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19
Feb
  • Charles Town Races
  • Erich Zimny
  • Jockeys Guild
  • John Myers
  • Terry Meyocks
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Racing Commission

Near-tragedy at Charles Town yields “good start” for safety

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 0
  • 11 min read

A wrong-way horse disaster at Charles Town in December has led to a series of safety reforms the Jockeys’ Guild calls a good start.

02
Feb
  • Ferris Allen
  • Hector Garcia
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Mike Hopkins
  • multiple medication violations point system
  • Scott Lake
  • stanozolol

Three Maryland trainers hit with stanozolol suspensions

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 6
  • 5 min read

One of the “stanozolol three,” Hector Garcia, along with his boss Juan Vazquez, has also been asked to remove his horses from Maryland Jockey Club grounds.

08
Jan
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Pimlico
  • Sal Sinatra
  • Tim Ritvo

“Excited” Sal Sinatra hopes to help grow Maryland racing

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 8
  • 6 min read

New Maryland Jockey Club General Manager Sal Sinatra is excited to be in Maryland — and to tackle the challenge of returning Maryland racing to prominence.

06
Jan
  • Aqueduct
  • Laurel Park
  • Parx Racing
  • QuickTake

QuickTake: Uncooperative

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

In our latest QuickTake: in the space of four days, New York and mid-Atlantic tracks carded nine stakes for older horses. Wouldn’t cooperation work better?

07
Dec
  • Becky Davis
  • Bill Reightler
  • Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale

Fasig-Tipton: A tale of two dispersals

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

The dispersals of Brice Ridgely’s and Willam Harris’ stock are giving Monday’s Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale an infusion of quality.

20
Oct
  • Bear Access
  • Classy Coco
  • DC Dancer
  • Larry Murray
  • Maryland Million
  • Maryland Million Distaff
  • Maryland Million Ladies
  • Maryland Million Sprint
  • Michael Trombetta
  • Trevor McCarthy

Maryland Million a party, and, for horsemen, a goal

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

To many of the state’s horsemen, Maryland Million is more than a good party — it’s a seasonal goal.

15
Sep
  • Bert Allen S.
  • Brookmeade S.
  • Debbie Easter
  • Embarr
  • Frank Petramalo
  • John McDaniel
  • Larry Johnson
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Rose Brier
  • Virginia horse racing
  • William Backer

Virginia-breds at Laurel could point to cooperative future

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

The half-dozen Virginia-bred stakes run at Laurel Park Saturday could point the way to future regional cooperation, even a circuit, said participants.

06
Jun
  • Belmont Stakes
  • Ben's Cat
  • California Chrome
  • Commanding Curve
  • Ground Transport
  • Ice Box
  • King Leatherbury
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Preakness
  • Tom Chuckas

“The Ice Box Syndrome” and other Belmont Stakes notes

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Closers don’t win the Belmont Stakes, and other Triple Crown notes and analysis.

31
May
  • Bobby Frankel
  • Bobby's Kitten
  • Chad Brown
  • Jeff Ramsey
  • Penn Mile
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Bobby’s Kitten takes Penn Mile

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Bobby’s Kitten sat off the pace before pouncing to win today’s $500,000 Penn Mile. It would have made his namesake, the late Bobby Frankel, proud.

31
May
  • Henry Argueta
  • Interrupted
  • Javier Castellano
  • Last Gunfighter
  • Mountainview H.
  • Penn Mile
  • Penn National
  • Penn Oaks
  • Pennsylvania Governor's Cup
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Tightend Touchdown

Tightend Touchdown is right on time in Pa. Governor’s Cup

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

A year ago, Tigthend Touchdown nearly arrived too late to run before winning the Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup. Today he arrived in plenty of time to repeat.

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