This time, the nation's leading trainer for the past three years will have only one horse, a bicoastal colt named King Of The Roxy, whose last outing in a seven-race career that has taken him to six tracks in four states was a second-place finish in the Santa Anita Derby on April 7. Pletcher will take just one shot at the Preakness By Neil Milbert Chicago Tribune Posted May 14 2007 Undaunted after watching his five Kentucky Derby contestants finish far back, Todd Pletcher will try again in...

Evergreen Park signed off on business licenses last week for new businesses, including: Your local news source :: Select a community or newspaper. and had a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday. Country Club Hills continues to attract new business to its retail center on 167th Street. The latest to open was a Starbucks coffee shop, which opened Friday at 4019 W. Allstate insurance agent Melissa Potempa, of Tinley Park, has hunng out her shingle at 7216 Benton Drive in Frankfort Square. The...

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. His prized foal came from his first crop. Street Sense victory gives sheik's farm 3 Derby sires in 4 years. Another Kentucky Derby marked yet another Father's Day for the American horse breeding operation owned by the ruler of Dubai. Darley is the company Sheik Mohammed established with hopes of someday producing a Derby winner. The sires of "Smarty Jones" and "Giacomo" also stand at the Lexington farm. But "Street...

TOP race-horses are occasionally put through their paces by having a gallop in front of the public at racecourses, particularly if they ve been out injured. But having turned up early at Galashiels to see Henson carrying out a range of exercises on the far side of the pitch, I can tell you he looked sharp and impressive. When the Ospreys were presented with the Magners trophy on a podium erected on the pitch following their 24-16 triumph, Henson wisely kept away from centre-stage. The...

In the first two races, she was up close, but today she rated really nicely for me. Two days before entries will be taken, eight 3-year-olds are considered probable for the Preakness on Saturday at Pimlico. Besides Street Sense, Hard Spun and Curlin, the first three finishers in the Kentucky Derby, the 1 3/16 -mile race is expected to include C P West, Flying First Class, Mint Slewlep, King Of The Roxy and Xchanger. Never far off the lead in two wins to begin her career against lesser at...