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15
May
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Nyquist
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness

Preakness notes: Who’s in, who’s out

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Nine look to be committed to entering the Preakness as of Sunday, with another handful still under consideration.

Nyquist.
13
May
  • Doug O'Neill
  • Jonny Garcia
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Nyquist
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • Triple Crown Trail 2016

O’Neill “very happy” with Nyquist’s “good energy”

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Nyquist is thriving, says trainer Doug O’Neill, giving a big slice of credit to exercise rider Jonny Garcia.

Nyquist
07
May
  • Churchill Downs
  • Exaggerator
  • Kent Desormeaux
  • Kentucky Derby
  • Mario Gutierrez
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Nyquist

Nyquist wears Kentucky Derby roses

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Undefeated Nyquist answered the critics and silenced the doubters with an impressive score in this afternoon’s Kentucky Derby.

Marcus Vitali
04
May
  • Laurel Park
  • Marcus Vitali
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Stronach Group
  • Tim Ritvo

Marcus Vitali enters four at Laurel

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Trainer Marcus Vitali — briefly barred from entering horses at Laurel Park — has four in the entries for Saturday’s card.

Marcus Vitali
03
May
  • Marcus Vitali
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Tim Ritvo

MJC to Marcus Vitali: “Face your issues”

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 3
  • 4 min read

Embattled trainer Marcus Vitali will be permitted to enter horses in Maryland — once he regains his Florida license and faces the music from several pending positives.

Marcus Vitali
30
Apr
  • Marcus Vitali
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club

Trainer Marcus Vitali in Maryland limbo – for now

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 3
  • 4 min read

The Maryland Jockey Club expects to decide late Saturday on whether to accept entries from trainer Marcus Vitali, embroiled in a medication controversy.

Congressional hearing
29
Apr
  • Bobby Flay
  • Breeders' Cup
  • Chauncey Morris
  • Congress
  • Craig Fravel
  • Eric Hamelback
  • Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA)
  • Joe De Francis
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Thoroughbred Horseracing Integrity Act

Opinion: Congress and “crazy stuff”

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

Yesterday’s Horse Caucus hearing revealed that even in Congress people who agree with each other tend to agree with each other, and also that racing continues to work at cross-purposes.

20
Apr
  • Donald Barr
  • Ferris Allen
  • Georganne Hale
  • Jerry Robb
  • Katy Voss
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Michael Trombetta
  • Sal Sinatra

In Maryland, a search for “happy middle” in racing program

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 7
  • 16 min read

Days, field size, and handle are all up in Maryland. So why do some trainers feel like it’s so hard to find spots for their horses?

19
Apr
  • Association of Racing Commissioners International
  • Bruce Quade
  • John McDaniel
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Maryland Stadium Authority

Maryland Racing Commission gives go-ahead to Pimlico study

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 1
  • 4 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission gave its go-ahead to the Maryland Stadium Authority study of the future of Pimlico, clearing the way for a study critical to the industry’s future.

19
Apr
  • Bruce Quade
  • Cricket Goodall
  • Maryland Horse Breeders Association
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission

Bruce Quade to receive Tesio Award

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Maryland Racing Commissioner Bruce Quade will receive the Maryland Horse Breeders Association’s prestigious — and rarely given — Federico Tesio Award.

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