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Orb faces a friend in the Preakness

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:58:26 MDT

Orb faces a friend in the Preakness

The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 11:58PM MDT

Baltimore • Kentucky Derby winner Orb and Illinois Derby champion Departing played together as foals in the lush pastures of Claiborne Farm in central Kentucky. It will be all business on Saturday, though, when the horses meet for the first time on the racetrack in the $1 million Preakness Stakes. Orb is aiming for the second jewel of the Triple Crown, and a chance three weeks later at the Belmont Stakes to become the first horse to sweep the series since Affirmed in 1978. Departing, it tu...

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Horse racing: Kentucky Derby winner Orb arrives at Pimlico

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:49:39 MDT

Horse racing: Kentucky Derby winner Orb arrives at Pimlico

By david ginsburg The Associated Press

Updated May 14, 2013 12:49AM MDT

Baltimore • Orb has settled into the place reserved for royalty at Pimlico Race Course — stall 40. The Triple Crown hopeful arrived at Pimlico on Monday afternoon, five days before the Preakness. He was immediately taken to stall 40 at the Stakes Barn, which traditionally serves as home to the Kentucky Derby winner. Some of the greatest horses in history have been kept there, including Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977) and Affirmed (1978). “I can’t believe how proud I am,” trainer Shug McG...