Frank Vespe • contributor to The Racing Biz

09
Nov

Ben’s Cat: 6 races to remember him by

Frank Vespe / 8 years
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10 min read

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

09
Nov

Leatherbury: Ben’s Cat’s “name will be around a long time”

Frank Vespe / 8 years
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4 min read

With the Ben’s Cat celebration slated for Saturday, his owner-breeder-trainer King Leatherbury stopped to reflect on the gelding’s tremendous career.

08
Nov

Fasig-Tipton looking to bolster racing age group

Frank Vespe / 8 years
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5 min read

The December Fasig-Tipton mixed sale in Timonium will include a strengthened horses of racing age supplement to meet strong demand from recent years.

08
Nov

Sound and healthy, Page McKenney ready for Small Stakes

Frank Vespe / 8 years
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6 min read

Heel issues affected Page McKenney earlier this year, but trainer Mary Eppler got them fixed, and the recent results show two straight strong performances.

07
Nov

Big figs at Fasig-Tipton November

Frank Vespe / 8 years
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5 min read

At yesterday’s Fasig-Tipton November sale, 19 horses, including two bred in the Mid-Atlantic, fetched winning bids over $1 million.

05
Nov

Casey juveniles moved to head of Charles Town class

Frank Vespe / 8 years
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6 min read

Bound to Windsor and William and Mary – both trained by James Casey – ran one-two in the faster division of the WV Futurity last night at Charles Town.

05
Nov

Breeders’ Cup: Gun Runner rules, Midlantic-breds falter

Frank Vespe / 8 years
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6 min read

Gun Runner was Gun Runner and the result was a dazzling Breeders’ Cup Classic win; in other BC races, Midlantic-breds struggled.

04
Nov

Mor Spirit, Stellar Wind empty in Breeders’ Cup bouts

Frank Vespe / 8 years
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7 min read

Long layoffs seemed to catch up with Midlantic-breds Mor Spirit and Stellar Wind yesterday at the Breeders’ Cup, while locally-based Untamed Doman ran big.

02
Nov

Midlantic handle: October a mixed bag as region’s average up

Frank Vespe / 8 years
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5 min read

Handle in the mid-Atlantic region fell in October versus the same month in 2016, though the daily average per track rose by 5 percent.

01
Nov

Claimbox: Regional claiming activity up from 2016

Frank Vespe / 8 years
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4 min read

The number of horses changing hands via the claimbox this year is up slightly from 2016, led by Kieron Magee, with over $1 million in claims to date.

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