Chris Korman

McGaughey stumbled into training but now has Triple Crown shot with Orb

August 19, 2019 at 10:08 a.m.

Much like the nickname "Shug," Claude R. McGaughey III's plans after college were a mystery to him. McGaughey, who trains Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness favorite Orb, was a student...

Lookin At Lucky surges to the lead as the horses head down the stretch in the 135th Preakness Stakes.

Orb and Departing roamed the same field before becoming racehorses

August 19, 2019 at 10:08 a.m.

They likely won't recognize each other Saturday as they go to the gate for the 138th Preakness. Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, and Departing, a horse some believe could be...

Govenor Charlie set for Preakness … probably

August 19, 2019 at 10:08 a.m.

It's (mostly) official: Govenor Charlie will run in the Preakness. Maybe. Trainer Bob Baffert told Pimlico officials Tuesday morning that he planned to run the colt, listed as "possible" since...

8 horses committed to Preakness 2013 field with Normandy Invasion dropping out

June 1, 2019 at 9:16 a.m.

Orb's path to the finish line in the second leg of the Triple Crown remains uncrowded. Normandy Invasion, the fourth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, dropped from contention for Saturday's...

Preakness field coming together slowly

August 19, 2019 at 10:08 a.m.

Some years, Maryland Jockey Club stakes coordinator Coley Blind has to turn horses away from the Preakness. He and other members of the staff may look through the credentials of...

Shug McGaughey, center, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Orb, his wife Alison, left, and exercise rider Jenn Patterson, right, arrived for the post-position draw ceremony for Saturday's running of the 138th Preakness. Orb drew post-position one.

Janney stays busy as Orb prepares for Preakness

August 19, 2019 at 10:08 a.m.

Stuart Janney III, co-owner of Kentucky Derby winner Orb, has not even been able to see his colt since the historic run at Churchill Downs. The chairman of the Bessemer...

Departing’s entry in Preakness leads to homecoming for Nicole Stall

June 1, 2019 at 9:16 a.m.

Nicole Stall boarded the first plane to Maryland she could catch when she heard of Benjamin Boniface's death last June.She was there to grieve the death of a boy she...

Michael Phelps is the second-most influential athlete in U.S.

August 19, 2019 at 10:08 a.m.

Michael Phelps is the second-most influential athlete in the United States, according to data from surveys conducted by Nielsen and E-Poll Market Research and published by Forbes.com. Phelps ranks behind...

Preakness field begins to take shape

June 1, 2019 at 9:16 a.m.

LOUISVILLE, KY. — This year, Doug O'Neill and his assistants sat in the office at a barn in the far corner of the Churchill Downs backside. Few reporters dropped by,...

Orb, trainer bask in morning glow after Derby win; Preakness is next

June 1, 2019 at 9:16 a.m.

LOUISVILLE, KY. – Trainer Shug McGaughey came to his barn Sunday morning before the sun had cleared the horizon, as he has done most days for more than 35 years....

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