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Former Pro Baseball Player Gosger Hopes Namesake Hits Home Run in Preakness

This is the story of an obscure big-league baseball journeyman from a half-century ago and the Preakness Stakes horse that bears his name.

Jim Gosger is the former ballplayer, now an 82-year-old Michigan man who bounced around the Majors in the 1960s and ’70s with six different clubs, was the last batter to face immortal pitcher Satchel Paige, and who was once declared dead by the New York Mets.

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Maryland’s Underdog Crown Jewel: Preakness Bids Farewell to Old Pimlico

Crab cakes, lacrosse, and the Preakness Stakes. That’s what Maryland does. Since its inception in 1873, the state’s signature race has been rooted in the heart of Baltimore.

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Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: A Great Way to Kick Off a Second Career!

Young horses have a tendency to improve by leaps and bounds once certain things about the job they’re being asked to do start to click. That has certainly been the case with Maverick since my last installment.

For a while I thought I was way behind schedule for my plan to take him to his first show in early May. But the second half of April was full of huge improvements under saddle, so I decided to enter him in the Sayre Horse Show at Masterson Station.

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Where to Watch/Listen: Preakness Stakes Week 2025

Two weeks ago, national television viewership of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve reached its best mark since 1989, and the momentum will hopefully continue through the upcoming Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown, Saturday, May 17 at Pimlico.

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Nine Things to Know Before You Go to the 2025 Preakness Stakes

Baltimore will be the center of the racing world this Saturday, May 17, when Pimlico plays host to the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the $2 million Preakness Stakes. Here’s what you need to know before you go.

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