Belmont Stakes, June 6 2009

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Belmont Park Notes: Orb Returns to Belmont following Preakness loss

Trainer Shug McGaughey was back at his Belmont Park barn Sunday afternoon, the day after Orb’s Triple Crown bid ended with a fourth-place finish in the Preakness. . Read Full Article

Belmont Park Notes: Orb Returns to Belmont following Preakness loss Belmont Stakes: Oxbow, Orb might meet again in New York Oxbow leads throughout under Gary Stevens; Orb fourth at 3-5 Orb Breezes Half-Mile in 47.18 for Preakness; McGaughey Thrilled Belmont Park Notes: Orb set for Monday breeze at Belmont Trainer Shug McGaughey was back at his Belmont Park barn Sunday afternoon, the day after Orb’s Triple Crown bid ended with a fourth-place finish in the Preakness. . Oxbow, the winner of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, left Pimlico Race Course early Sunday morning, and a couple of hours later, so too did Orb, who won the Kentucky Derby and was fourth in the Preakness. But there is a good chance they could meet again June 8 in the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown. Jockey Gary Stevens, who came out of a seven-year retirement in January, and trainer D. Wayne Lukas, still going strong at age 77, put added shine on their Hall of Fame careers and put an end to the Triple Crown aspirations of Orb by teaming to win the138th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course with the 15-1 longshot Oxbow. Kentucky Derby winner Orb breezed a half-mile in a seemingly effortless 47.18 seconds Monday morning at Belmont Park in his final serious work for the next leg of racing’s Triple Crown, Saturday’s Preakness at Pimlico Race Course. After a rainy week at Belmont Park, Kentucky Derby winner Orb is set to breeze a half-mile over the main track Monday morning before shipping to Pimlico for the Preakness. Read Full ArticleRead Full ArticleRead Full ArticleRead Full ArticleRead Full Article

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