BALTIMORE — Oxbow put D. Wayne Lukas in the record books again with an upset of Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving the Hall of Fame trainer his 14th win in a Triple Crown race.

A nuisance drizzle began falling on Pimlico Race Course about three hours before the start of the $1 million Preakness Stakes May 18.

BALTIMORE — Trainer D. Wayne Lukas sends out three long shots in the Preakness: Oxbow (15-1), Will Take Charge (12-1) and Titletown Five (30-1).

Two will have new riders.

Orb's victory in the 2013 Kentucky Derby was a combination of an excellent ride, a perfect pace scenario and a really, really good colt.

The old adage of "pace makes the race" was once again on full display in this year's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. A ridiculously fast early pace, and the presence of a whole lot of mud and slop, set things up perfectly for Orb and jockey Joel Rosario. As we'll see below, Orb wasn't just the best horse in the Derby, he was much the best.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Way back in the pack heading into the final turn, Orb was calm even if his jockey wasn't.

Churning through a sloppy track that resembled creamy peanut butter, the bay colt picked up speed and, one by one, blew past rivals.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs will have a field of 19 horses breaking from the starting gates at 6:24 ET.

Just over two minutes later, a winner will emerge and thoroughbred racing will have its newest contender for a Triple Crown. The Preakness follows in two weeks and the Belmont Stakes is June 8. The last horse to sweep all three races was Affirmed in 1978.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A filly that trainer Todd Pletcher waffled on entering in the Kentucky Oaks has him poised to complete a rare double Saturday in the Kentucky Derby.

This year’s Kentucky Derby—the hundred and thirty-ninth—marks the fortieth anniversary of Secretariat’s historic finish at Churchill Downs, in just one minute fifty-nine and two-fifths seconds. It’s a record that still stands today, a remarkable artifact in an age where medicine and technology have been seemingly singularly focussed on making everything bigger, faster, and stronger (if not always, in the sports world, legally). We do enjoy a good story, and there are many to be had at this year’s race.

Kevin Krigger's first-ever mount, as the legend is told, came at the tender age of 5 when he surreptitiously bolted from a backdoor in his family's home in St. Croix, bounded onto a horse owned by one of his neighbors and took off down the street.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rosie Napravnik isn’t worried about history. She is, however, working on her chemistry — with a horse named Mylute in the Kentucky Derby.

Forty years ago, the legendary race horse Secretariat ran the 1 1/8-mile Kentucky Derby in 1:59.40, propelling him on his way to a Triple Crown victory five weeks later, capped by an incredible 31-length victory in the Belmont Stakes.

LOUISVILLE (AP) — Forty Tales overtook pacesetter Zee Brothers in the deep stretch and held off stablemate Capo Bastone by a neck Saturday night in the Grade 3 Derby Trial at Churchill Downs.