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16
Feb
  • Donald Barr
  • Forest Boyce
  • Gypsy Judy
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Miracle Wood S.
  • Robin Graham
  • Savvy Street
  • Triple Crown Trail 2015
  • Wide Country S.

Local runners take Wide Country, Miracle Wood Stakes

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
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Local runners Gypsy Judy and Savvy Street took the Wide Country and Miracle Wood Stakes on today’s General George undercard.

16
Feb
  • Cutty Shark
  • Forest Boyce
  • General George H.
  • Kendrick Carmouche
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Misconnect

Misconnect grabs General George in last jumps

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
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  • 3 min read

Misconnect rallied late to upset today’s Grade 3 General George Handicap under an astute, well-timed ride by Kendrick Carmouche.

14
Feb
  • Barbara Fritchie H.
  • Lady Sabelia
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Lady Sabelia romps to Fritchie victory

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Local runner Lady Sabelia scored one for the home team, romping to a win in the G2 Barbara Fritchie Handicap today at Laurel Park.

11
Feb
  • Barbara Fritchie H.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Barbara Fritchie facts and figs

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Saturday’s renewal of the Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie Handicap will mark the latest in a long line of terrific races.

07
Feb
  • Jerry Thurston
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • stanozolol

Trainer Thurston fourth to incur stanozolol suspension

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

Trainer Jerry Thurston today became the fourth Maryland trainer suspended in the last week for a stanozolol positive.

05
Feb
  • Ken Cox
  • Kieron Magee
  • Lady Vivien
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Scott Lake
  • stanozolol

Positive test on claimed horse points to challenges

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 4
  • 6 min read

Lady Vivien tested positive for stanozolol — and that one positive test could have impacted three sets of connections, pointing up new med rule challenges.

29
Jan
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  • Long Shadow
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  • QuickTake
  • Skeleton Crew
  • Swift Strike

QuickTake: Aged, but not infirm

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

At an age when most horses are on to their next careers, five 11-year-old mid-Atlantic runners added to their win totals in 2014.

27
Jan
  • Dreamer
  • Guys and Dolls
  • horse racing movies
  • Let It Ride
  • Seabiscuit

Horse racing movies for a snowy day

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 6
  • 3 min read

With snow on the ground and no mid-Atlantic racing on the agenda, what’s a racing fan to do? Here are three (plus one) movies to get you through the day.

24
Jan
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Mike Gathagan

MJC’s Mike Gathagan to leave post

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
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  • 1 min read

Mike Gathagan, the communications chief at Laurel and Pimlico for 14 years, has resigned.

23
Jan
  • Aqueduct
  • Gary Contessa
  • NYRA
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • QuickTake

QuickTake: NYRA’s predicament and the Preakness

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 3
  • 3 min read

NYRA’s response to recent breakdowns at Aqueduct won’t likely solve the problem – but does call attention to an unintended irony and, oddly, the Preakness.

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