Frank Vespe • contributor to The Racing Biz

09
Jul

Pure Sensation scores in Parx Dash

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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2 min read

Pure Sensation ran his rivals into the ground today en route to a sharp score in the Grade 3 Parx Dash.

03
Jul

Maryland horse racing

Blog: Prado does it again (and again)

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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2 min read

Jockey Edgar Prado won two at Laurel Park on Sunday, delighting some of the hardcore fans.

28
Jun

Maryland, Delaware rule glaucine positives environmental contamination

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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6 min read

Racing Commissions in Maryland and Delaware will take no actions against trainers or owners in a spate of glaucine positives.

25
Jun

Komlo, M & D wave the Maryland flag with two stakes wins

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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7 min read

Veteran trainer Bill Komlo and M & D Stables – his daughter and son-in-law – teamed up to win both Maryland-bred stakes today at Pimlico.

23
Jun

New and views: Virginia OTBs and Pimlico parking lots

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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5 min read

The news that Virginia would get its first OTB in over a year, and that Pimlico would sell a parking lot, generated plenty of comment this week. Our thoughts.

19
Jun

Bodhisattva returns with a bang

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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4 min read

Bodhisattva, winner of the 2015 Tesio, returned to Pimlico in style, cruising to an easy allowance score.

16
Jun

Trainers on edge over glaucine positives

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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6 min read

Maryland and Delaware have recorded more than a dozen glaucine positives in recent months, with horsemen growing impatient for a resolution.

12
Jun

Bullets Fever remains undefeated after Pimlico allowance win

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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3 min read

Speedy West Virginia-bred Bullets Fever bested Pimlico allowance foes this afternoon to run his record to six wins in six starts.

09
Jun

Midlantic runners on Belmont Friday

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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4 min read

Your guide to Midlantic-based or -bred runners on Belmont Stakes Friday.

08
Jun

Maryland adopts “graded stakes” testing on all samples

Frank Vespe / 10 years
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3 min read

In a move made with little fanfare, the Maryland Racing Commission earlier this year adopted enhanced “graded stakes” testing on all equine samples.

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