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BALTIMORE -- Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes. Thanks to Oxbows wire-to-wire win Saturday over Kentucky Derby winner Orb, trainer D. Wayne Lukas and jockey Gary Stevens have themselves another classic to add to their stellar resumes. "I get paid to spoil dreams," the 77-year-old Lukas said after his record 14th win in a Triple Crown race. "Unfortunately we go over here and you cant mail em in. Its a different surface and a different time. You gotta line em up and win em." Stevens ended his retirement in January, and won his third Preakness to go along with three victories in the Derby and three in the Belmont. "At 50 years old, after seven years retirement, it doesnt get any better than this," Stevens said. "This is super, super sweet and it happened for the right guy. All the stars were aligned. Its even more special winning it for Wayne Lukas and his team." Lukas put Stevens on his first Triple Crown race winner -- when the rider guided the filly Winning Colors to victory in the 1988 Derby. Stevens last won a Triple Crown race in 2001, taking the Belmont aboard Point Given. "He supported me," Stevens said. "A lot of people were trying to get me off. He was the first guy to call me up and said Im going to have a colt for you. His name is Oxbow." Orb was unable to find his rhythm after starting from the No. 1 post, and never challenged in finishing fourth. "After we passed the half mile, he had a hard time keeping up and I kind of worried a little bit," Orbs jockey Joel Rosario said. "He just kind of steadied after that. He usually takes you there. He always runs hard, but today he never took off." Orbs loss extends the Triple Crown drought to 36 years since Affirmed became the 11th horse to sweep the races in 1978. There had been great anticipation the sport would get another Triple try just a year after Ill Have Another won the first two races but was scratched the day before the Belmont with a tendon injury. Lukas won his sixth Preakness to move one behind Robert Wyndham Walden for most wins in the second leg of the Triple Crown. The victory was a long time coming for the dean of trainers. The last Triple Crown race he won was the 2000 Belmont with Commendable. Before that, he was a regular in the winners circle after classic races. At one point, he ran off six in a row -- from the 1994 Preakness through the 1996 Derby. He also was the first to send out five horses in one Derby, and won it with Grindstone in 1996. The first trainer to gear his operation toward Triple Crown races, Lukas took a run at the coveted prize in 1999 with Charismatic. The unsung 3-year-old won the Derby and Preakness, but broke his leg in the stretch of the Belmont while finishing third. Oxbow, sent off at odds of 15-1, took charge from the start out of the No. 6 post and beat Itsmyluckyday by 1 3/4 lengths. Mylute, with Rosie Napravnik bidding to become the first female to win the Preakness, was third, followed by Orb, Goldencents, Departing, Will Take Charge, Govenor Charlie and Titletown Five. Orbs trainer, Shug McGaughey, so confident in the two weeks leading up to the race, was gracious despite his disappointment. "It was a great opportunity," the Hall of Famer said. "We were 3-5 and we finished fourth. Well pack it up and go home. Hats off to Wayne." He also recalled a brief conversation with Lukas a few days before the race. "Just two days ago, he said to me We got another one on the agenda," McGaughey said. "And darn if two days later he didnt get it ... When Wayne wasnt going good, he was still the first guy out on his pony. The guys a credit to racing. Hes always upbeat and optimistic." Orb came into the Preakness with a five-race winning streak and many expected him to win easily. But it wasnt to be on an overcast windy day at Pimlico Race Course, where 117,203 fans turned out. Oxbow went to the lead ahead of Goldencents and opened some daylight into the first turn. Orb, who broke slowly as expected, wound up in a cluster of horses around the turn and into the backstretch. While Oxbow was cruising along in front, Rosario tried to find room outside but found his path blocked. Orb dropped back to the inside, and perhaps frustrated without any space to run free like he did in the Derby, fell back to seventh and was never a threat in the stretch. "The pace was slower than I anticipated," McGaughey said. "I thought maybe they would speed it up a little bit but they didnt. I thought we would close into it but it just wasnt his day. He was just never real comfortable once he got down in there." Oxbow covered the 1 3-16 miles in a slow 1:57.54 and paid $32.80, $12 and $8.80. Itsmyluckyday, 15th in the Derby, returned $7.80 and $5 and Mylute paid $5.20 to show. Lukas had three of the nine horses in the Preakness, and it was his best Derby finisher who was able to come through. Just like that, he broke the tie with "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons for most Triple Crown wins. "I shared that record with a very special name," Lukas said. "If I never broke it, I was proud of that. But Im also proud to have it."New York Mets Shirts . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. There are many more players in contention for the awards than just the three that Ive named, and a good or bad week can easily alter the landscape, but through the first 20 or so games of the NHL season, this is how the awards races look to me. Custom New York Mets Jerseys . 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At this stage, the only interest in the Bulldogs is with a head start of 27.5.Enter your ESPNfootytips AFL finals bracketFriday, September 9Geelong ($1.65) vs. Hawthorn ($2.27), MCG at 7:50pmGeelong:?B Corey Enright, Tom Lonergan, Tom Ruggles HB Jake Kolodjashnij, Harry Taylor, Andrew Mackie C Cameron Guthrie, Joel Selwood, Jimmy Bartel HF Sam Menegola, Rhys Stanley, Daniel Menzel F Steven Motlop, Tom Hawkins, Lincoln McCarthy FOL Zac Smith, Patrick Dangerfield, Mitch Duncan I/C Mark Blicavs, Josh Caddy, Josh Cowan, Scott Selwood?EMG Jed Bews, Nakia Cockatoo, Shane Kersten IN Scott Selwood OUT Jed Bews (Omitted)Hawthorn:?B Taylor Duryea, James Frawley, Shaun Burgoyne HB Luke Hodge, Josh Gibson, Grant Birchall C Isaac Smith, Sam Mitchell, Bradley Hill HF Luke Breust, Jack Gunston, Cyril Rioli F Paul Puopolo, Jack Fitzpatrick, Ryan Schoenmakers FOL Ben McEvoy, Jordan Lewis, Liam Shiels I/C Ben Stratton, Brendan Whitecross, James Sicily, Ryan Burton, EMG Billy Hartung, Daniel Howe, Matt Spangher IN Ben McEvoy, Ben Stratton OUT Marc Pittonet (Omitted), Billy Hartung (Omitted)UBET verdict:?An even betting game at this stage, with a slight leaning towards Geelong in terms of head-to-head money in the tin. 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