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Ryan: 'Dreams' Could Beat Super Saver

Trainer believes Schoolyard Dreams could finish ahead of Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner if he gets a clean trip.

P. J. Cooksey: Why She's a Rockstar

P.J. Cooksey overcame breast cancer and defied all kinds of odds to become the second leading female jockey in Thoroughbred racing.

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Preakness Preview: Pace Could Make the Race

Pace will certainly be one of the key factors in the $1 million Preakness Stakes (gr. I) May 15 at Pimlico, as Super Saver attempts to take down 11 rivals in the 1 3/16-mile race for 3-year-olds.

Preakness 135 Contenders: Pedigree Profiles

This special report takes an in-depth look at the pedigrees of the contenders in the second leg of the Triple Crown. Include a five-cross pedigree chart, Brisnet.com Past Performances, and a Leading Sires at Pimlico report.

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You Make the Call: 2010 Preakness

Will it be Super Saver again in the Preakness? Will Lookin At Lucky find redemption? Or will it be one of the new faces? Now is your chance to see how your picks stack up against the rest of the BloodHorse.com community.

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Preakness Interview: Dale Romans

Steve Haskin talks with Dale Romans, trainer of Preakness entrants Paddy O'Prado and First Dude.

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TC Talk: Preakness 135 Picks

Jason Shandler makes his picks for the 2010 Preakness.

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Preakness News Minute: Thursday, 5/13/2010

Tom LaMarra reports the news of the day from Pimlico, including Super Saver's first trip around the track and the weather.

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Preakness News Minute, Wed, 5/12/2010

Steve Haskin reports on the day's activities, including the withdrawal of Hurricane Ike, the arrival of most of the field, and the draw.

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Preakness Favorite Super Saver Draws Post 8

Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Super Saver drew post 8 and was installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the May 15 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico.

Super Saver Arrives in Good Order at Pimlico

Super Saver, who captured the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) May 1, arrived at Pimlico Wednesday afternoon.

Schoolyard Dreams Rested and Ready

The Preakness (gr. I) will be the first start for a well-rested Schoolyard Dreams since finishing fourth in the Wood Memorial (gr. I) at Aqueduct April 3.

Injury Knocks Hurricane Ike Out of Preakness

Hurricane Ike, winner of The Cliff's Edge Derby Trial (gr. III), will not start in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) this weekend, trainer John Sadler said May 12.

Preakness Doings: Stickball King

There is an intriguing price horse waiting to strike in the Preakness Stakes.

Baffert Confident in 'Lucky's New Rider

Baffert confirmed 25-year-old Martin Garcia will ride Lookin At Lucky in the Preakness. It will be the first Preakness ride for Garcia, who will replace Garrett Gomez after Lookin At Lucky endured a series of troubled trips.

Ramsey Realistic About Pleasant Prince

Owner Ken Ramsey was optimistic, but also realistic about Pleasant Prince's chances to pull an upset in the May 15 Preaknesss Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico.

Favorable Forecast for Preakness Day

Unlike the conditions that prevailed May 1 in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, the May 15 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) will likely be contested over a fast track.

Preakness Doings: Derby Ain't Paddy's Day

Following the Kentucky Derby trip of Paddy O'Prado, who ran into several obstacles along the way.

Mission Impazible to Skip Preakness

Twin Creeks Racing Stable's Mission Impazible, winner of Louisiana Derby (gr. II) and ninth in Kentucky Derby, to skip Preakness

TC Talk: Super Saver Has No Easy Task

As of Monday afternoon, it looks as though there is going to be a full field of 14 for the Preakness. Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver will have no easy task if he is going to take the second leg of the Triple Crown.

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Super Saver, Others Breeze at Churchill Downs

Super Saver, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), had his first workout since the May 1 classic when he breezed three furlongs in :36 3/5 at Churchill Downs on the morning of May 10.

Lookin At Lucky Headed to the Preakness

Trainer Bob Baffert said May 10 he would enter the colt in the second leg of the Triple Crown unless something unexpected happened.

15 Horses Under Consideration for Preakness

The 14-horse field will be determined using a three-tier process if all 15 are entered.

Pleasant Prince Works Five Furlongs in :59

The son of Indy King works in company as he prepares for the Preakness (gr. I).

Pletcher 'Wouldn't Trade Places With Anyone'

Trainer says Super Saver has "a big chance" to win the Preakness (gr.I).

Gomez on Dublin for Preakness; Off 'Lucky'

Baffert says Lookin At Lucky "52%" likely to run in the Preakness (gr. I).

