The Delaware Handicap, shining brightly in the shadows
The Twitterverse may not have a character to spare for the Delaware Handicap, but racing’s history books — and Eclipse records — pay close attention.
Read MorePosted by Frank Vespe | Jul 20, 2013 | Breaking, DE Racing, Delaware, Features, Top Stories |
The Twitterverse may not have a character to spare for the Delaware Handicap, but racing’s history books — and Eclipse records — pay close attention.
Read MorePosted by Frank Vespe | Jul 16, 2013 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Business, MD Racing, Top Stories |
The Maryland Racing Commission today gave conditional approval to a rule that would void claims of horses who suffer catastrophic breakdowns — another step, it said, to protect horse safety.
Read MorePosted by Frank Vespe | Jul 13, 2013 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Racing |
The big guys did fine on Virginia Derby day, but the Virginia Oaks belonged to a first-time stake winner and first-time graded stake winner.
Read MorePosted by Frank Vespe | Jul 8, 2013 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Business, MD Racing, Top Stories |
Maryland’s horsemen have voted to spend $600,000 to add three days of live racing to the Timonium meet this summer. Only time — and field size, and handle, and attendance — will tell if it was a wise decision.
Read MorePosted by Frank Vespe | Jun 27, 2013 | Breaking, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Breeding, Virginia Business |
The firing of longtime executive director Glenn Petty continued to roil the Virginia Thoroughbred Association (VTA) this week, and three directors resigned in protest of what they claim was a deeply flawed process.
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