Frank Vespe • contributor to The Racing Biz

17
Jun

Charles Town picks and horses to watch: June 17

Frank Vespe / 3 years
3
2 min read

We’ve got Charles Town picks and preview today as the track presents its Friday card!

16
Jun

Skeptical horsemen voice HISA concerns

Frank Vespe / 3 years
3
5 min read

Horsemen packed a Laurel Park restaurant to learn more about the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and vent their concerns.

14
Jun

Eons, High Opinion score in MATCH stakes

Frank Vespe / 3 years
2
3 min read

In a pair of eventful turf stakes at Parx Racing that are part of the MATCH Series, Eons and High Opinion earned hard-fought victories.

12
Jun

Hypothesis guts out It’s Only Money win

Frank Vespe / 3 years
2
2 min read

Five-year-old Hypothesis won his fourth consecutive race Saturday, taking the It’s Only Money Stakes for the second straight year.

10
Jun

Rich Strike won’t win the Belmont. Here’s why

Frank Vespe / 3 years
6
4 min read

Rich Strike shocked the world when he won the Kentucky Derby at 80-1. History says don’t look for a repeat in the Belmont.

09
Jun

Bobby Lillis hopes to give backstretch “an ear” at MRC

Frank Vespe / 3 years
2
5 min read

Former jockey and head of the Horsemen’s Assistance Foundation Bobby Lillis has a background unlike any other member of the Md. Racing Commission.

08
Jun

Miss Leslie rallies to win Obeah

Frank Vespe / 3 years
4
3 min read

Miss Leslie rallied from last under jockey Angel Cruz to take the Obeah Stakes at Delaware Park and perhaps punch her ticket to the Delaware Handicap.

08
Jun

Digging into the Obeah Stakes

Frank Vespe / 3 years
3
3 min read

This afternoon’s Obeah Stakes at Delaware Park has drawn a compact field, several with hopes of moving forward to the DelCap. Who’s gonna win?

04
Jun

For Amy Cortez, a win to smile about

Frank Vespe / 4 years
2
4 min read

Amy Cortez gallops horses and trains a couple on her own. One of those, Audacious Quality, scored a powerful allowance win Saturday at Laurel Park.

04
Jun

Wow Whata Summer stuns in Penn Mile

Frank Vespe / 4 years
2
3 min read

Wow Whata Summer, off at 83-1, conjured up memories of Rich Strike’s Kentucky Derby when he scored in Friday’s Grade 2 Penn Mile.

Yedsit Hazlewood reaching for lofty heights

Owner-breeder Sam English, 80, passes

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