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By David Joseph —- $1 million Pick 5 and $500,000 Pick 4 also on tap for Saturday’s Card BALTIMORE — Saturday’s Preakness Day card will feature multiple guaranteed pools, highlighted by a $2 million Pick 4 that encompasses four stakes — races 10-13 — and is anchored by the...

By David Joseph —- The Woodlawn Vase; MJC Photos BALTIMORE – The elegant Woodlawn Vase, originally created by Tiffany and Company in 1860, is the most valuable trophy in American sports. Acacia Courtney looks at the history of the Woodlawn Vase and the tradition. Video...

By Bob Ehalt —- Secretariat runs on the turf during historic 1973 campaign (photo courtesy of Adam Coglianse). He won the Belmont Stakes by a preposterous 31 lengths and established a new world record time in the process. In the inaugural Marlboro Cup, he dispatched a field...

By Bob Hill, TSV Staff Writer —- Always Dreaming will be the post-time favorite in the Preakness Stakes at very low odds. He should be. His win in the Kentucky Derby was dominate and impressive. He showed the tactical speed and staying power that define great horses in...

By Bob Hill, TSV Staff Writer —- In 2012, the criteria for qualifying Kentucky Derby entrants was altered. Prior to that time total earnings in graded stakes races were used as the means for determining the ranking of Derby hopefuls. The system was widely criticized due to...

By Bob Hill, TSV Turf Writer —- Derby Day at Churchill Downs offers up seven different Pick-4 or Pick-5 opportunities. That many races will challenge any handicapper’s wallet, so I advise that you play the ones that look most appealing to you. Of course, partnering up with...