Stubbornness and support paying off for Tais Lyapustina
After struggling, jockey Tais Lyapustina has begun to get some opportunities. She credits her supportive network – and her own stubbornness.
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Category: Features
Middleburg Spring Races kick off major Va. jump season
Champion Snap Decision looks for his fourth Temple Gwathmey win as the Middleburg Spring Races kick off Virginia’s jump season Saturday.
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Nik Juarez looks to pin down Derby dreams
Wrestler-turned-jockey Nik Juarez, a long way from his rebellious youth in Maryland, is expected to ride American Promise in the Kentucky Derby.
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For Jose Corrales, it’s all about the opportunity
As a young jockey, Jose Corrales found opportunity in short supply. These days, as a trainer, he focuses on providing apprentice riders a break.
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Country Cherry could be next Brown-trained star
Trainer Ronney Brown sent out Country Cherry to a 10-length debut win and hopes she’ll join horses like Lightnin Runner as a barn star.
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Coal Battle’s West Virginia connection
Kentucky Derby contender Coal Battle has a couple of big fans in West Virginia, whose connection is through the horse’s WV-bred dam.
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Racetrack reunion has them asking, when’s the next one?
The Midlantic Racetrack Reunion will take place for the fifth time April 13 at Laurel Park, and each year participants ask when the next one is.
Read More Well-executed gameplan leads to American Promise win
The way the Virginia Derby unfolded was exactly to the plan mapped out by American Promise’s trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
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“Big, happy” Hammer leads way for Gazzier barn
With two straight wins, Hammer is leading the way for the productive, family-oriented barn of trainer Kristy Gazzier.
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Virginia Derby: No walkover but Amoss hopes for Authentic upset
If Tom Amoss isn’t nervous during Authentic Gallop’s Virginia Derby, it may be because he’s already suffered enough Colonial Downs-related anxiety.
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Virginia Oaks: Icona Mama doing “really well”
Icona Mama had a sharp breeze March 7 and is doing “really well” ahead of a scheduled start in Saturday’s Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs.
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Virginia Derby: Lukas hopes American Promise ready to deliver
Octogenarian trainer D. Wayne Lukas hopes formerly “big, awkward teenager” American Promise is ready to step forward in Saturday’s Virginia Derby.
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