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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.”

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.

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