Frank Vespe • contributor to The Racing Biz

03
Apr

Carrasco to be out 2 months

Frank Vespe / 9 years
1
2 min read

Jockeys Victor Carrasco and Guillermo Rodriguez were injured in a Laurel Park spill Sunday.

31
Mar

5 things we learned at the mid-Atlantic regulators meeting

Frank Vespe / 9 years
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7 min read

More than 100 regulators, horsemen, and racetrack operators gathered in Delaware earlier this week. Here’s what we learned…

30
Mar

Moonlit Song heads trio of WV-bred allowance winners

Frank Vespe / 9 years
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3 min read

Moonlit Song, Cuttin Edge Tech, and Lies and Scandals, who faced each other February 15, all won Charles Town allowances last night.

28
Mar

Maryland racing interests on brink of BRFA win

Frank Vespe / 9 years
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5 min read

Maryland racing interests have had anti-industry language stripped from the BRFA budget bill, which now heads to Governor Hogan for his signature.

28
Mar

George Rowand, owner, breeder, writer, dreamer passes

Frank Vespe / 9 years
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6 min read

George Rowand, the Virginia native who on a shoestring bred several top horses and wrote about the experience, has died at age 69.

27
Mar

Md. Racing Commission upholds Early Grey DQ

Frank Vespe / 9 years
0
7 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission Thursday upheld the disqualification of Early Grey last June – the state’s fourth claimed environmental contamination case in less than 18 months.

24
Mar

WV racing advocates seek ADW bill

Frank Vespe / 9 years
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6 min read

The bill, supported by WV Racing United and Charles Town Races, would initiate a source market fee on ADW wagers in the Mountain State.

19
Mar

“Bits and pieces” coming together for maturing Laki

Frank Vespe / 9 years
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6 min read

Laki – a grandson of Not for Love – won the inaugural Not for Love Stakes by taking another step forward in his maturation process.

18
Mar

A week after scary spill, jock Katie Davis earns first stake win

Frank Vespe / 9 years
1
6 min read

Jockey Katie Davis was involved in a scary accident last Saturday. Today – back in the saddle – she won twice, including her first career stakes victory.

18
Mar

Page McKenney among runners bested by weather

Frank Vespe / 9 years
0
4 min read

Page McKenney – and a bevy of other hopefuls – found their training compromised by the weather and will miss today’s Laurel Park stakes.

Preakness future wager to kick off Saturday

Charles Town: Latest jockey and trainer stats

Churchill Downs to buy Preakness intellectual property

PODCAST: Charles Town Races Today, April 21

Taj Mahal to be pointed to the Preakness

MSA approves $48.5 million Laurel purchase

Carrasco to be out 2 months

5 things we learned at the mid-Atlantic regulators meeting

Moonlit Song heads trio of WV-bred allowance winners

Maryland racing interests on brink of BRFA win

George Rowand, owner, breeder, writer, dreamer passes

Md. Racing Commission upholds Early Grey DQ

WV racing advocates seek ADW bill

“Bits and pieces” coming together for maturing Laki

A week after scary spill, jock Katie Davis earns first stake win

Page McKenney among runners bested by weather

PODCAST: Charles Town Races Today, April.

Taj Mahal to be pointed to.

MSA approves $48.5 million Laurel purchase

CT: Duncan Idaho threepeats in It’s.

LRL: Taj Mahal dazzles in Tesio

LRL: Carrasco returns with Weber City.