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We have shown 20 years of perseverance going after extremist threats. we decimated al-qaeda in the tribal areas of pakistan and in the parts of afghanistan where they had previously holed up. we showed a willingness through thick and thin to keep at this even when the mission had been unpopular, meaning that if we are struck again from afghanistan, i have no doubt that the united states and many nato partners will go back to do what is necessary to target the source of that violence. it doesnt m...

Sponsored by: 2020 Breeders Cup Sprint winner Whitmore The defending Champion Sprinter Whitmore has shown no signs of slowing down in his 8-year-old campaign. He will again look to put his ability on display, facing some of the top sprinters in the country in Saturdays 37th running of the Grade 1, $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt at Saratoga Race Course. The prestigious six-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and upward pays homage to the influential owner, breeder and racetrack operator who ...

Slow start for Brown, but fast finish for Technical Analysis in Lake George | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 SARATOGA SPRINGS — The quantity hasn’t been there for the Chad Brown barn so far at the 2021 Saratoga Race Course meet, with just two winners in the first five days of the meet. At least he got some quality on Friday, with a 1-2 finish, respectively, from Technical Analysis and Fluffy Socks in the Grade III Lake George. The Mechanicville native has won the Saratoga training title...

Steve Asmussen Edges Mike Maker In Preakness Weekend Trainer Bonus Sponsored by: Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen edged defending champion Mike Maker to claim the top prize of $50,000 for the third time in five years in the Maryland Jockey Clubs $100,000 trainer bonus offered to horsemen for their participation in stakes races over Preakness weekend, May 14-15, at Pimlico Race Course. Asmussen started 11 horses in 10 stakes over the two days, finishing ...

Special Reserve, put away that rivals and rolled to a 1 ¾-length victory in Saturday’s $150,000 Maryland Sprint.

Special Reserve Gives Red-Hot Maker Another Graded Stakes Win In Maryland Sprintspecial Sponsored by: Special Reserve puts away Strike Power en route to his victory in the Maryland Sprint Stakes Trainer Michael Maker has a knack for turning claiming horses into graded stakes winners. He did it on Friday when Last Judgment, a $62,500 claim, won the Grade 3 Pimlico Special on the opening day of Preakness weekend at Old Hilltop in Baltimore, Md. He accomplished the feat again on Preaknes...

Weekend Lineup Presented By Pimlico: Preakness Headlines Busy Weekend In Maryland Sponsored by: by NTRA | 05.14.2021 | 2:07pm The 146th Grade 1 $1 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday, the second jewel of Thoroughbred racings Triple Crown, will be run at 1 3/16 miles. The Preakness is the centerpiece of nine graded stakes races to be run at Old Hilltop on Friday and Saturday. NBC Sports will broadcast the Preakness live, with coverage beginning Sa...

Laki goes after his third straight victory at Pimlico Race Course in Saturday’s $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3).

Nine Preakness Day Stakes At Pimlico Attract 244 Nominations Sponsored by: A total of 244 nominations were made to nine stakes, five graded, worth $1.25 million in purses that help support the 146 th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1), the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, Saturday, May 15 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md. The $1 million Preakness will go off as Race 13 on a spectacular 14-race program that begins at 10:30 a.m. ET and concludes with the UAE President Cup (G1)...

C Z Rocket Gets The Best Of Whitmore Again In Count Fleet Sprint Handicap Sponsored by: C Z Rocket defeats Whitmore in the Count Fleet Sprint Handicap Winning for the seventh time in eight races since being claimed for $40,000 last April, the 7-year-old City Zip gelding C Z Rocket defeated  sprint champion Whitmore for the second time in a row on Saturday, taking the Grade 3, $500,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap by two lengths at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Ark. Ridden by Florent Geroux ...