Nine-time Epsom Derby-winning jockey Lester Piggott has been hospitalized in Switzerland where he lives, his son-in-law, English trainer William Haggas, said. Haggas did not reveal why 86-year-old Piggott had been taken to hospital but told Sky Sports Racing: “He’s battling a bit, but he’s a tough man.” Haggas said his wife Maureen — Piggott’s eldest …
Nine-time Epsom Derby-winning jockey Lester Piggott has been hospitalized in Switzerland where he lives, his son-in-law, English trainer William Haggas, said. Haggas did not reveal why 86-year-old Piggott had been taken to hospital but told Sky Sports Racing: “He’s battling a bit, but he’s a tough man.” Haggas said his wife Maureen — Piggott’s eldest …
Early Voting handed Epicenter another Triple Crown heartbreak on Saturday, holding off the Kentucky Derby runner-up to win the $1.65 million Preakness Stakes. Well-rested after sitting out the Kentucky Derby, Early Voting validated the decision by trainer Chad Brown and owner Seth Klarman to skip the first jewel of US flat racing’s Triple Crown. “They …
Early Voting edged betting favorite and Kentucky Derby runner-up Epicenter to with the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. Early Voting trailed 18-1 longshot Armagnac early in the race before taking the lead from the outside on the final turn. Epicenter charged from the inside, but secured the same second-place finish he did …
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The Kentucky Derby was a blast when Rich Strike shocked the field as an 80-1 long shot with one of the most spectacular closing stretches in horse racing history. The fun didn’t last though with the news that Rich Strike’s handlers chose not to run him in Saturday’s 147th running of the Preakness Stakes at …
The absence of longshot Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike takes a Triple Crown tilt off the table and sets up Derby runner-up Epicenter as the favorite in the $1.65 million Preakness Stakes on Saturday. Rich Strike’s unlikely victory in the 148th Kentucky Derby still cast a long shadow at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland, even after …
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NBA legend Tony Parker said winning the French 1000 Guineas (Poule d’Essai des Pouliches) at Longchamp on Sunday gave him the “same burst of adrenaline” as when he won his four titles. The French sporting icon watched he said “calmly” as his Mikel Delzangles-trained filly Mangoustine denied bold front runner Cachet a Guineas double having …
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Here’s a look at horses considered possible to run in the $1.5 million, Grade 1 Preakness on May 21 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Preakness 2022: Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will skip for Belmont Horses are listed in alphabetical order. Kentucky Derby hopeful Epicenter is bathed on the backside at Churchill Downs. May …
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The chase for the Triple Crown will have to wait another year. Rich Strike, the surprise long shot winner of the Kentucky Derby, will not compete in the Preakness next weekend. Instead, the horse will next run at the Belmont Stakes in June. The decision for trainer Eric Reed and owner Rick Dawson came down …
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Days after his career triumph, Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Sonny Leon is serving a suspension for careless riding. Leon rode 80-1 longshot Rich Strike to victory at Churchill Downs on Saturday after the horse was entered as a late replacement for a horse that was scratched. This week, Leon’s serving a four-day suspension for careless riding …