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		<title><![CDATA[Josh Tolentino: Horse racing's future must confront its darkest reality]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — A group of protesters stood near the entrance to Laurel
Park on Saturday, holding signs accusing horse racing of cruelty, while
fans dressed in bright spring colors streamed toward Maryland’s
biggest racing weekend of the year.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4201750</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Preakness 2026: Napoleon Solo wins unprecedented race at Laurel Park]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAUREL, Md. — Adorned in a cerulean button-down and tan blazer,
Napoleon Solo owner Al Gold strutted off the track and into the postrace
news conference with a childlike whimsy.

He described the 3-year-old colt’s win of the 151st Preakness
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4199468</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Preakness 2026: Napoleon Solo wins unprecedented race at Laurel Park]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAUREL, Md. — Napoleon Solo, a long shot on the morning betting
line, emerged victorious from the throes of the largest Preakness Stakes
field in 15 years at Laurel Park on Saturday.

The 3-year-old colt — trained by Chad Summers, owned by ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4199457</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Moore weighs Preakness rights purchase; lawmakers are opposed]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAUREL, Md. — Maryland’s interest in purchasing the rights to the
Preakness Stakes’ brand for $85 million was a highlight of
conversation Saturday at Laurel Park ahead of the 151st running of the
historic race.

And while Gov. Wes Moore won�...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4199453</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hit Zero owner: 'I don't question' care horse received before death at Laurel Park]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAUREL, Md. — The 3-year-old horse was supposed to be perfect.

That was the inspiration behind the name, Hit Zero, a piece of
10-year-old Bailey Horowitz’s world she carried with her as a curious
and cheerful spectator on Friday morning at ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4198705</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Josh Tolentino: Larry Collmus explains 'harrowing experience' of calling Preakness]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAUREL, Md. — Long before he became the voice of the Triple Crown,
before millions of viewers came to recognize the rhythm and rise of his
calls on NBC broadcasts every spring, Larry Collmus was just a Maryland
teenager standing alone in a tiny ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4198699</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Laurel Park horse death Friday sparks renewed criticism before Preakness]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAUREL, Md. — A horse died after the opening race on Friday at
Laurel Park, prompting renewed criticism from animal advocates as
Preakness weekend festivities began.

Hit Zero, trained by Brittany Russell and owned by ItsTheJHo LLC and
Evan ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4198670</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Preakness 2026: How Laurel Park became horse racing's global stage]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAUREL, Md. — The odds are that Laurel Park will never see another
big crowd as it hosts the Preakness Stakes on Saturday and then
transitions into retirement as a training track.

Laurel opened in 1911 and, from its start, competed as a distant...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4198543</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Horse dies after opening race Friday as Preakness weekend begins]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAUREL, Md. — A horse died after the opening race on Friday at
Laurel Park as Preakness weekend festivities got underway, according to
track officials.

Hit Zero, trained by Brittany Russell and owned by ItsTheJHo LLC and
Evan Trommer, died ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4198510</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Preakness 2026 Q&A: DraftKings' Johnny Avello on betting the race]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAUREL, Md. — It’s an unusual 2026 Preakness Stakes, with the
event at Laurel Park instead of Pimlico Race Course. It’ll be a
smaller crowd Saturday, and Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo won’t
be in the 14-horse field.

While many things...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4198509</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Preakness 2026 at Laurel Park will be 'tremendously different' than Pimlico]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — Every year since 1909, after each Preakness Stakes at
Pimlico Race Course, an artist has scaled the cupola and painted its
weathervane to match the color scheme of the winning horse and
jockey.

While most of Pimlico has been ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4164078</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Maryland explores ownership of Preakness brand for $85M]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — Maryland is seriously exploring a potential $85 million
move to secure the Preakness Stakes’ brand, an action that would
further bind the historic race to the state where it has been run for
more than 150 years, according to five ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4138745</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Preakness 2026 draw: Morning-line favorite Iron Honor gets 9th post position]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — The 2026 Preakness Stakes will take place Saturday at
Laurel Park. Here’s a look at the 14-horse field and expected
contenders after Monday night’s post position draw:

Taj Mahal, post position 1

A potential favorite of Maryland...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4095874</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Churchill Downs hoped Oaks in prime time would boost betting, reach. Did it?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Oaks’ shift to prime time in an
attempt to get more eyes on Churchill Downs — and more money in the
purse — from the 152nd running of the iconic race seems to have worked
for the Louisville horse racing ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4093603</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Analysis: The Triple Crown is on life support. Time to shuffle the calendar.]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — The purists and the traditionalists are right. The
sanctity of the Triple Crown is a credit to its unparalleled
difficulty.

Many have tried and failed. Still, racing the second leg was,
historically, a rite of passage for the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4092732</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo to skip Preakness]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — There will be no Triple Crown winner this year.

Golden Tempo, the 3-year-old thoroughbred who won the Kentucky Derby
with a brilliant come-from-behind effort, will not run in the Preakness
Stakes on May 16.

Trainer Cherie DeVaux ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4090954</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mark Story: Born in the 19th Century, the Kentucky Derby has become a 21st Century TV phenomenon]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[An event that traces its roots to 1875, the Kentucky Derby is as much
a 2026 phenomenon as Ella Langley.

According to NBC Sports, the telecast of 23-1 shot Golden Tempo’s
worst-to-first charge to victory in the 152nd Run for the Roses was
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4090149</link>
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    <pubDate>May/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[152nd Kentucky Derby breaks ratings record with nearly 20 million average viewers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby broke the ratings record for
the most-watched Kentucky Derby ever, with an average 19.6 million
viewers, according to NBC.

The NBC broadcast generated nearly 2 million more average viewers
than last year’...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4090128</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mark Story: 'I kind of blacked out.' Cherie DeVaux becomes 1st woman to train Kentucky Derby winner.]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Eighty-nine years after Mary Hirsch became the
first woman trainer to enter a horse in the Kentucky Derby, Cherie
DeVaux completed the journey.

All it took for women’s sports history on North American horse
racing’s ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4088069</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Adrian Paul Bryant: For a first-timer, the Kentucky Derby infield is more sponsored chaos than horse race]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — I was sailing through Churchill Downs aimlessly,
chasing a white whale of a story as a first-time Kentucky Derby attendee
whose job was to find interesting sights and scenes.

It was all new to me — the vendors handing out ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/horseracing/s-4088068</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/03/2026</pubDate>
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