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AP Blog: Barbaro Gets Giant Get-Well Card
_AP Racing Writer Richard Rosenblatt
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  Messages from horse racing fans adorn one of the two oversized get well cards set up at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, May 24, 2006. The race track will send the cards to the New Bolton, Pa., hospital where Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is recovering from surgery to mend injuries suffered in the Preakness Stakes. (AP Photo/Garry Jones) (Garry Jones - AP) The Triple Crown_____ Barbaro Watch _____ Barbaro is now up and walking and on the slow road to recovery. The chances for survival of Derby winner Barbaro have dropped below 50 percent, says his doctor July 11. Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is fighting for his life. _____ Belmont Stakes _____  Jazil wins the Belmont Stakes by a length over Bluegrass Cat. Jockey John Velazquez has made a quick recovery from a horrific fall at Keeneland. ABC Sports will devote a large chunk of its two hours of coverage to Barbaro. Preakness winner Bernardini will not run in the Belmont. _____ Preakness Stakes _____  Veterinary surgeon Dean Richardson is optimistic about Barbaro's recovery. Video: A veterinarian says Barbaro is doing well and resting. Barbaro suffers a life-threatening broken leg just 50 strides into the Preakness. Bernardini wins the Preakness. Beyer: A day that began full of optimism turns into thoroughbred racing's darkest moment since July 6, 1975. Photos: Scenes from Pimlico. _____ Kentucky Derby _____  Barbaro routs the field by 6 1/2 lengths to win the 132nd run for the roses. Andrew Beyer: Barbaro's speed and stamina are worthy of a Triple Crown. Photos: Barbaro sprints to victory. Save & Share |
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SATURDAY, May 20:
BALTIMORE _ There's a saying around Baltimore that goes, "If you don't get to the Preakness by 10 o'clock, you don't get to the Preakness."
Traffic is that bad.
On every other day of the year, Maryland racing fans can stroll into the track, step up to the betting window and put down their cash. On Saturday, there were lines outside the parking lot, lines at the entrances and lines at the windows.
All of which bodes well for Pimlico Race Course, which makes enough money on Preakness day to enable Maryland tracks to operate for the other 364 days of the year.
It's stuffy here in the press box, so as a chance of pace I ventured into the infield. What a circus! One guy I talked to said his group of seven brought six 30-packs of beer.
That's 180 cans of beer. He almost apolgized for the low total, explaining, "One of the seven is a girl, and she's not going to drink more than eight."
I got here at 8:30 this morning for a race that starts at 6:15 p.m. and lasts less than two minutes. Then, after it's over, I'll be here for three more hours.
By that time, the traffic just might be tolerable.
_AP Sports Writer David Ginsburg