Ben's Cat Archives • The Racing Biz

Ben’s Cat, Mountain Dew named to Maryland-bred Hall of Fame

by Press Release | Aug 1, 2023 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business | 0 |

Ben’s Cat and Mountain Dew, two horses remarkable for excellence over several years, are the newest inductees into the Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame.

The autumn of King Leatherbury

by Vinnie Perrone | Nov 17, 2020 | Breaking, Features, Maryland, MD Racing, Top Stories | 2 |

Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, fifth on the all-time wins list, is down to one owner and four horses — but no complaints.

Ben’s Cat wins 2017 Vox Populi Award

by Press Release | Dec 18, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide | 0 |

Maryland-bred stalwart Ben’s Cat has won the Vox Populi Award, created by Penny Chenery to honor racing’s fan favorites.

Ben’s Cat day in pictures

by Dottie Miller | Nov 13, 2017 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing, Top Stories | 0 |

Want to relive Ben’s Cat day? Or didn’t make it out in the first place? No worries — our photographers were on the scene. Here’s what they saw.

The exquisite timing of Ben’s Cat

by Frank Vespe | Nov 10, 2017 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Opinion, Top Stories | 0 |

Maryland’s love of Ben’s Cat stems from many factors, not the least of which was his perfect timing — race-wise, and career-wise.

Ben’s Cat: 6 races to remember him by

by Frank Vespe | Nov 9, 2017 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Top Stories, Video | 0 |

In which we recap six races of Ben’s Cat’s we’ll always remember.

Ben’s Cat, recently retired fan favorite, dies at age 11

by Frank Vespe | Jul 18, 2017 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing, Top Stories | 2 |

Ben’s Cat, the seemingly ageless fan favorite who helped propel trainer King Leatherbury into the Hall of Fame, has died from complications from colic surgery.