Sunday, May 20, 2012

Triple Crown

  • BALTIMORE - Ill Have Another poked his head out of his stall, started nibbling on his nameplate tacked to a wall and looked up at all the people watching his every move.
  • (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
  • When the gates open for the running of the Belmont Stakes on June 9, Ill Have Another will miss one of the major obstacles to winning the Triple Crown of horse racing: Bodemeister.
  • (SB Nation)
  • Yes, Ill Have Another came out of his thrilling Preakness win over Bodemeister in super shape, trainer Doug ONeill said Sunday, and now comes New York for a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes on June 9. Bring it on! Were ready to go.
  • (ESPN)
  • The Kentucky-bred chestnut can become the first horse to complete the holy grail of U.S. thoroughbred racing winner since Affirmed in 1978 if he can win the $1 million Belmont Stakes on June 9 in New York.
  • (Yahoo! Eurosport)
  • BALTIMORE (AP) — I'll Have Another overtook Bodemeister, blazing down the stretch to win the Preakness in the final strides Saturday and keep alive his hopes of winning the Triple Crown.
  • (Des Moines Register)
  • On the track, Ill Have Another moved within one race win of earning the Triple Crown by winning Saturdays Preakness.
  • (NESN.com)
  • BALTIMORE—Saturdays Preakness Stakes played out exactly how trainer Doug ONeill and jockey Mario Gutierrez thought it would for Ill Have Another. Indeed, it was a repeat of the Kentucky Derby stretch run.
  • (Sporting News)
  • The trainer took time to soak in the moment at Pimlico and to contemplate the pressure-packed days that await leading to the first Triple Crown attempt since 2008. It will be the 12th try since 1978, when Affirmed won thoroughbred racings most elusive prize.
  • (FOXSports.com)
  • I'll Have Another defeated favorite Bodemeister in the Preakness Stakes to become the first colt in four years with a chance to win the Triple Crown in thoroughbred racing. Affirmed was the most recent Triple Crown winner in 1978.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • A look at the horses who have won thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown — the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
  • (Enid News & Eagle)

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