Showing posts with label Preakness Stakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Preakness Stakes. Show all posts

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Preakness Stakes' Victory Stops Triple Crown Bid



Congratulations to Hall of Fame Jockey Gary Stevens and Hall of Famer trainer D. Wayne Lukas for taking a long shot and winning the Preakness Stakes. His victory aboard Oxbow stopped Triple Crown hopes for Orb. But, it could set up a nice battle at the Belmont Stakes on June 8 if both horses are entered in that third leg. 

 Stevens' win was quite a feat, as he rode the fifth longest shot (15-1) within the past century to victory in the 138th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

Horse racing has long been one of my favorite live sporting events because of the excitement that surrounds great days like this one.
(Preakness Stakes Trophy photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.)
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Over the next few weeks I'm going to provide inside information about each of the 'personal favorite' story links that are shown below. 

5 Traits of Hardcore Philadelphia Phillies' Fans

Every longtime baseball fan considers himself/herself to be hardcore. In Philadelphia there are particular elements within the culture that helps to define who we are. 

I loved writing this one because the exaggerations weren't so far from reality. Those of us who saw the 1980 and 2008 World Series' victories are deeply fortunate and owe an eternal debt of gratitude to every fan who ever lived and never saw either great team.

Random personal favorites that I've written over time... 
(Each story only takes a few minutes to read.)

Horror Story: It Was Crawling Up My Chest!
Television Haiku Poem
The Best Holiday Memories
My First Car Was An All-Time Classic
Could One Baseball Shatter The Summer?

The Night Lenny Dykstra Was Swinging In The Rain
When Baseball Cards Were King


Philadelphia Flyers' Topps Hockey Card Mystery Revealed
5 Lessons Flyers' Fans Have Taught The Hockey World
5 Traits Old School Flyers' Fans Possess

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Interviewing athletes and other sports' personalities happens after a series of steps have been taken. Hard work and smart choices can lead to success if you remain persistent. 

Read between the lines of each interview to learn how you can make your own connections...

My interviews with famous athletes and sports' personalities

Martin Brodeur: Discusses His Record-Setting Shutout Total and Key Rivalries 
Jaromir Jagr: Current NHL Forward and Future Hall of Famer
Philadelphia Flyers' Bernie Parent: Postgame reflections 
Bobby Clarke: Philadelphia Flyers' Legend Talks Hockey
Ron Hextall Recalls His Greatest Season
Kerry Fraser: NHL Referee is Still Making the Right Calls

Fox Television's Erin Como Reveals Her Timeless Model for Success: Interview
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Fast Fiction and Other Stuff  because that platform is the number 1 eBook publishing site in the world. 
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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Anticlimactic Belmont Stakes Odds, Information and Three Picks

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What a downer
It's not that no one cares who wins today's Belmont Stakes race in New York. But, it's true that a lot less people will be drawn to the show.

I had my own numeric superstition involving I'll Have Another in the eleventh post position. That was linked to the fact that there have been eleven Triple Crown winners in history and eleven horses have gone to the Belmont Stakes since Affirmed won in 1978.

Here is a link to the remaining 11 contenders and their current odds.

With IHA scratched, all I'm left with is choosing the horse in the first post position (Street Life) and the one in the tenth position (Optimizer). That 1 + 10 = 11.  Deep use of logic, right?

For a long shot, I'll go with Guyana Star Dweej,who will be racing from the eighth spot. Doodnauth Shivmangal's choice of Kent Desormeaux  was interesting. Not because he is a Hall of Famer of course, but because of his Preakness suspension. Even a show finish would make for a nice story there.

Those are my top three. Hardly the most brilliant selections. Hardly the most wanted scenario for today's anticlimactic race.
Baseball cards

For those of us who are old enough to remember When Baseball Cards were King, the spring is always a special time of year.

Bygone days spent with elementary school days and family members opening packs of Topps cardboard gold never truly fade away.


Hockey


Here is a hockey story that all ice fans will like: The mystery behind these 1970s Topps hockey cards is revealed.


Thank you for clicking on any of my Yahoo sports articles that are shown below:

Five traits old school Flyers fans possess

Five traits of hardcore Phillies fans


My interview with Flyers' Hall of Famer Bernie Parent





Thank you for also clicking on one, or more, of my Yahoo Voices articles that are shown below:

Model Management Agency - MMA Has Another Rising Star in Megan Irminger

Behind the scenes of the modeling world: An interview with Ellen Wasser-Hrin - MMA/Model Management Agency





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Monday, May 14, 2012

Sixers - Celtics Playoffs and Preakness Stakes Contenders

Over ----2  1/2  Million---- hits since my first Yahoo story was published on 2/1/11.
The influence of positive social media friends matters.

