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30
May
  • Kim Clark
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Thoroughbred Placement Resources
  • Thoroughbred retirement

Retired Thoroughbreds get a ‘new lease on life’

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

TPR received $18,000 and 10,000 poker chips from police who busted an illegal casino using TPR’s name as a front. A lot of retired Thoroughbreds will benefit.

23
May
  • Art Sherman
  • California Chrome
  • Love the Chase
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Not for Love
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • Steve Coburn
  • Tom Bowman

‘Stars and universe’ align for California Chrome

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

California Chrome came from breeding a second-choice stallion to a mare whose sire was the “most available.” No wonder owner Steve Coburn feels blessed.

20
May
  • California Chrome
  • Jessica Lindsey
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • Victor Espinoza
  • Xavier Perez

Preakness Wrap: ‘Gray Horse’ hears the cheers

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

For Jessica Lindsey, ponying California Chrome in the Preakness post parade gave her the chance to show support for longtime friend Willie Delgado.

12
May
  • Alan Sherman
  • Art Sherman
  • Billy Gowan
  • California Chrome
  • Manny Azpurua
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • Ride on Curlin
  • Ron Sanchez
  • Social Inclusion

Preakness season arrives – with a police escort

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

Sirens blared and the police motorcycles thundered through Baltimore. Just your average, everyday police escort — for horses bound for the Preakness.

05
May
  • Alan Foreman
  • Cricket Goodall
  • David Richardson
  • Josh Pons
  • Maryland Horse Breeders Association
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Richard Meyer
  • Tom Chuckas

Maryland Thoroughbred interests “hang together”

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

Maryland Thoroughbred interests haven’t always seen eye-to-eye, but they’re working together this year to support Anthony Brown’s gubernatorial campaign.

29
Apr
  • Churchill Downs
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Rick Porter

If Rick Porter’s mad as hell, why should we care?

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

Rick Porter is a wealthy owner who is livid that he can’t have free tickets to the Kentucky Oaks. Why do so many people seem to share his anger?

28
Apr
  • Ashado
  • Celtic Katie
  • Chris Grove
  • Geisha S.
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Silmaril

For trainer Grove, a Geisha win, thoughts of Silmaril

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

Ashado’s selection to the Hall of Fame and his fifth Geisha Stakes win, Saturday with Celtic Katie, both led trainer Chris Grove to think about Silmaril.

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.”

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