On Barbara Fritchie Handicap day, persistence rewarded
Persistence was the word of Barbara Fritchie Handicap day, as horses — and jockeys — gave their all to take Laurel’s two stakes.
Read MorePosted by Frank Vespe | Feb 24, 2014 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Top Stories |
Persistence was the word of Barbara Fritchie Handicap day, as horses — and jockeys — gave their all to take Laurel’s two stakes.
Read MorePosted by Frank Vespe | Feb 18, 2014 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Breeding, MD Business, MD Racing, Top Stories |
Unable to reach consensus on the issue of apprentice jockey weight allowances, the Maryland Racing Commission took its own advice today and punted — for a month.
Read MorePosted by Frank Vespe | Feb 18, 2014 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Top Stories |
After Dance to Bristol was honored as top Maryland-based horse, her rider, Xavier Perez snapped a long slump — aboard a horse, Bandbox, with an even longer slump.
Read MorePosted by Frank Vespe | Feb 4, 2014 | Breaking, Opinion, Regionwide, Top Stories |
Beyond the top Kentucky Derby contenders lies a less-known group of nominees to the Triple Crown: horses that have thus far failed to break their maidens.
Read MorePosted by Frank Vespe | Jan 28, 2014 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Opinion, Regionwide, Top Stories |
In racing, success and failure are clear-cut. Except when they’re not.
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