Joel Rosario

Fiftyshadesofhay wins Black-Eyed Susan Stakes

2013-05-17 15:52:00

She had a cool name and a hot jockey, but Fiftyshadesofhay didn't look like she had much of a chance for most of Friday's 89th Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Riding the 3-year-old filly for the first time, Joel Rosario also gave the...

A year after riding through sorrow, jockey Joel Rosario returns to Preakness with favorite Orb

2013-05-17 08:20:00

Joel Rosario rode anyway. Upon returning to the jockey's room last May 20, he learned that his brother Marino, a police officer in his native Dominican Republic, had been killed in a motorcycle accident. Creative Cause -- and a chance to ride in his...

Walkwithapurpose scratches, so Black-Eyed Susan left with Hall of Fame duel

2013-05-16 17:00:00

The top local entrant for Friday's 89th running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico took one wrong step on Thursday and had to be scratched. Walkwithapurpose, a Maryland-bred owned by Sagamore Farm in Glyndon, was expected to be one of the top...

Heavy favorite Orb draws the dreaded No. 1 gate for Preakness

2013-05-15 17:50:00

A few low, indecipherable noises escaped from the table where Shug McGaughey, trainer of even-money Preakness favorite Orb, sat during the post-position draw Wednesday. The horse had drawn the dreaded No. 1 gate, meaning eight horses will be closing...

Lukas secretly thought Oxbow was best hope for Preakness win

2013-05-19 10:50:00

D. Wayne Lukas may seem to the public an unlikely candidate to be one of the most hands-on trainers working in horse racing today. He shows up on television — like Saturday, when his horse Oxbow cruised to a win in the 138th Preakness —...

Orb is horse to beat and has made the rest of Preakness field an afterthought

2013-05-17 13:47:00

Shug McGaughey, the trainer for Kentucky Derby winner Orb, attributes his calm demeanor since that race to maturity. Had he made it to the Preakness with a Triple Crown chance at a younger age, the 64-year-old insists, the scene would have been...

Oxbow takes the Preakness, dashing hopes of a Triple Crown

2013-05-18 19:36:00

Gary Stevens caught the water bottle tossed his way, took one swig and threw it back. “He don't want any?” a man asked, considering jockeys usually shower their horses, too. Stevens shook his head from his perch atop Oxbow, the wire-to-...

Oxbow's win, Lukas milestones overshadow Orb's disappointing Preakness finish

2013-05-19 13:27:54

In the days leading up to Saturday's 138th running of the Preakness Stakes, favorite Orb's trainer, Shug McGaughey, said on a few occasions he felt his colt had yet to run his best race. After the gate opened at Pimlico and sent off the nine Preakness...

John Velazquez finishes 2nd with Itsmyluckyday, wins two other races at Pimlico

2013-05-18 17:16:00

John Velazquez's run of misfortune began when he broke a rib and his right wrist during a tumble at Aqueduct Racetrack in April. When the 41-year-old jockey returned for the Kentucky Derby, it was not aboard the victorious Orb — the horse he had...

Race-by-race results from Preakness Day

2013-05-18 17:17:00

Race 1: Jockey Joel Rosario rode Aussi Austin to victory in the first of 13 races on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. Bake Shop took second and Pretension finished third in the 1 1/16-mile dirt race. The winner finished in 1:45.23. Bake Shop and...

The spirit of the Kentucky Derby lands at Pimlico for the day

2013-05-04 16:45:00

The racing gods obviously got their signals crossed, choosing to grace Pimlico with a glorious afternoon to enjoy the first jewel of the Triple Crown on Saturday while the 19 horses in the Kentucky Derby slogged through the mud at Churchill Downs. So...

Todd Pletcher comes up short in Kentucky Derby again

2013-05-04 19:18:00

Todd Pletcher is now 1-for-36 in the Kentucky Derby. The trainer with a vast empire of horses entered five in Saturday's 139th run for the roses and, as bettors expected, Revolutionary, the colt guided by Calvin Borel, moved well over the wet track...

ELMONT, NY - JUNE 08: Palace Malice #12 ridden by Mike Smith wins the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes followed by Oxbow #7 Ridden by Gary Stevens and and Orb #5 ridden by Joel Rosario at Belmont Park on June 8, 2013 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

2013-06-08 00:00:00

May 18, 2013; Baltimore, MA, USA; Joel Rosario aboard Orb races down the opening stretch of the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico race course. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Aussie Austin ridden by Joel Rosario leads the field to win the first race of the day on Preakness Saturday. Photo by Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun

2013-05-18 00:00:00