Author: Frank Vespe

Charles Town Classic, Oaks to share card for first time

Posted by Frank Vespe | Aug 22, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Business |

Necessity being the mother of invention, Charles Town Races will for the first time hold its two graded races, the Classic and Oaks, on the same card.

Charles Town trainer Leslie Condon passes

Posted by Frank Vespe | Aug 21, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Business |

Leslie Condon, a trainer at Charles Town Races and CTHBPA board member, passed away unexpectedly Thursday at age 49.

Opinion: What time is it?

Posted by Frank Vespe | Aug 20, 2020 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Breeding, PA Business, Pennsylvania, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business |

The Gmax timing system in use at numerous tracks offers many advantages — but still has issues getting the final time correct. This is a big problem.

Opinion: Breaking faith with NJ horsemen

Posted by Frank Vespe | Aug 18, 2020 | Breaking, New Jersey, NJ Business, Opinion, Top Stories |

A backup with the drug testing lab has left Monmouth Park horsemen in the lurch, leaving them with little purse revenue in the first six weeks of the meet.

Colonial Downs cancels rest of 2020 meet

Posted by Frank Vespe | Aug 14, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business |

Colonial Downs’s 2020 meet came to an end today, when the track, and the state’s horsemen, decided to end the 2020 meet in the face of Covid-19 positives.

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