Category: Virginia Breeding

Six Midlantic-breds among Triple Crown noms

by Frank Vespe | Feb 6, 2021 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Breeding, New Jersey, NJ Breeding, PA Breeding, Pennsylvania, Top Stories, Triple Crown Trail, Virginia, Virginia Breeding, West Virginia, WV Breeding | 0 |

Stakes winners Hello Hot Rod and Pickin’ Time are among six horses bred in the Mid-Atlantic who have been nominated to the Triple Crown.

Virginia-bred stakes top Laurel Friday card

by Press Release | Oct 7, 2020 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing, Virginia, Virginia Breeding | 0 |

With the cancellation of the Colonial Downs race meet, five stakes for Virginia-bred or -sired horses will take place Friday at Laurel Park.

Pleasant Colony: Dozing to greatness

by Nick Hahn | Jun 9, 2020 | Breaking, Features, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Breeding | 0 |

Nearly 40 years ago, the unheralded Virginia-bred Pleasant Colony burst on the Triple Crown scene with late-running wins in the Derby and Preakness.

Just like mom, Fionnbharr breaks maiden in second start

by Frank Vespe | Jun 22, 2019 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Breeding | 0 |

Second-timer Fionnbharr scored a 19-1 upset today at Laurel Park, following in the footsteps of her dam, multiple stake winner Embarr.

River Gal “carries family forward” with Jamestown win

by Frank Vespe | Sep 28, 2018 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Breeding | 0 |

River Gal won the Jamestown Stakes today at Laurel Park, the latest in an equine family that’s been very good to Morgan’s Ford Farm.

Altamura vanned off after Oakley victory

by Frank Vespe | Sep 23, 2018 | Breaking, MD Racing, Racing, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Breeding | 0 |

Three-year-old Altamura won her fourth consecutive race in the Oakley Stakes but was vanned off after taking a bad step in the gallop-out.

Lookback: No turf, no problem in Virginia-bred stakes

by Ted Black | Aug 10, 2018 | Breaking, Features, Maryland, MD Racing, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Breeding, Virginia Racing | 0 |

Four Virginia-bred stakes were taken off the turf at Laurel last Saturday – but owners, trainers, and jocks were undeterred and the show went on.

Edward Evans Stakes: Sticksstatelydude bred — sort of — by Bud

by Nick Hahn | Jun 23, 2018 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Breeding | 0 |

Glenn Eickhoff, breeder of Evans Stakes winner Sticksstatelydude, got his start with a different horse breed: the Budweiser Clydesdales.

Gilpin Stakes: Altamura gives trainer Stephens first stakes win

by Frank Vespe | Jun 23, 2018 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Breeding | 0 |

John Stephens broke the great Barbaro, that being his main business, but had never trained a stakes winner until Altamura scored today at Laurel Park.

Two Notch Road, 11, gunning for White Oak Farm win

by Press Release | Jun 20, 2018 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing, Virginia, Virginia Breeding | 0 |

Two Notch Road, now 11 years old and having earned over $500,000, heads the field for Saturday’s White Oak Farm Stakes at Laurel Park for Virginia-breds.

Greyvitos: From fire to surgery and back to racing

by Nick Hahn | May 4, 2018 | Breaking, Features, Top Stories, Triple Crown Trail, Virginia, Virginia Breeding | 0 |

Three-year-old Greyvitos survived the San Luis Rey fire and later had to undergo surgery. Back on track, he’ll tackle the Pat Day Mile at Churchill Saturday.

Virginia-connected rivals meet again in Pan American

by Press Release | Mar 29, 2018 | Breaking, National news, Racing, Virginia, Virginia Breeding, Virginia Racing | 0 |

Virginia-bred One Go All Go and Virginia-raised Sadler’s Joy will meet again as two logical contenders in Saturday’s Pan American Stakes at Gulfstream Park.