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Sixers

A one-point victory in Game 2 to counter the one-point loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 1.

As a good friend and basketball fan told me tonight, Doug Collins has this deep team playing tough defense.

Got a split in Beantown. Nice!


Baseball cards

For those of us who are old enough to remember When Baseball Cards were King, the spring is always a special time of year.

Bygone days spent with elementary school days and family members opening packs of Topps cardboard gold never truly fade away.


Preakness Stakes

The second leg of the Triple Crown takes place on May 19, 2012. Here are the post positions for the contenders.


Hockey


Here is a hockey story that all ice fans will like: The mystery behind these 1970s Topps hockey cards is revealed.


Thank you for clicking on any of my Yahoo sports articles that are shown below:

Five traits old school Flyers fans possess

Five traits of hardcore Phillies fans


My interview with Flyers' Hall of Famer Bernie Parent





Thank you for also clicking on one, or more, of my Yahoo Voices articles that are shown below:

Behind the scenes of the modeling world: An interview with Ellen Wasser-Hrin - MMA/Model Management Agency





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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Sixers - Celtics Playoffs, Phillies Catcher Ruiz should hit cleanup and Preakness Stakes Contenders

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Sixers

The one-point loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 1 could have been a win, but you can't have everything.

It would be best to take Game 2 tomorrow, because it would seemly overly challenging to win four out of a possible five games from a good team like this one is.
Phillies

Juan Pierre has sold me on his continuing ability to get on base and generate runs. He should play in left
field the majority of the time and hit no lower than second in every game.

Carlos Ruiz is having a breakout year. I would like to see him hit cleanup for a few games to see how it goes. He's mentally strong enough to handle whatever the results of that experiment would be.

Pence just isn't cutting it in Howard's spot.
Baseball cards

For those of us who are old enough to remember When Baseball Cards were King, the spring is always a special time of year.

Bygone days spent with elementary school days and family members opening packs of Topps cardboard gold never truly fade away.


Preakness Stakes

The second leg of the Triple Crown takes place on May 19, 2012. Here are the post positions for the contenders.


Hockey


Here is a hockey story that all ice fans will like: The mystery behind these 1970s Topps hockey cards is revealed.


Thank you for clicking on any of my Yahoo sports articles that are shown below:

Five traits old school Flyers fans possess

Five traits of hardcore Phillies fans


My interview with Flyers' Hall of Famer Bernie Parent





Thank you for also clicking on one, or more, of my Yahoo Voices articles that are shown below:

Behind the scenes of the modeling world: An interview with Ellen Wasser-Hrin - MMA/Model Management Agency





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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Sixers - Celtics Playoffs, Phillies notes and Preakness Stakes Contenders

Over ----2  1/2  Million---- hits since my first Yahoo story was published on 2/1/11.
The influence of positive social media friends matters.

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Sixers

Closed out the Bulls on Thursday and open the second round series on the road against the Boston Celtics tonight.

This young team should have the legs to run in Game 1, but will they be able to channel the momentum they have gained into a victory?

Getting the jump in this round would be significant.

Phillies

It seems hard to imagine this specific collection of players being anything more than middling this season.

They have some great players, some poor ones and a majority who are just average. That would seem to indicate a record around .500 by season's end.

Something unusual would have to happen for them to push towards 90 wins this year.


Baseball cards

For those of us who are old enough to remember When Baseball Cards were King, the spring is always a special time of year.

Bygone days spent with elementary school days and family members opening packs of Topps cardboard gold never truly fade away.


Preakness Stakes

The second leg of the Triple Crown takes place on May 19, 2012. Here are the post positions for the contenders.


Hockey


Here is a hockey story that all ice fans will like: The mystery behind these 1970s Topps hockey cards is revealed.


Thank you for clicking on any of my Yahoo sports articles that are shown below:

Five traits old school Flyers fans possess

Five traits of hardcore Phillies fans


My interview with Flyers' Hall of Famer Bernie Parent





Thank you for also clicking on one, or more, of my Yahoo Voices articles that are shown below:

Behind the scenes of the modeling world: An interview with Ellen Wasser-Hrin - MMA/Model Management Agency





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