Equestrian

After Kentucky Derby winner Orb finished in fourth place at the Preakness, we are on the longest drought ever for a Triple Crown winner ("Lukas kept prediction to himself: Oxbow," May 20). The last time a horse won a Triple Crown was Affirmed in 1978....

BALTIMORE Gary Stevens had been retired for seven years. It seemed like D. Wayne Lukas had been retired for even longer. Stevens, the Hall of Fame jockey, had been on the NBC broadcast team for many of the major races. Lukas, the Hall of Fame trainer,...

Golf's rules-makers have banned anchored putting strokes. The technique has been used by players to win four of the past six majors. It also has drawn support and opposition throughout the golf world. When using this type of stroke, the putter rests...

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Goalie Henrik Lundqvist was superb in the Rangers seven-game series victory over the Capitals. But he has been transformed in this current series from super to mediocre, courtesy of the Bruins.The Bruins, taking advantage of their speed, shot-making...

The numbers alone say the 138th Preakness was a huge success. A crowd of 117,203, the fourth largest in Preakness history, was on hand to see long-shot Oxbow's shocking win and heavy-favorite Orb's disappointing run. And the total handle for the day...

The audience for NBC's coverage of the Preakness was up by as much as 24 percent during the afternoon, according to overnight Nielsen data provided by the network. The audience for the block of time that includes the race (5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m. ET) was 9%...

— Orb trainer Shug McGaughey said his colt emerged from the Preakness Stakes in excellent shape and remained at a loss to explain the colt's puzzling performance. The Kentucky Derby champion was a prohibitive 3-5 favorite in Saturday's $1 million...

Consider this our encore applause for Macklemore's performance at Preakness. This weekend, the self-made Seattle rapper took the stage at the Triple Crown's second jewel and delivered a set that included his two most recognizable songs -- "Thrift Shop"...

Saturday's Preakness Stakes was a great big welcome back to a trio of horse racing's most important names: D. Wayne Lukas, Gary Stevens and Calumet Farm. However, Brad Kelley, the owner of the latter, wasn't at Pimlico, and don't expect him to step into...

Hours after saddling his record 14th winner in a Triple Crown race, D. Wayne Lukas' reward to himself was doubling up on the scoops of ice cream that went with his celebratory hot apple pie. Gregarious celebrations never have been part of the Hall of...

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Orb trainer Shug McGaughey said on his colt emerged from the Preakness Stakes in excellent shape and remained at a loss to explain the colt's puzzling performance. The Kentucky Derby champion was a prohibitive 3-5 favorite in...