Frank Vespe • contributor to The Racing Biz

27
Sep

Fasig-Tipton yearling sale by the numbers

Frank Vespe / 10 years
0
4 min read

Facts and figures about the upcoming Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale.

07
Jun

Claimbox: May Mid-Atlantic claiming stats

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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3 min read

Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was flat on a month-over-month basis but 2016 to date lags well behind 2015, in our Claimbox report.

21
May

Ben’s Cat, Warrior help locals cash on Black-Eyed Susan day

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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5 min read

Local trainees Ben’s Cat and Warrioroftheroses made local connections very happy indeed on Black-Eyed Susan day at Pimlico.

12
Apr

Claimbox: Latest Mid-Atlantic claiming stats

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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3 min read

Claiming activity jumped in March versus the prior month, but the quarter trailed 2015 by a significant margin, in our Claimbox report.

06
Apr

Fray Martinez passes away

Frank Vespe / 10 years
1
3 min read

Young jockey Fray Martinez passed away last night after a brief fight with leukemia. He was 21.

16
Mar

A few minutes with: ARCI president Ed Martin

Frank Vespe / 10 years
2
8 min read

We spent a few minutes chatting with ARCI president Ed Martin, who is spearheading an effort to build industry consensus around medication issues.

06
Feb

Timonium-area legislators take aim at OTB proposal

Frank Vespe / 10 years
0
4 min read

Five Baltimore county legislators have introduced legislation that would prohibit an OTB at the Timonium fairgrounds.

23
Nov

What we learned at the Laurel Park town hall

Frank Vespe / 11 years
0
6 min read

Laurel Park’s Friday town hall meeting brought together a wide swath of the racing industry – from $2 bettors to breeders. Here’s what we learned.

09
Jul

Opinion: Trouble in the testing lab

Frank Vespe / 11 years
2
5 min read

Indiana’s revelation that one of racing’s most widely used testing labs missed seven positives, including a Class 1, demands action by the states.

27
May

QuickTake: Tarnished heroes

Frank Vespe / 11 years
0
4 min read

QuickTake: The lawsuit against Ahmed Zayat may be frivolous – but it fits perfectly into the strange and checkered recent history of Triple Crown hopefuls.

Delaware Park picks and analysis: June 20, 2026

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: June 20, 2026

Off to the Races Radio lineup for June 20

Whenigettoheaven looks for Ben’s Cat hat trick

PODCAST: Charles Town Races Today, June 19

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: June 19, 2026

Fasig-Tipton yearling sale by the numbers

Claimbox: May Mid-Atlantic claiming stats

Ben’s Cat, Warrior help locals cash on Black-Eyed Susan day

Claimbox: Latest Mid-Atlantic claiming stats

Fray Martinez passes away

A few minutes with: ARCI president Ed Martin

Timonium-area legislators take aim at OTB proposal

What we learned at the Laurel Park town hall

Opinion: Trouble in the testing lab

QuickTake: Tarnished heroes

Off to the Races Radio lineup.

Whenigettoheaven looks for Ben’s Cat hat.

PODCAST: Charles Town Races Today, June.

PODCAST: Delaware Park Today, June 18

Maryland to purchase Preakness intellectual property

McKee hoping for last laugh with.