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Maryland Million
24
Oct
  • Harry Kassap
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Million

Md Million: Small breeder “taking a shot,” or two

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Owner-breeder Harry Kassap has sent out just three horses to race in 2020, but two are scheduled to make their next start in Saturdays’ Maryland Million.

Maryland Million
20
Oct
  • Great Notion
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Million
  • Mosler
  • Street Magician

Great Notion sires Maryland Million bumper crop

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

More runners sired by stalwart stallion Great Notion are pre-entered for the Maryland Million than by any other stallion.

Gentle Ruler
19
Oct
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • John Curran

John Curran’s last call

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

Delaware Park track announcer John Curran closed the books on his 37-year tenure at the track when he called closing day 2020 on Saturday.

Delaware Handicap
17
Oct
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Singlino
  • Street Lute

Delaware Park two-year-olds to watch

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

With the Delaware Park meet closing today, we flag some of the two-year-olds that raced there that might be worth keeping an eye on.

Forest Fire
15
Oct
  • Forest Fire
  • Hello Beautiful
  • Laurel Park
  • Lewisfield
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Million
  • Mr. d'Angelo
  • Taco Supream

Four champs among Maryland Million pre-entries

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Four 2019 champions, including Maryland Million Classic winner Forest Fire, are among the horses pre-entered for this year’s Maryland Million October 24.

Laurel Park
14
Oct
  • Gov. Larry Hogan
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Steuart Pittman
  • Stronach Group

Fans allowed to return to Laurel Park

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

For the first time in seven months, fans will be permitted to attend live racing at Laurel Park, albeit in limited numbers.

Juba
13
Oct
  • Golden Years
  • Hopping Henry
  • Juba
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Mosler
  • Peace and Justice
  • Social Inclusion
  • Uncle Lino

Midlantic first-crop sire watch

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 1
  • 2 min read

We check in with the Mid-Atlantic first-crop sires. Who has winners on the ground? Which horses have won stakes?

Happy-Saver
12
Oct
  • Happy Saver
  • Jockey Club Gold Cup
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Todd Pletcher

How good was the Tesio Stakes?

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

While the Tesio Stakes winner usually competes in the Preakness, this year’s champ Happy Saver skipped it – and instead won the G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup.

Bridging the Gap
10
Oct
  • Bridging the Gap
  • John McKee
  • Reshawn Latchman
  • West Virginia Breeders Classic Cavada
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Bridging the Gap dominates in WVBC Cavada

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Favored Bridging the Gap was fractious in the gate but good as gold once it opened and went on to post a dominant win in the WVBC Cavada.

She Figures
10
Oct
  • Luis Batista
  • Ronney Brown
  • She Figures
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

She Figures wins WVBC Distaff first off the claim

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

A $15,000 claim from her last start, She Figures didn’t really figure in the WVBC Distaff Saturday night but nevertheless was a dominant winner.

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