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Napoleon Solo
22
May
  • Adam Campola
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Paco Lopez
  • Preakness

Stewards: no whip violation by Paco Lopez in Preakness

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 1
  • 2 min read

Paco Lopez did not violate HISA whip rules when winning the Preakness, Maryland Racing Commission stewards said Friday.

19
May
  • Boyd Browning
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton 2 year-olds in training sale
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Pedro Lanz

Fasig-Tipton 2-year-old sale zooms past $50 million mark

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 0
  • 3 min read

This year’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-old sale went past $50 million in total sales, blowing past last year’s record event.

Hip 54
18
May
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton 2 year-olds in training sale
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Fasig-Tipton: 2yo sale off to strong start

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 0
  • 1 min read

A $2.1 million Flightline colt had Day 1 of the two-day Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-old sale off to a strong start.

Pimlico
18
May
  • Churchill Downs
  • Gov. Wes Moore
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness

Moore: Churchill’s “real vision” could help Preakness

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 1
  • 4 min read

In a Saturday interview at Laurel Park, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was noncommittal about the state buying the Preakness intellectual property.

Napoleon Solo
16
May
  • Al Gold
  • Brittany Russell
  • Chad Brown
  • Chad Summers
  • Iron Honor (horse)
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Napoleon Solo (horse)
  • Paco Lopez
  • Preakness
  • Sheldon Russell
  • Taj Mahal

Napoleon Solo posts Preakness triumph

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Napoleon Solo rediscovered his 2-year-old form in a Preakness triumph for the history books Saturday at Laurel Park.

Navajo Warrior
15
May
  • Brittany Russell
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Miss Preakness S.
  • Navajo Warrior (horse)
  • Peach Tie
  • Pimlico Special
  • Saffie Joseph Jr.
  • Sheldon Russell

Pace makes graded race for Navajo Warrior, Peach Tie

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Two different pace scenarios, two versions of an ideal setup: Navajo Warrior won the Pimlico Special, and Peach Tie scored in the Miss Preakness.

Napoleon Solo
15
May
  • Chad Summers
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Napoleon Solo (horse)
  • Preakness

Only one Preakness: Napoleon Solo takes his shot

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Is Napoleon Solo a distance-limited miler type? Or is he a horse capable of more but with recent excuses? The answer could decide the Preakness.

Ivy Girl
14
May
  • Amelia Green
  • Andrew Simoff
  • Black-Eyed Susan S.
  • Ivy Girl (horse)
  • Jumping the Gun
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Michael Gorham
  • Miss Fulton Gal
  • Weber City Miss S.

“Surreal” Black-Eyed Susan for Weber City Miss four

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Four runners out of Laurel Park’s Weber City Miss are among the Black-Eyed Susan contenders, and the feeling, they say, is a bit surreal.

Ocelli
10
May
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Ocelli (horse)
  • Off to the Races
  • Preakness
  • Whit Beckman

For Whit Beckman, a “surreal” Derby run from Ocelli

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Trainer Whit Beckman, once an assistant on Derby- and Preakness-winning operations, just missed winning his first Classic with Preakness hopeful Ocelli.

Laurel Park
07
May
  • Alan Foreman
  • Hugh McMahon
  • Jerry Robb
  • Jonathan Maldonado
  • Katy Voss
  • Ken Cox
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association

Battle over MTHA board could land in court

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 1
  • 7 min read

A battle over who can serve on the Maryland horsemen’s board has involved personal attacks, lawyers, a testy meeting, and now a lawsuit.

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