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14
Nov
  • Sam Huff
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Remembrance: Sam Huff

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

NFL Hall of Famer Sam Huff, who passed away Nov. 13, also made his mark on racing as cofounder of West Virginia Breeders’ Classics.

The Sky Is Falling
30
Oct
  • Charles Town Races
  • Eleanor Casey Memorial S.
  • Fancy Her Up
  • The Sky Is Falling
  • West Virginia horse racing

CT: The Sky Is Falling back for more in Casey Mem’l

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

This evening’s Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes may give 2yo filly The Sky Is Falling a chance to win the second stakes race of her career.

Scotty Silver
08
Oct
  • Andrew Simoff
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Scott Silver

Trainer Andy Simoff horsing around with names

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 7
  • 5 min read

What’s in a horse name? For Delaware Park-based trainer Andy Simoff, a chance to have a little fun and give folks in the industry a smile.

Star of Night
07
Oct
  • Charles Town Races
  • Fiber Sonde
  • Jeff Runco
  • Muad'dib
  • Star of Nigh
  • West Virginia Breeders Classic Cavada
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

WV Breeders’ Classics: Five story lines

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

With the West Virginia Breeders’ Classics coming up Saturday, October 9, here are five story lines we’ll be following on the big night.

Fasig-Tipton
04
Oct
  • Dark Hollow Farm
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale
  • Maryland horse racing

Fasig-Tipton: Strong opener as Md-breds star

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

The top line numbers were strong in day one of the two-day Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale, with Maryland-breds leading the way.

fasig-tipton
30
Sep
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale
  • Keeneland September Yearling Sale
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Paget Bennett

Fasig-Tipton sale aiming at happy median

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

The just-completed Keeneland yearling sale saw a big jump in the median A similar move at the Fasig-Tipton sale next week would make a lot of people happy.

Buff My Boots
08
Sep
  • "Local Motive"
  • Buff My Boots
  • Charlie Frock
  • J.D. Acosta
  • John Salzman
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Timonium

Timonium wrap: Eventful stand at the Big T

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Trainer John Salzman, Jr. sent out two promising juveniles with very different outcomes during an eventful Timonium stand.

R Adios Jersey
27
Aug
  • Charles Town Oaks
  • Charles Town Races
  • Georgina Baxter
  • Paco Lopez
  • R Adios Jersey
  • Richard Averill
  • West Virginia horse racing

“Game changer” as R Adios Jersey wins CT Oaks

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

R Adios Jersey, a $12,000 auction purchase, ran her record to 5-for-5 with a win in the G3, $400,000 Charles Town Oaks.

Exculpatory
27
Aug
  • Charles Town Races
  • Exculpatory
  • Grace Merryman
  • Mark Reid
  • Robert Hilton Memorial S.
  • West Virginia horse racing

Exculpatory romps in Hilton Memorial

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Three-year-old Maryland-bred Exculpatory continued his rapid ascent with a dominant win in the Hilton Memorial Stakes at Charles Town.

Fulsome
24
Aug
  • Beren
  • Cathryn Sophia S.
  • Fulsome
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Smarty Jones S.

Fulsome rallies to take G3 Smarty Jones

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Fulsome rallied from the rear to win the G3 Smarty Jones Stakes Tuesday at Parx and perhaps set himself up for bigger challenges.

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