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Litke: Orb trainer Shug McGaughey gets his shot at glory

...this fanciful, back-to-the-future tale is still intact, it will finally be Shug McGaughey's turn to go for horse racing's biggest prize. Not that he's about to get ahead of himself."Freaky things can happen," McGaughey said Friday...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-05-17/litke-orb-trainer-sh
Orb's trainer OK with rail in Preakness

...in Wednesday's draw, Orb was made an even-money favorite to win the Preakness and keep alive his bid to become horse racing's first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978."I saw it bounced around in the papers that we would be 4-5...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-05-15/orbs-trainer-ok-rail
Phipps, Janney families finally win elusive Derby

...Orb won the 139th Derby. The two men own the 3-year-old colt in partnership."It's really the culmination of horse racing, and I am thrilled to be here today," Phipps said.Said Janney, "I just couldn't be more delighted that we're...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-05-05/phipps-janney-famili
Trainer Todd Pletcher misses again at Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Despite being one of the biggest names in horse racing, Todd Pletcher has struggled at the Kentucky Derby.Pletcher is 1 for 36 with mounts in the Run to the Roses, with Revolutionary...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-05-04/trainer-todd-pletche
Memories of Sea Hero's victory yet to fade

...charities and philanthropy, an art collector literally without peer in North America, and a devotee of the sport of horse racing for decades. Together Mellon and Miller had achieved much success, but they had never brought a horse to the Derby...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-05-02/memories-sea-heros-v
Dogwood Stable's Cot Campbell hopes for first Kentucky Derby win on eighth try

...The great Brookmeade runner got the job done, and horse racing seemed rather interesting to me."Eight years later...on it and never got over it."Campbell entered the horse racing business in the early 1970s after running a successful...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-27/dogwood-stables-cot-campbell-
Overtime

...doping offenses.Horse RacingTrainer to face doping inquiryGodolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni is to attend a British Horse Racing Authority disciplinary inquiry after prohibited substances were found in samples taken from 11 horses at his stables...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2013-04-22/overtime
Ride isn't over for Derby city

...already figured to be part of the Derby, given a love of horse racing that has led him to name thoroughbreds after several...Either way, it certainly spices up the first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. Last year's running drew a record...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2013-04-11/ride-isnt-over-derby-city
Doping allegations force shut down of stables

...prohibited substances, but they weren't tested when the BHA visited Moulton Paddocks."I have been involved in British horse racing for 30 years and have deep respect for its traditions and rules," Sheik Mohammed said. "I built my country based...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-04-24/doping-allegations-f
First leg of Aiken Triple Crown is family affair for some horse racing fans

...tree at the Aiken Training Track's infield rail.Kelly McMurtrie said she can't remember her life without the horse-racing event, and she can't recall her first trip there."I was probably about 1," said the 23-year-old, who now...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/aiken/2013-03-16/first-leg-aiken-triple-crown-