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Barbadian Runner
03
Oct
  • Barbadian Runner
  • Battery Park S.
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Forest Boyce
  • Henry Walters
  • Scott Groh

Barbadian Runner becomes racing’s newest millionaire

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 1
  • 3 min read

Barbadian Runner rallied from well back to reel in Cooke Creek to win the Battery Park at Delaware Park and surpass $1 million in career earnings.

30
Sep
  • Anthony Farrior
  • condition book
  • Katy Voss
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • ratings races

Revised N1X condition, ratings races now at Laurel

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 0
  • 5 min read

A revised first allowance condition arrives in the new Laurel Park condition book to go with ratings races we’ve seen in recent weeks.

Social Fortress
30
Sep
  • Delaware Handicap
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Gregory Sacco
  • Social Fortess (horse)

Social Fortress looks for big step up in DelCap

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Delaware-based Social Fortress will return to stakes company in Saturday’s G3 Delaware Handicap, and trainer Gregg Sacco hopes for the best.

John Salzman Sr.
28
Sep
  • John Salzman Sr.
  • Kenneth Taylor
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Xtra Heat

Former trainer John Salzman, Sr., passes

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 1
  • 3 min read

Retired trainer John Salzman, Sr., who conditioned Xtra Heat to a Hall of Fame career, has died at age 81.

Fiber Sonde
28
Sep
  • Charles Town Races
  • Cyndy McKee
  • Fiber Sonde
  • John McKee
  • West Virginia horse racing

Top WV sire Fiber Sonde passes

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Leading West Virginia stallion Fiber Sonde, who sired numerous top-class local runners, has died at age 21.

Hidden Overture
26
Sep
  • All Along Stakes
  • Coast Highway (horse)
  • Hidden Overture (horse)
  • Julian Pimentel
  • Laurel Futurity
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Michael Golden
  • Mischief in Motion
  • Selima S.

Hidden Overture plays winning tune in Selima

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 0
  • 4 min read

On an eventful Saturday at Laurel Park, jockey Julian Pimentel earned his first stakes win in five years as Hidden Overture won the Selima.

Winslow
25
Sep
  • David Hughes
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Winslow (horse)

Winslow wires ’em for notable win

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Two-year-old Winslow dominated his rivals to earn his diploma at second asking today at Laurel Park, giving both owner and trainer three wins today.

Slewperstitus
19
Sep
  • Eric Rizer
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Slewperstitus
  • Weathervane S.

Slewperstitus cruises to Weather Vane win

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Frequent bridesmaid Slewperstitus took a big step forward today, dominating a solid field to win the Weather Vane Stakes at Laurel Park.

Dinosaur Ben
17
Sep
  • Anthony Farrior
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Looking ahead: Laurel Park weekend

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

A quick look at what’s going on (and has been going on) at Laurel Park…

Where's Ray
13
Sep
  • Bobby Leaf III
  • Fan Club (horse)
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Megan Salzman
  • Where's Ray (horse)

LRL: First training victories for Leaf, Salzman

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 0
  • 4 min read

The son of one trainer and the widow of another earned their first training wins as Bobby Leaf, III and Megan Salzman struck Sunday at Laurel.

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