Another year, another no Triple Crown in horse racing.
From the Chicago Tribune: Gary Stevens caught the water bottle tossed his way, took one swig and threw it back.
“He don't want any?” a man asked, considering jockeys usually shower their horses, too.
Stevens shook his head from his perch atop Oxbow, the wire-to-wire winner of the 138th Preakness.
“Ain't even tired,” he said.
Stevens, a 50-year-old grandfather who came out of a seven-year retirement this year, used a daring ride Saturday to clinch an anti-climatic second leg of the Triple Crown at Pimlico Race Course.
His victory gave trainer D. Wayne Lukas, 77, a record 14th triumph in Triple Crown races. His first one also came at the Preakness, in 1980 with Codex.
Asked if he appreciated this one more, Lukas said quickly, “Yes, yes, definitely. At 77, I do. Yes. The first one, I thought I was going to win quite a few more.”
Oxbow ran the 13/16 miles in 1:57.54 and never faced a serious challenge, winning by 13/4 lengths. Going off at 15-1 odds locally, he paid $32.80 on a $2 dollar bet to win, $12 to place and $6.80 to show.
Itsmyluckyday was second ($7.80 and $5) and Mylute finished third ($5.20).
Heavy favorite Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, ended up being unable to overcome having to start along the rail. He began his move along the backstretch and briefly moved into third place, but jockey Joel Rosario could not swing out into open space and the horse finished fourth. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/horseracing/chi-preakness-2013-orb-oxbow-20130518,0,3800993.story
If you bet on Oxbow, you made a lot of money. If you put your life savings on Orb, well, we will see you in the soup kitchen line.
If you are Mark Belling of Milwaukee Talk radio on WISN and sometime Rush Limbaugh fill in, I'm never listening to you again!!!!!
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