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Local horse trainer Dale Capuano closing in on 3,000 wins

By Sandra McKee , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:56:00 EST

49-year-old would become just the 26th to reach that milestone

It's only a matter of time before Maryland horse trainer Dale Capuano steps into the 3,000 wins club, a rarefied group that includes only 25 others in the history of North American racing.

I'll Have Another gets in the Derby picture

Bill Dwyre — Sat, 4 Feb 2012 23:10:00 EST

Trained by Doug O'Neill, the 3-year-old longshot wins the Robert B. Lewis Stakes at 43-1 odds at Santa Anita.

Saturday at Santa Anita brought the expected bright sunshine, impressive scenery and nice crowd. It also brought the completely unexpected.

Maroon 5, Wiz Khalifa to headline Preakness Infield 2012

By Erik Maza — Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:46:00 EST

Maroon 5 and the rapper Wiz Khalifa will headline this year's Preakness Infield May 19 at Pimlico Race Track, the Maryland Jockey Club announced Friday morning.

Five years later: Barbaro's death remembered

By Mike Klingaman , The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:56:00 EST

Kentucky Derby winner broke down during 2006 Preakness

Alex Brown knows just where he was in 1977, when he learned of Elvis' demise. And in 1997, when he heard that Princess Diana had died. And on Jan. 29, 2007 — five years ago Sunday — when he got the news that, after a game fight for life, a champion racehorse named Barbaro had passed away.

Stronach plans IPOs for six racehorse-ownership firms

By Hanah Cho , The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:17:39 EST

Companies selling stock in thoroughbreds at $10 apiece

Frank Stronach, Pimlico's owner and a successful breeder, wants to bring horse ownership to the masses — by selling stock in six new racehorse investment companies.

A champion horse for a champion city

BY BRYNA ZUMER, bzumer@theaegis.com — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:52:00 EST

Havre de Grace, the city, takes pride in namesake's Eclipse Award

No matter how they pronounced it, Havre de Grace was the champion. Wasn't even close.

Rachel Alexandra, New Foal Doing Well In Kentucky

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:10:00 EST

LEXINGTON, Ky.— Rachel Alexandra and her first foal are "doing well" a day after the 2009 Horse of the Year gave birth to a bay colt.

Filly Havre de Grace wins Horse of the Year

Tribune news services — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:01:00 EST

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Filly Havre de Grace has beaten the boys again, winning Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards and becoming the third consecutive female to receive the honor.

Digest: Russell, Kobiskie stay in stride at Laurel

Sports Digest — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:10:00 EST

Hosley leads Shuckers to second straight win

Dutrow's King and Crusader DQ'd from Juvenile Championship

By Sandra McKee, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:58:00 EST

Maryland’s horse racing stewards have disqualified the Rick Dutrow-trained King and Crusader and from the Maryland Juvenile Championship and fined Dutrow $500, upholding the protest filed by the connections of the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers in the Dec. 17 race at Laurel Park.According to Maryland regulations, a horse may not be treated for anything within two hours of post time, and the stewards found King and Crusader had been treated within an hour of the race by licensed private veterinarian Brian Delp.