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By Tom Keyser and Tom Keyser,SUN STAFF | May 15, 1997
Silver Charm will break from post No. 7 and Captain Bodgit from post No. 9 when the one-two finishers in the Kentucky Derby renew their rivalry Saturday in the 122nd Preakness.Yesterday's post-position draw at Pimlico Race Course hurt none of the top contenders in the 10-horse field. But it provided a road map for how the race might be run.From the far outside, Cryp Too, the speedball from Suffolk Downs, will have to fire the jets to gain the lead his trainer Allen Borosh covets. Free House from post No. 4 and Concerto from post No. 6 should be in favorable position to settle behind him.After that, Silver Charm will probably lead the charge of the next wave.
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By Tom Keyser and Tom Keyser,SUN STAFF | June 6, 1997
ELMONT, N.Y. -- In his quest for admission to racing's elite Triple Crown club, Silver Charm will break from post No. 2 in the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park tomorrow.His trainer, Bob Baffert, was not happy."I've never liked the 1 or 2," Baffert said after yesterday's draw at this sprawling track on Long Island. "I'd rather have the 4 or 5. You always like to be outside the speed. Breaking from the inside [the speed horses] might be coming in and leaning on us a little bit."Dave Hofmans, trainer of Touch Gold, who finished fourth in the Preakness despite a horrendous trip, wasn't happy either.
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By Tom Keyser and Tom Keyser,SUN STAFF | May 10, 1998
On a gray day at Pimlico under threatening skies, the only threat to Skip Away stood in a stall in Kentucky.Carolyn Hine's gray champion toyed with four challengers yesterday in the $750,000 Pimlico Special before pulling away to win by 3 1/4 lengths. He led from the start. And when one horse challenged him on the final turn, jockey Jerry Bailey showed him the whip. Skip Away dropped his head and shot off like a Corvette."He's a great racehorse," said his trainer, Sonny Hine. "And I think he's going to go down in history as one. We're very fortunate to be hooked on a star."
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By Tom Keyser and Tom Keyser,SUN STAFF | March 26, 1999
Silver Charm, the defending champion, drew post No. 3 and the favorite's role yesterday in the $5 million Dubai World Cup on Sunday at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Despite two consecutive third-place finishes in Florida and California, Silver Charm was dubbed the early 2-1 favorite by a British bookmaker. The 5-2 second-choice is Victory Gallop, who drew post No. 4.Eight horses will contest the 1 1/4-mile race under the lights and compete for the world's largest purse.
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By Tom Keyser and Tom Keyser,SUN STAFF | May 13, 1997
Silver Charm, winner of the Kentucky Derby, began picking up speed yesterday on the Pimlico backstretch. This was his final major workout before trying to glean the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the Preakness, on Saturday.It wasn't the stretch run of the Derby, but a strenuous training session by a valuable horse is usually enough to make a trainer a little tense.But standing in the morning sunlight on a terrace at Pimlico, Bob Baffert, the loosey-goosey trainer of Silver Charm, turned to the handful of reporters and said:"Will you guys hum 'My Old Kentucky Home' for me?
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By Vito Stellino and Vito Stellino,SUN STAFF | May 16, 1999
Bob and Beverly Lewis are proving that nice couples can finish first.For the second time in three years, the Lewises have savored the joy of winning both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, and now they have a second shot at the Triple Crown.Two years ago, when Silver Charm finished second in the Belmont, they hardly thought they would get another chance. Charismatic's victory in yesterday's Preakness has provided it."It's absurd to even think about that [second chance]. That's ridiculous. To think a couple of people from Newport Beach who are really not knowledgeable in this industry in terms of horsemanship, but have been players or investors or whatever you want to call us, dumb or something, it's unbelievable," he said.