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‘Peaceful’ environs for I’ll Have Another
By Stephen Whyno - The Washington Times
In the aftermath of I’ll Have Another’s Kentucky Derby victory, trainer Doug O’Neill got a little ahead of himself in saying his colt would remain in Louisville a little while longer.

Kentucky Derby entrant Union Rags during his bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Friday, May 4, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Hot pace, talented field for 138th Kentucky Derby

By Colin Fly - Associated Press

Bode Baffert has never been so nervous about a race. The 7-year-old son of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is the namesake of the 138th Kentucky Derby morning-line favorite, Bodemeister.

In this April 24, 2012, file photo, Kentucky Derby hopeful Bodemeister, under exercise rider Peter Hutton, tunes up on the track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Trainer Bob Baffert is going to have some fun at the Kentucky Derby. He's in Louisville with Bodemeister, the likely favorite for the May 5 race, and he'll also saddle Liaison in pursuit of his fourth Derby. (AP Photo/Garry Jones, File)

4-1 favorite Bodemeister will start from sixth post

By Beth Harris - The Washington Times

Bodemeister has been made the early 4-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with Union Rags the second choice in a full field of 20 horses.

Spectators watch as horses workout at Churchill Downs on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Nighttime isn't right time to stage Run for the Roses

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Thoroughbreds racing under lights with the famous twin spires aglow. Big, raucous crowds. Mint juleps as nightcaps.

Creative Cause has won some of California's biggest stakes races on the road to the Kentucky Derby. The Run for the Roses is Saturday. (Associated Press)

Mike Harrington happily stays out of spotlight

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

Mike Harrington is content watching the hubbub of Kentucky Derby week from afar. The 71-year-old trainer is happily tucked away in a non-descript barn that lacks even the teeniest view of Churchill Downs' magnificent Twin Spires.

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Kentucky Derby morning training canceled after storms
By Associated Press
The track superintendent at Churchill Downs cancelled morning training for the Kentucky Derby and its 13-race card after a night of thunderstorms.
Helen Maroulis must battle day-long wait, then eventual finals opponent
By Patrick Borzi - Special to The Washington Times
The wait can be excruciating.
Katie Ledecky, 15, pools talents in bid to make U.S. team
By Dan Friedell - Special to The Washington Times
Bethesda's Katie Ledecky — Kathleen in the official Federation Internationale de Natation rankings — is ahead of her time.
Kenyans weather the heat to win Boston Marathon
By Steve Nearman - Special to The Washington Times
Years from now, fans of the Boston Marathon will look back to Monday's 116th running and not remember that Kenyan elite runners swept all three podium places in both the men's and women's races. They will, however, surely remember the weather.
Search intensifies for runner Micah True in N.M.
By Bob Christie and Terry Tang - Associated Press
Search teams intensified efforts Saturday to find renowned long-distance runner Micah True, who mysteriously vanished four days ago after heading out from a lodge for a morning run in the rugged wilderness near New Mexico's Gila National Forest.
Michael Phelps dominates 200 IM to win final race in Indy
By Michael Marot - Associated Press
Michael Phelps turned his showdown with Ryan Lochte into no contest Saturday.
Monterosso wins $10 million World Cup
By Michael Casey - Associated Press
Monterosso won the $10 million Dubai World Cup, the world's richest horse race, to give Dubai's ruler an emotional victory after one of his horses was euthanized following a fall in an earlier race.
Michael Phelps dominates 200 IM to win final race in Indy
By Michael Marot - Associated Press
Michael Phelps finished at Indianapolis just the way he wanted — with another resounding victory.
Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte qualify for finals at Indianapolis
By Associated Press
Maybe, Michael Phelps isn't finished swimming the 400 IM after all.
HELLER: Easy to see Bert Sugar's love of the Sweet Science
By Dick Heller - The Washington Times
Some years ago, Kids in Trouble, the District-based charitable organization founded by sportscaster Harold Bell, presented Lifetime Achievement trophies to boxing writer Bert Randolph Sugar and yours truly. I don't remember what I said at the awards dinner and neither does anyone else, because Sugar stole the show. As usual.
Lindsey Vonn sets women's World Cup points record
By Eric Willemsen - Associated Press
Lindsey Vonn set a women's record for the most World Cup points in a season Saturday after finishing eighth in a slalom won by Austria's Michaela Kirchgasser.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee cites mind over body
By Carla Peay - The Washington Times
Inside an opulent ballroom at National Harbor, a setting usually occupied by people wearing business suits, it was a day when women in uniform were in charge.
Jordyn Wieber, Danell Leyva win gymnastics' American Cup
By Will Graves - Associated Press
Jordyn Wieber kicked off her Olympic year with a victory and may have found a new threat to her gold medal hopes.
Kenseth takes Daytona 500 despite fire, rain and Tide
By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press
Well, NASCAR certainly knows how to make a prime-time impression. Rain, fire and Tide laundry detergent all factored into a Daytona 500 that will go down as the most bizarre in NASCAR history.

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