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Mindframe
06
Jun
  • Belmont Stakes
  • Future Is Now
  • Intercontinental S.
  • Larry Johnson
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Mindframe

“A great ride” as Mindframe could cap 40 years of breeding

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 2
  • 6 min read

Maryland-bred Mindframe’s short career so far makes him feel like an overnight success, but he’s the result of 40 years of work for breeder Larry Johnson.

Alva Starr
05
Jun
  • Alva Starr
  • Brett Brinkman
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Rehoboth S.

Alva Starr becomes a millionaire in Rehoboth win

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

G1 winner Alva Starr thrashed a short field in Delaware Park’s Rehoboth Stakes Wednesday to surpass $1 million in career earnings.

First World War-Penn Mile
01
Jun
  • Frankie Dettori
  • Penn Mile
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Frankie went to Hollywood (and won)

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

Frankie (Dettori) went to Hollywood (Casino at Penn National Race Course) and left with the money, winning both the G3 Penn Mile and Penn Oaks.

Stryda
31
May
  • Charles Town Races
  • Fancy Buckles S.
  • Great Spirit
  • Maggie's Girl
  • Overnight Pow Wow
  • Stryda
  • West Virginia horse racing

Tough field to meet in Fancy Buckles

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

Saturday’s Fancy Buckles Stakes at Charles Town features stakes winners Stryda, Overnight Pow Wow, and Great Spirit along with the tough Maggie’s Girl.

Major Dude Penn Mile
30
May
  • Graham Motion
  • Penn Mile
  • Penn National
  • Penn Oaks
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Trikari
  • Umberto Rispoli

Evenly matched group to meet in wide-open Penn Mile

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

Friday’s Grade 3 Penn Mile features seven stakes winners, topped by Trikari, last out winner of the G2 American Turf.

Whocouldaskformo
22
May
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness

The “fuego Preakness”

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

Most every Preakness weekend has one specific thing that sticks out in your memory. For me, this year’s will be the fire that wasn’t.

Fasig-Tipton
21
May
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton 2 year-olds in training sale
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Fasig-Tipton 2yo sale topped by $1.25 million filly

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

A $1.25 million Bolt d’Oro filly led the way at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic two-year-old sale in Timonium, which saw nearly $33 million in gross sales.

Fasig-Tipton
20
May
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton 2 year-olds in training sale
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

First day of Fasig-Tipton 2yo sale sees $13.1 million in sales

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

The first of two days of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic two-year-old sale saw nearly $13.2 million in sales, topped by a Bernardini filly.

Seize the Grey
18
May
  • Brian Hernandez Jr.
  • D. Wayne Lukas
  • Jaime Torres
  • Ken McPeek
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Mystik Dan
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • Seize the Grey

Seize the Grey takes initiative in Preakness upset

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

Seize the Grey gave trainer D. Wayne Lukas his seventh Preakness victory as Derby day runners took the top three spots at PImlico.

Pyrenees
17
May
  • Brian Hernandez Jr.
  • Cherie DeVaux
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Special
  • Pyrenees

Pyrenees rallies late to summit Pimlico Special

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

Pyrenees rallied late to win a thrilling G3 Pimlico Special and give trainer Cherie DeVaux three stakes wins on the afternoon.

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