty atop Derby champ
>>> Kerrison: Preakness is "a bettor's nightmare with a couple of solid favorites and a gate load of underachievers at boxcar prices."
>>> AP: Preakness always unpredictable
>>> Toast to a 'beer-money horse'... Tres Borrachos goes for Preakness glory

Wednesday news:

>>> Gayego steps up
>>> Kerrison: Fig-maker warns that Big Brown set to regress
>>> Haskin's Preakness Report: Target Brown
>>> Davidowitz: The level and the depth of competition however is not Big Brown's biggest obstacle. The number one concern is his history of hoof problems
>>> Zito on Stevil: "I think my horse will put in a great performance."
>>> Preakness infield: "It's like Mardi Gras without the floats."
>>> Jeremy Rose looking forward to Preakness shot on Ichabad Crane
>>> Dutrow's NY Post Preakness Diary/Wed: "We might use different tactics than we did in the Derby."
>>> Preakness notes from Tuesday
>>> Cutting-edge care, team commitment helps Big Brown overcome quarter cracks

Previous Derby articles now in 2008 Triple Crown archive

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GENERAL NEWS Look back: Owner of Gate Dancer recalls '84 Preakness, "He was just the bad kid on the block." NBC's Preakness coverage to include panel discussion putting sport under the microscope Prairie Meadows' racing product gets closer scrutiny... Board member to dir of racing and racing secretary, "How do I hold you accountable as to whether you're doing a good job or not?" Churchill purse cuts start today... Horsemen, track battle over wagers NY Times: Barbaro's unraced 2YO brother -- His every start, even his every move, will be followed and scrutinized, and the expectations will be tremendous Japanese Triple Crown competitors: This moment has been in the making for quite some time AP: Durability vs. speed in horse racing industry Profile: After 2,000 wins, Churchill-based trainer Tom Amoss can be confident that he made the right career decision Paulick: Big Brown vs Big Red? Don't make me laugh Profile: Jockey Jamie Theriot happy in his new Ky home, "I always wanted to be here, and I'm glad I came." Magna to release MJC prez Dragone after Preakness Q&A with ESPN's Kenny Mayne: "I'm only going to be at the Triple Crown races, the Breeders' Cup and maybe one or two prep races... they decided... that I was a little too wild for the general audience." Suspended trainer Biancone tries to stop hearing into alleged violation of suspension agreement USA Today: The five best Preakness Stakes I've attended... Light-hearted: Derby vs Preakness... Which has the better song, better celebs attending, etc?... Teri 'Desperate Housewives' Hatcher: Hits the 'ALL' button for a profit! History: A look back at the Inaugural Pimlico Special, 1937 DRF: 20YO jock Gabriel Saez -- Shaken, young star retains his focus Jockey Edgar Prado on Eight Belles' and racing: "I would love to see it devise a single set of rules, in effect nationwide, governing the use of medication and overall treatment and care of horses." Barbaro -- in bronze: Statue is bound for Churchill Downs Slots as savior: Delaware considers expanding gaming options -- although gov opposed Hoosier Park casino opening nears Indiana extends steroid reprieve CHRB releases new threshold levels for steroid testing Storm Cat pensioned at 25 Ad Age: Crisis-management PR firm's VP says racing needs to beat PETA to the punch by launching an ad campaign "demonstrating the care and loving way" these horses are treated featuring lawmakers, regulators and high-profile people with an affinity for the sport Beyer: "Until the industry faces the medication issue seriously, all of its efforts to address equine safety will be misguided." NY Times: Big Brown is perfect. His trainer, Rick Dutrow, admittedly is not... "I'm no role model." VIDEO: Larry Jones and Rick Porter on Fox's 'Your World with Neil Cavuto'... Proceeded by Cavuto talking with PETA rep: Cavuto, "You value the horse more than the jockey?"... PETA: "I don't care about the future of that jockey, no." Aussie newspaper: Eight Belles causing self-examination Down Under as well... Oz breeder, "Maybe there should be an international forum to address this before we find ourselves in an irreversible situation. Maybe we've created a recipe for disaster." NY: Task force seeking input on future of retired race horses >>> Zast: Ying and yang for horse-racing over next two weeks -- "Big Brown conquered his competition with amazing alacrity in the one race that everyone watches," and "...there are two more nationally-televised events that pose the direst of possibilities." Record books: Aussie jock perhaps a week or so away from breaking a long-standing Australian record for the number of winning rides [Oz record is 3322 -- by comparison, Russell Baze has over 10,000 wins] Big Brown eschewed 'blanket of roses' after the Derby History: Blogger recommends 1972 Sports Illustrated article on Bee Bee Bee's Preakness upset Husband-wife make successful jockey-agent team... Took over hubby's book in '95 -- She had never been an agent and "everybody laughed -- all the other agents and even the riders." But that year, he was the leading rider at the local track Oy!... This is what we're up against... Mississippi sports editor [Arnold] concludes that, "Eight Belles was a filly racing against colts, on a track that is different from many other tracks because it uses real dirt. That is simply too many intangibles for a horse." [Uh, article includes email address if anyone wants to let the writer know that all of Eight Belles' previous start had been on "real dirt"] "It's sad to see it go"... Bay Meadows done. ...And more from the San Fran Chronicle: "Without a doubt, this is a sad day in horse racing." VIDEO: Local ABC affiliate covers closing day Cronley: Welcome to heaven. Heaven was the second race at Mountaineer the other night John Mooney hired as consultant for Del Park Fen Phen lawyers -- and Curlin part-owners -- head to trial Russell Baze ends his Bay Meadows reign with a win, "Change is inevitable but not always for the better. I'll miss it."

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