Giacomo Wears a Crown, but Can't Get Any Respect

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BALTIMORE - Horse racing survives and sometimes even prospers in spite of itself. This is your basic dysfunctional sport.

Consider what's gone on during Preakness week. At a time when thoroughbred racing should have been celebrating its good times, there's been a bashing of Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo that you wouldn't see in other sports, and there's been grave speculation that the middle jewel of the Triple Crown may have to move out of Maryland unless the state approves slot machines.

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Giacomo Wears a Crown, but Can't Get Any Respect

For many people in the business, today's 130th running of the Preakness can't get here soon enough.

If horse racing only had to deal with race day, the sport would be a lot better off. There's no ...

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