Oxbow steals Preakness as Orb struggles home fourth

Brisnet.com — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:58:45 +0000

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Oxbow ended Orb's quest at the Triple Crown in the Preakness (Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club)

Kentucky Derby winner Orb was heavily favored to win Saturday's $1 million Preakness at Pimlico, middle jewel of the Triple Crown, but at the conclusion of the 1 3/16-mile classic it was Oxbow, another colt with legendary connections, who ended Orb's quest to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.

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Poised for the Preakness, Kentucky Derby winner Orb has racing world buzzing about Triple Crown potential

Nick Rousso — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:04:01 +0000

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Orb in Kentucky Derby 139 (Photo by: Weasie Gaines)

If the Kentucky Derby was a coming-out party for Orb, the fabulously talented winner of five consecutive races, it was also an unveiling for his rider, Joel Rosario, who in the space of just a few months has come to be recognized as the best jockey in North America.

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Orb's powerful finish a fitting finale to Kentucky Derby 139

Nick Rousso — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:08:02 +0000

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The Kentucky Derby is the great equalizer. Sometimes the little guy wins – think Funny Cide or Mine That Bird – and sometimes the big guys get the prize. On Saturday at rainy Churchill Downs, a burgeoning star named Orb, owned by a pair of the sport's most prominent horsemen, handled by a Hall of Fame trainer, and ridden by the nation's leading jockey, splashed to a resounding and popular Derby victory.

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Kentucky Derby Update - Sunday, May 5, 2013

Travers Manley — Sun, 05 May 2013 17:09:00 +0000

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Trainer Shug McGaughey reflected on his Hall of Fame career Sunday morning at Churchill Downs after checking on Kentucky Derby winner Orb at Barn 43. Pleased with the energy level displayed by the 2 ½-length victor of Saturday’s classic, the Kentucky native thought of all the people along the way who had helped him find his way to the Churchill Downs winner’s circle.

“Sometimes I pinch myself and say, ‘Why does this happen to me?’ ” said McGaughey, noting how many talented horsemen never had the same opportunities that he has had. “When I got to really rolling, I remember many a day after we’d won a big race in New York, I’d be leaving and I’d think, ‘How lucky am I? Why is this happening to me?’ ”

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Kentucky Derby 139 presented by Yum! Brands - Wrap up with Jill Byrne

trevordodd — Sun, 05 May 2013 02:05:36 +0000

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Kentucky Derby 139 presented by Yum! Brands - Jockeys Weighing Out

trevordodd — Sun, 05 May 2013 01:17:32 +0000

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The Jockey Club

trevordodd — Sun, 05 May 2013 01:03:11 +0000

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The "English" Derby

trevordodd — Sun, 05 May 2013 00:58:26 +0000

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Kentucky Derby 139 presented by Yum! Brands - Get The Party Started!

trevordodd — Sun, 05 May 2013 00:39:48 +0000

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Orb wins 139th Kentucky Derby before 151,616 at Churchill Downs

Darren Rogers — Sun, 05 May 2013 00:32:01 +0000

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Credit: Churchill Downs / Reed Palmer Photography

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Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable’s Orb rallied from far off the pace to take command in mid-stretch en route to a 2 ½-length victory over longshot Golden Soul to win the 139th running of the $2,174,800 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) before a crowd of 151,616 on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs.

Trained by Shug McGaughey and ridden by Joel Rosario, Orb covered the mile and a quarter on a sloppy main track in 2:02.89. It was the first Kentucky Derby victory for McGaughey and Rosario.

The victory was worth $1,414,800 and improved Orb’s career earnings to $2,335,850 with a record of 8-5-0-1.

Orb is a Kentucky-bred son of Malibu Moon out of the Unbridled mare Lady Liberty.

Palace Malice led the field of 19 through uncontested fractions of :22.57, :45.33 and 1:09.80 as Rosario kept Orb toward the back of the pack.

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2013 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands Replay

Eric Eatherly — Sun, 05 May 2013 00:04:04 +0000

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Kentucky Derby 139 presented by Yum! Brands - The Winner's Circle

trevordodd — Sat, 04 May 2013 23:53:57 +0000

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Kentucky Derby 139 Garland of Roses walk to the winner's circle

Derby Team — Sat, 04 May 2013 23:48:50 +0000

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Kentucky Derby Run for the Roses 2013

Derby Team — Sat, 04 May 2013 23:40:12 +0000

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Derby fixtures share a slew of stories: Kentucky Derby 139 the latest chapter for these Churchill Downs familiar faces

Nick Rousso — Sat, 04 May 2013 23:37:04 +0000

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Jerry Tabor (photo by: Laura Robinson)

Dan Dry (photo by: Logan Riely)

Winifred Lee (photo by: Laura Robinson)

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Among the more than 151,000 assembled today at Churchill Downs were some old friends of the Kentucky Derby – a mutuel clerk who's been punching tickets for half a century, an acclaimed photographer who's been a fixture since Bold Forbes upset Honest Pleasure 37 years ago, and an elevator operator who in her nine years here has made a legion of friends to last a lifetime.

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Kentucky Derby 139 presented by Yum! Brands - The Race

trevordodd — Sat, 04 May 2013 23:24:56 +0000

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Orb gives McGaughey, Janney and Phipps emotional first Derby

Brisnet.com — Sat, 04 May 2013 23:10:57 +0000

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Though the rains came early on Kentucky Derby Day, it wasn't enough to dampen the spirits of Lexington native Shug McGaughey as the veteran horseman and Hall of Famer watched his colt Orb come running late over the sloppy, sealed Churchill Downs oval to score a decisive 2 1/2-length victory in Derby 139.

It was the first Derby win for the trainer, jockey Joel Rosario and the homebred Orb's owners, longtime industry stalwarts Stuart S. Janney III and Phipps Stables.

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Dr J walks the Red Carpet

Eric Eatherly — Sat, 04 May 2013 22:21:54 +0000

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Jerry Bruckheimer walks the Red Carpet

Eric Eatherly — Sat, 04 May 2013 21:46:27 +0000

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Jane Seymour walks the Red Carpet

Eric Eatherly — Sat, 04 May 2013 21:43:52 +0000

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