Column: Triple Crown races too grueling for horses BELMONT, N.Y. - As Palace Malice began to move easily, powerfully at the three-eighths pole, Gary Stevens, aboard Preakness champion Oxbow, saw Mike Smith. More than that, Stevens saw Smith with way too much horse.
June 13, 2013 - Herald & Review
Former Lyndhurst resident turns 100 Helen Krystofix, a resident of Preakness Healthcare Center for the past 4 years and formerly of Lyndhurst, celebrated her 100th birthday Friday, June 7. She celebrated with her daughter, Joan Toomes and granddaughter, Kathy Toomes-Stickle, who both share her birth date. A 100th birthday party celebration was held in the main dining room at Preakness Healthcare Center. Helen received a ...
June 12, 2013 - The Record
Skipping Preakness again proves a winning strategy in Belmont It's been 35 years since a horse swept the Triple Crown, and 18 since the Kentucky Derby winner won the Belmont Stakes. But one streak did end even with Palace Malice taking Saturday's 145th Belmont by 3-1/4 lengths over Preakness winner Oxbow, with Derby victor Orb rallying for third.
June 9, 2013 - Louisville Courier-Journal
Nick Zito in 940 News I saw why he said that in the Derby and the Preakness,Zito said. "He knew he had something on his hands that was really tremendous."
Todd Pletcher in Boston Globe I wouldn't trade the Derby for anything,said Pletcher, who is still looking for his first Preakness winner. "We got the one we wanted the most. We would have loved to come here and win the Preakness and go to the Belmont with a chance to...
Calvin Borel in MiamiHerald.com We're gonna win, no questions asked,Borel said after Mine That Bird's work. "He worked in :50 and out in 1:02, just like before the Derby. He is doing everything the same. After those two hard races (the Derby and Preakness), I think the...