Two weeks after her dazzling Oaks win, Jackson ran her in the Preakness Stakes against males.
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Two years earlier, Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro broke his leg racing in the Preakness Stakes.
Last week, Barbaro was favored to win the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.
But just a few moments after the Preakness Stakes got underway Saturday evening, catastrophe.
McGaughey indicated that they will be headed back to New York with Orb early Sunday morning, before heading to the Preakness Stakes.
Barbaro sustained "life-threatening injuries" Saturday when he broke bones above and below his right rear ankle at the start of the Preakness Stakes.
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro has suffered another serious setback in his struggle to recover from the broken leg he suffered in the Preakness Stakes.
Stanozolol was still legal as recently as 2008, when Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes in the U.S. after having regular injections.
Orb, the Derby winner and a 3-5 favorite at the Preakness Stakes, got a clean start from the inside post but soon became boxed in on the rail where he started.
The three-year-old had been seeking to be the first horse in 34 years to win the treble, having triumphed at the 138th Kentucky showpiece in May and then the Preakness Stakes.
Dr. Dean Richardson, who performed the intricate five-hour operation, was satisfied with the result, but blunt about the future for a horse that put together an unbeaten record until he broke down in the Preakness Stakes.
In 2009, Rachel Alexandra won the Preakness Stakes, Haskell Invitational Stakes, and Woodward Stakes, all against males, en route to being voted Horse of the Year, the first three-year-old filly in more than 50 years to win that honor.
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Golden Soul, who finished second in the Derby as a 34-1 shot, will likely pass on the Preakness and point toward the Belmont Stakes on June 8, trainer Dallas Stewart said.
Besides the Derby and Preakness, he won major stakes including the Jockey Club Gold Cup, Woodward and Santa Anita Handicap, among others.
The colorful headpieces are also on display at the Kentucky Oaks, the "little sister of the Derby" race on Friday, as well as races like the Belmont Stakes and Preakness, or parties, high teas, luncheons and charity events planned around race season.
Baffert said Govenor Charlie could be pointed toward the May 18 Preakness, while Code West is a possibility for the Belmont Stakes on June 9.
The Preakness follows in two weeks and the Belmont Stakes is June 8.
The 138th running of the Preakness, on May 18 in Maryland, is the second, followed by the Belmont Stakes, in New York on June 8.
Pletcher pointed to the Preakness, the Peter Pan at Belmont on May 11 or the Marine Stakes at Woodbine on May 26 as possible next races for Winning Cause.
Orb needed a Preakness win to set the stage for a Triple try three weeks later in the Belmont Stakes.
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