Caracortado, First Dude Work For Preakness

Caracortado punched his ticket to next weekend's Preakness Stakes (gr. I) with a seven-furlong work at Santa Anita May 8 with regular rider Paul Atkinson aboard. The son of Cat Dreams stopped the clock in 1:24 3/5.

Conveyance Will Not Run in the Preakness

The son of Indian Charlie was 15th in the Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (gr. I) after setting the pace. Lookin At Lucky is still 51% to run in the Triple Crown's second leg.

Aikenite Is Definite for Preakness Stakes

The colt will challenge stablemate Super Saver, the Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner.

Noble's Promise to Skip Preakness; Ascot Next

Noble's Promise will pass the May 15 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) and will point instead for the one-mile St. James's Palace Stakes (Eng-I) at Royal Ascot

Borel on the Rail: A Key to Success

Jockey expected to take the inside path again win he rides Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Super Saver in the Preakness (gr. I).

'Lucky Gallops, Preakness Status Upgraded

Kentucky Derby (gr. I) favorite Lookin At Lucky and stablemate Conveyance were back on the track at Churchill Downs May 6 for the first time since last week's "Run for the Roses," both colts galloping 1 1/2 miles.

Schoolyard Dreams Readies For Preakness

Schoolyard Dreams, who finished ahead of winner Super Saver in the Tampa Bay Derby (gr. III), fired a bullet five-furlong work in :59 3/5 at Monmouth Park with jockey Eibar Coa in the irons.

Agreement Will Keep the Preakness in Maryland

The second jewel of the Triple Crown will stay in Maryland regardless of what happens to Pimlico while Magna navigates bankruptcy proceedings.

Pedulla Wins Preakness Media Award

Pimlico will honor this year's Preakness media awards winners at the May 13 Alibi Breakfast, two days before this year's Preakness (gr. I).

D' Funnybone Now Unlikely For Preakness

Multiple graded stakes winner D' Funnybone worked six furlongs in 1:13.70 with jockey Edgar Prado aboard April 16 at Aqueduct in preparation for the $150,000 Withers (gr. III) next weekend.

Graded Earnings Update as of April 10

The results of the April 10 Toyota Blue Grass and Arkansas Derby (both gr. I) play role in graded list shakeup

Pimlico Legend Charles 'Chick' Lang Dies

Former assistant racing director at Pimlico Race Course was an industry legend for promoting and transforming the Preakness Stakes.

Big Brown to Shuttle To Australia This Year

According to an announcement on the Vinery Australia Web Site, the farm has "secured a significant shareholding" in Big Brown and the stallion will shuttle beginning this year.

Champion 3YO Female: Rachel Alexandra

After trouncing her own division, filly stepped out to beat the boys in the grade I BlackBerry Preakness, Haskell, and Woodward Stakes.

Five Questions: David Cordish

The Cordish Co. plans to build a 4,750-machine slots parlor the Arundel Mills Mall near Laurel Park in Maryland. The company has also submitted a bid for the Maryland Jockey Club tracks.

Early Triple Crown Nominations Due Jan. 16

The early nomination deadline for the 2010 Triple Crown -- the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), and the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) -- has been set for Jan. 16.

Bramlage: Resting Rachel Right Thing to Do

Filly needed a break following the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) more than she needed to face Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup.

Summer Squall Euthanized

Classic winner and successful sire Summer Squall was euthanized Tuesday, Sept. 22, at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky., because of complications from the infirmities of old age.

Summer Squall Euthanized

Lane's End stallion Summer Squall was euthanized today because of complications from the infirmities of old age.

2010 Preakness Logo Unveiled

The Maryland Jockey Club unveiled the 2010 Preakness logo Sept. 17. The middle leg of the Triple Crown, a $1 million race at 1 3/16 mile, will be run May 15 at Pimilco.

Rachel Alexandra Gets Her Own Vintage

Superstar Rachel Alexandra will be honored with her own line of limited wines, which will be available during the holiday season.

Mine That Bird to Appear at Ruidoso

Mark Allen, the co-owner of Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Mine That Bird, said the gelding will appear in New Mexico in September.

Rachel Alexandra in Bullet Work at Saratoga

BlackBerry Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Rachel Alexandra worked five furlongs in 1:01.38 over the Oklahoma training track at Saratoga Racecourse July 13.

Sunny Day, Horses Ready for Belmont

We tend to always knock weathermen, but they have been spot on with their predictions for Belmont week. The day before the final leg of the Triple Crown, as predicted, was as miserable as it gets, but race day itself, again as prognosticators said it would, dawned bright and beautiful.