Author: Frank Vespe

First stake wins “special” for trainers Dylan Smith, Niall Saville

Posted by Frank Vespe | Sep 8, 2014 | Breaking, Features, Maryland, MD Racing, Top Stories |

Trainers Dylan Smith and Niall Saville saddled their first stakes winners Saturday at Laurel Park, an achievement that left one breathless and the other chatty.

Georganne Hale and her Laurel team, ready to race

Posted by Frank Vespe | Sep 5, 2014 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Top Stories |

Laurel Park Director of racing Georganne Hale and her team are more than ready to get back to racing. It’s our Laurel fall meet preview.

What’s that again?

Posted by Frank Vespe | Aug 19, 2014 | Breaking, Opinion, Regionwide, Top Stories |

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

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

Posted by Frank Vespe | Aug 12, 2014 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Business, Top Stories |

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.