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Bob Baffert is back holding court as he returns to Triple Crown series at Preakness

BALTIMORE — Bob Baffert was back in his element, standing outside the stakes barn, talking with friends, talking to owners, talking to reporters.

Los Angeles Times

2023 Preakness: A returning Bob Baffert and Maryland-based John Salzman Jr. arrive from different worlds

BALTIMORE — As a gaggle of reporters surrounded Bob Baffert to hear what the Hall of Fame trainer had to say after a year away from the Triple Crown series, John Salzman Jr. went about his business in the background.

Tribune News Service

2023 Preakness: One year after he was purchased in Timonium, Mage is back as the star of Maryland’s signature race

BALTIMORE — Ramiro Restrepo prayed the bidding would not jump to $300,000.

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Major Preakness Contender Scratched Just 36 Hours Before Race Due to Injury

First Mission, considered the top threat to Kentucky Derby winner Mage, was scratched from Saturday’s Preakness States due to a left hind injury.

Sports Illustrated

Mage faces tough Preakness challenge as First Mission scratched by vet

Kentucky Derby winner Mage will face one less contender in his Triple Crown bid after First Mission was scratched from the Preakness on Friday morning

The Guardian - US

After the Derby Drama, It’s Time to Rethink the Triple Crown Calendar

The lack of carryover from the Kentucky Derby to the Preakness says as much about the anachronistic Triple Crown schedule as it does anything else.

Sports Illustrated

Leicester City owners can dream of Derby success - just not on the football field

The Foxes, the horse owned by King Power Racing, put himself in the mix for the Derby when landing the Dante Stakes at York

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The Foxes claims Dante Stakes to offer lowly Leicester chance of Derby joy

Leicester City’s owners have a serious runner in next month’s Derby at Epsom after The Foxes won the Dante at York

The Guardian - UK

Derby still searching for its headline act with Dettori’s mount not finalised

There are just three names at single-figure odds in the ante-post betting and none can offer cast-iron credentials in Dante week

The Guardian - UK

The targeting of Epsom is open to debate – but the right to peaceful protest is not

As infuriating as disruption to the most famous Classic would be, opposition to racing is likely to be around for some time

The Guardian - UK

Horse dies at Churchill Downs, 8th recent fatality at home of Kentucky Derby

A horse has died after a race at Churchill Downs, making it the eighth fatality in recent weeks at the home of the Kentucky Derby

The Independent UK

Jockey great Steve Cauthen aiming to return to Royal Ascot as an owner

Steve Cauthen, 63, was one of the greatest jockeys of all time in both his native US and in Britain where he won ten Classics including the Derby on Slip Anchor and Reference Point

Daily Mirror

Aidan O’Brien confirms Guineas flop Auguste Rodin still his No 1 for Derby

Aidan O’Brien confirms that Auguste Rodin, the well-beaten favourite in the 2,000 Guineas, remains his No 1 hope for the Derby

The Guardian - UK

Frankie Dettori's final Derby ride emerges as bookies' favourite after Chester win

Frankie Dettori won the Boodles Chester Vase on the John and Thady Gosden-trained Arrest, 4-1 (from 10-1) for the Derby at Epsom. Oaks fancy Savethelastdance also impressed in her trial

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The Guardian - UK

Arrest puts Frankie Dettori in Derby picture for his last season in the saddle

Arrest is now 6-1 second-favourite with most bookies to give Frankie Dettori a third Derby victory on his final start in the Epsom Classic

Liverpool Echo

Chester May Festival 2023: Arrest wins the Chester Vase

John and Thady Gosden's three-year-old lands the feature on day one of the May Festival on the Roodee and is now one of the market leaders for the Derby while Aidan O'Brien's Savethelastdance is a warm favourite for the Oaks at Epsom following a stunning wide-margin Cheshire Oaks success

Daily Mirror

Frankie Dettori bids to nail down Derby mount on Arrest at Chester

Superstar jockey Frankie Dettori won the 2,000 Guineas on Juddmonte-owned Chaldean and rides Arrest for the same owners in the Derby trial, the Chester Vase

Liverpool Echo

Chester May Festival 2023 day one: Adelaide River can win the Chester Vase

Aidan O'Brien's three-year-old can land the feature on day one of the May Festival on the Roodee and book his ticket to the Epsom Derby while Roman Dragon, Savethelastdance, Royal Dress, Vaguely Royal, Seantrabh and Ziggy's Phoenix may also score

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Charlie Johnston sets sights on Derby and Oaks after Guineas efforts

Charlie Johnston, operating as a sole licence holder this year, was buoyed by the efforts of Dubai Mile and Dance In The Grass who both finished fifth in their Classics

The Guardian - US

Another weekend of death at the Kentucky Derby but don’t expect change

There is no other mainstream sport where carnage and indifference occur so regularly – and are as tolerated

WEKU

Mage has won the Kentucky Derby, at a race meeting marred by 7 horse deaths

Mage earned a surprising Kentucky Derby victory on Saturday, capping a nerve-rattling day that included two more fatalities ahead of the 149th edition of the world's most famous race.

Sports Illustrated

Mage’s Victory Provides Thrilling End to Tragic Week at Churchill Downs

A horse with 15-1 odds ridden by a jockey who’d never won the Kentucky Derby in 15 tries could only momentarily distract from a concerning string of deaths leading up to the race.

Daily Mirror

Kentucky Derby 2023: Mage beats Two Phil's to claim victory at Churchill Downs

Mage, ridden by Javier Castellano, came with a late rally to catch runner-up Two Phil's and land the 149th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday

The Independent UK

In the shadow of 7 horse deaths, party goes on at the Derby

Seven horses died at Churchill Downs in the days and hours leading into the Derby

Sports Illustrated

Kentucky Derby 2023: A Seventh Horse Dies at Churchill Downs

Freezing Point marked the second horse death on Saturday leading up to the 1 1/4-mile race.

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