Frank Vespe • contributor to The Racing Biz

19
Aug

What’s that again?

Frank Vespe / 12 years
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5 min read

A trifecta’s worth of musings: the Arlington Million and the Sword Dancer, tweeting horses, and medication reforms.

12
Aug

At the Maryland Horse Forum, momentum, and Pimm’s Cups

Frank Vespe / 12 years
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5 min read

At Thursday’s Maryland Horse Forum, 400 people from the state’s equine industry gathered to share experiences, plan for the future, and discuss cocktails.

30
Jul

On Haskell day, score two for New Jersey-breds

Frank Vespe / 12 years
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5 min read

On Sunday, the New Jersey-bred Hall of Fame inducted two new members. Suitably inspired, a current NJ-bred, Rainbow Heir, won the Teddy Drone.

28
Jul

Bayern’s Haskell win is three of a kind for Pin Oak Lane

Frank Vespe / 12 years
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4 min read

With Bayern’s Haskell win, all three winners of Breeders’ Cup Classic “Win and You’re In” races this year have been sired by stallions at Pin Oak Lane Farm in Pennsylvania.

27
Jul

Haskell connections know their cliches

Frank Vespe / 12 years
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4 min read

All of the runners in Sunday’s G1 Haskell Invitational feel great, look great, love the track, and are in a great frame of mind. Seriously.

20
Jul

Key issues facing Maryland horsemen’s election

Frank Vespe / 12 years
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5 min read

Retaining racing’s share of slots revenue is job one, but there are many other issues facing Maryland horsemen as they elect their association’s directors.

15
Jul

Belle Gallantey, surprising everyone, connections included

Frank Vespe / 12 years
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4 min read

Her connections claimed Belle Gallantey to win winter races at Aqueduct. They had no clue that a few months later, they’d win the Grade 1 Delaware Handicap.

30
Jun

MHBA Yearling Show keeps ’em coming back

Frank Vespe / 12 years
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3 min read

Yesterday’s 80th MHBA Yearling Show provided a first chance to see the latest crop of yearlings, and everyone’s hoping for a home run. Words and pix.

27
Jun

I went to a fight, and a horse race broke out?

Frank Vespe / 12 years
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3 min read

Rodney Dangerfield said that he went to a fight and a hockey game broke out. Replace “hockey game” with “horse race,” and you have the week in horse racing.

09
Jun

In (sort of) defense of Steve Coburn

Frank Vespe / 12 years
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4 min read

We loved “brash” Steve Coburn when California Chrome was winning. In defeat, he became a sore loser. That change says more about us than about Coburn.

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