Audley Farm Archives • The Racing Biz

BackTracks: Mandy’s Gold “showed up”

by Jennifer Kelly | Dec 9, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, Regionwide, Virginia, Virginia Breeding | 0 |

Versatile and talented, the Virginia-bred Mandy’s Gold tangled with the best en route to becoming the best horse Michael Gorham has trained.

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.

Foiled Va-bred Derby hopefuls earn redemption

by Nick Hahn | May 10, 2017 | Breaking, Features, Top Stories, Virginia | 0 |

Quality Road and Bodemeister sired the Oaks-Derby double last weekend — quite a feat for a pair of Virginia-breds whose own Derby dreams were dashed.

Bodemeister, the “almost” horse

by Nick Hahn | May 2, 2017 | Breaking, Racing, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |

Five years ago, Bodemeister almost won the Kentucky Derby and then the Preakness. How might wins have affected Virginia’s struggling thoroughbred industry?