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Apr
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BackTracks: Lil E. Tee, PA’s first Derby winner
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Jennifer Kelly / 4 years
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- 10 min read
In today’s BackTracks, Lil E. Tee rose from modest beginnings to become the first Pennsylvania-bred Kentucky Derby winner.
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Knicks Go named Top Midlantic-bred of 2021
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Md Million: Small breeder “taking a shot,” or two
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Frank Vespe / 6 years
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- 5 min read
Owner-breeder Harry Kassap has sent out just three horses to race in 2020, but two are scheduled to make their next start in Saturdays’ Maryland Million.
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Aug
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Godsey, others in Virginia “excited to get this back”
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Nick Hahn / 7 years
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- 7 min read
It was like old home week as familiar faces thrived in several Virginia-bred stakes Saturday at Colonial Downs.
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Mar
Mar
Looking for value sires in the Mid-Atlantic
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Frank Vespe / 7 years
- 2
- 5 min read
With breeding season upon us, we wondered: which Mid-Atlantic stallions are value sires?
10
Apr
Apr
“Long journeys” merge for Grant, de Tomaso and their horses
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Teresa Genaro / 9 years
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- 7 min read
Gaston Grant and Isabelle de Tomaso couldn’t be more dissimilar. But their stories, and those of their star horses, Green Gratto and Irish War Cry, merged Saturday.
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Mar
Mar
George Rowand, owner, breeder, writer, dreamer passes
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Frank Vespe / 9 years
- 3
- 6 min read
George Rowand, the Virginia native who on a shoestring bred several top horses and wrote about the experience, has died at age 69.
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Mar
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Slots, stability fuel Maryland breeding rise
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Linda Dougherty / 10 years
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- 5 min read
Growing funds and the perception that the state’s racing and breeding programs have a stable foundation are fueling a Maryland breeding industry rebirth.
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Dec
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Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale facts and figures
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The Biz / 11 years
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- 3 min read
Next Monday’s Fasig-Tipton Mixed sale ends the mid-Atlantic sale season. Want to know how many Maryland-breds are on offer? How about fillies? Or grays?
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Sep
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Veteran trainer Ron Alfano works to change with times
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Doug McCoy / 12 years
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- 5 min read
Trainer Ron Alfano scaled racing’s heights, but then he nearly washed out of the game. Now his ability to adapt has allowed him to find a comfortable niche.