09
May
May
Who’s The Man?
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Linda Dougherty / 9 years
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Who’s The Man? The Man, who’s won three straight with consummate ease, may well be the man.
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21
Apr
Apr
Jason Servis coming full circle with CT Classic starter Sunny Ridge
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Linda Dougherty / 9 years
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Trainer Jason Servis spent some of his formative years living in a trailer park in Charles Town. Saturday he’ll saddle Sunny Ridge to try to win $750,000 there.
11
Apr
Apr
Many factors contribute to drop in equine fatalities at Delaware Park
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Linda Dougherty / 9 years
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The number of equine fatalities at Delaware Park dropped to its lowest recorded level in 2016. Why? Many reasons, industry participants say.
01
Apr
Apr
Midlantic tracks claim good year for safety – but keep it quiet
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Linda Dougherty / 9 years
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Midlantic racetracks say 2016 was a banner year for safety – but only a few release their data to the public.
15
Mar
Mar
Of characters and near-misses: My day at the handicapping contest
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Linda Dougherty / 9 years
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The last time she attended a handicapping contest, 15 years ago, our correspondent had a chair thrown at her. This time was bound to be better… right?
07
Mar
Mar
Patience paying off for Castillo, Because He Can
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Linda Dougherty / 9 years
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Trainer Michelle Castillo’s varied journey has brought her and 5-year-old Because He Can together – a partnership paying off for both of them.
24
Feb
Feb
At Monmouth, holding on in troubled times
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Linda Dougherty / 9 years
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- 6 min read
Monmouth Park horsemen and area breeders have fingers crossed, but with fewer days likely in ’17, optimism is in short supply.
10
Feb
Feb
Claiming game changes present challenges for tracks, horsemen
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Linda Dougherty / 9 years
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- 7 min read
Bigger purses have changed the claiming game, presenting challenges – and opportunities – for both horsemen and racetracks.
24
Jan
Jan
For claiming trainers, different approaches in search of similar results
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Linda Dougherty / 9 years
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- 8 min read
Playing the claiming game is a complicated balancing act, and each trainer seems to set the scales differently.
05
Jan
Jan
Jockey Kevin Krigger nears return to riding
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Linda Dougherty / 9 years
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- 6 min read
Jockey Kevin Krigger, who piloted Goldencents in the ’13 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, is set to return after a two-year absence, having shifted his tack to Parx Racing.