Frank Vespe • contributor to The Racing Biz

02
Feb

Eventful evening for Wesley Ho

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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4 min read

Jockey Wesley Ho had a spill and a disqualification during an eventful evening at Charles Town.

01
Feb

Analysis: Box-checkers and buybacks at Fasig-Tipton Mixed

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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7 min read

Good horses found buyers Sunday at the Fasig-Tipton mixed sale, but the market remains “polarized” — and there’s a need for regional “sire power.”

31
Jan

A few minutes with… Kip Levin

Frank Vespe / 10 years
1
8 min read

TVG/Betfair CEO Kip Levin chats with us about the past, present, and future of televised racing and wagering in the United States.

30
Jan

Horse Industry Day aims to raise awareness in Annapolis

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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5 min read

The third annual Horse Industry Day brings industry participants together to raise awareness among state legislators of the economic and environmental impacts of Maryland’s horses.

29
Jan

Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale inches up from ’16

Frank Vespe / 10 years
1
5 min read

Buybacks were up and the average, down, but the good news was that the gross at today’s Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale was up 2.7 percent from last year.

27
Jan

Some hips to watch at Fasig-Tipton sale

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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11 min read

We talked to five consignors bringing sizable contingents to Sunday’s Fasig-Tipton mixed sale. Here are their horses to watch.

26
Jan

Sellers hoping for the best in Fasig-Tipton mixed sale

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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6 min read

Sunday’s Fasig-Tipton mixed sale has a much larger book than in 2016, and consignors are hoping for the best even as the national market has lately struggled.

25
Jan

Triple Crown noms include 17 Midlantic-breds

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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5 min read

Of the more than 400 horses nominated to the Triple Crown, 17 were bred in the mid-Atlantic.

24
Jan

Baltimore mayor: Keeping Preakness top economic priority

Frank Vespe / 10 years
2
4 min read

In a statement, Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh named keeping the Preakness in the city a top goal for the current General Assembly session.

21
Jan

Page McKenney returns with Native Dancer win

Frank Vespe / 10 years
0
6 min read

Veteran Page McKenney returned from a long layoff to score an emphatic win in the Native Dancer Stakes today at Laurel Park.

Delaware Park Donations Support Jockeys, Aftercare

LRL: First training victories for Leaf, Salzman

Day for the aged as Gift of Gab, Alogon win at Laurel

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: September 13, 2026

REPLAY: Saturday’s Off to the Races Radio

Apprentice Jasmine McGuin earns first career win

Eventful evening for Wesley Ho

Analysis: Box-checkers and buybacks at Fasig-Tipton Mixed

A few minutes with… Kip Levin

Horse Industry Day aims to raise awareness in Annapolis

Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale inches up from ’16

Some hips to watch at Fasig-Tipton sale

Sellers hoping for the best in Fasig-Tipton mixed sale

Triple Crown noms include 17 Midlantic-breds

Baltimore mayor: Keeping Preakness top economic priority

Page McKenney returns with Native Dancer win

LRL: First training victories for Leaf,.

Day for the aged as Gift.

Apprentice Jasmine McGuin earns first career.

Delaware certified stakes roundup

Laurel Dash, Sensible Lady draw contentious.

DEL: Capuano looking for fourth First.