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21
Apr
  • Bobby Abbo
  • Damon Dilodovico
  • Immortal Eyes
  • Jeff Krulik
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Mike Geralis
  • West Virginia horse racing

Bobby Abbo, owner of Immortal Eyes, passes

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 14
  • 6 min read

Bobby Abbo, whose tiny racing stable enjoyed outsized success, most recently with veteran sprinter Immortal Eyes, passed away on Sunday.

15
Apr
  • Alan Foreman
  • Bruce Quade
  • Louis Ulman
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Pimlico
  • Tom Chuckas
  • void claim rule

Maryland likely to expand void claim rule

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission today signaled it would expand its void claim rule to include horses vanned off, likely in time for the fall meet.

15
Apr
  • Fred Tallarico
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Phoebe Hayes
  • Pimlico
  • Tom Chuckas
  • Tony Marino
  • Trevor McCarthy

Unsung racing: An usher’s day at the races

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Fred Tallarico worked as a Pimlico usher for 59 Preaknesses. This past Sunday at Pimlico was “Fred’s Day at the Races,” in the latest “Unsung Racing.”

07
Apr
  • Ben's Cat
  • Julian Pimentel
  • King Leatherbury
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Mister Diz S.
  • Pimlico
  • Port Conway Lane

King Leatherbury, Ben’s Cat, and appreciation

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Trainer King Leatherbury thinks he takes too much for granted. His focus Saturday was on appreciating the remarkable Ben’s Cat, who won his fifth Mister Diz.

18
Mar
  • Alan Foreman
  • apprentice jockeys
  • Bruce Quade
  • David Hayden
  • Jockeys Guild
  • Kristina McManigell
  • Linda Gaudet
  • Louis Ulman
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Mindy Coleman
  • Tom Chuckas

Maryland Racing Commission tweaks jockey weight allowance rule

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission today tweaked the rules regarding apprentice jockey weight allowances, but the Jockeys’ Guild was still dissatisfied.

15
Mar
  • Caesar's Wish S.
  • Gary Capuano
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Steady N Love
  • Victor Carrasco

Suddenly improving Steady N Love too much for Caesar’s WIsh foes

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The rapidly improving Steady N Love turned the tables on two horses she’d previously lost to and won the Caesar’s Wish at Laurel Park.

10
Mar
  • Andy Andrews
  • Berkley Kern
  • Champions Handicapping Tournament
  • Diana Harbaugh
  • Dylan Smith
  • John Scheinman
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club

All in, but not too crowded, at Champions handicapping tournament

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

The Champions handicapping contest at Laurel attracted a full field and a variety of strategies. Turns out, second is good enough — except when it’s not.

24
Feb
  • Barbara Fritchie H.
  • Behemoth
  • Claudio Gonzalez
  • John B. Campbell S.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Michael Hushion
  • My Wandy's Girl
  • Rajiv Maragh
  • Somraj Singh
  • Victor Santiago

On Barbara Fritchie Handicap day, persistence rewarded

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Persistence was the word of Barbara Fritchie Handicap day, as horses — and jockeys — gave their all to take Laurel’s two stakes.

18
Feb
  • Alan Foreman
  • Ann Merryman
  • apprentice jockeys
  • Bruce Quade
  • Jockeys Guild
  • John McDaniel
  • Linda Gaudet
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Mindy Coleman

Maryland Racing Commission punts jockey weight issue for another month

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Unable to reach consensus on the issue of apprentice jockey weight allowances, the Maryland Racing Commission took its own advice today and punted — for a month.

18
Feb
  • Bandbox
  • Dance to Bristol
  • Ellen Charles
  • General George H.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • Rodney Jenkins
  • Susan Wantz
  • Xavier Perez

Happy return, excitement ahead for Bandbox, Perez

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

After Dance to Bristol was honored as top Maryland-based horse, her rider, Xavier Perez snapped a long slump — aboard a horse, Bandbox, with an even longer slump.

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