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Jun
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Of bits and blinkers
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Frank Vespe / 3 weeks
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If clothes make the man, does equipment make the horse? Bits and blinkers figured prominently in Saturday’s Laurel stakes.
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Quint’s Brew gives Boyce another “to look forward to”
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Jockey Forest Boyce always seems to have one or two good regular mounts, and these days, Quint’s Brew and Barbadian Runner fill that role.
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Ronney Brown betting on Barbados
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Ted Black / 2 months
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Trainer Ronney Brown, best known for Charles Town claiming horses, is making a bet on his newest stallion: Barbadian Runner’s sire Barbados.
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At Laurel, many happy returns
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Frank Vespe / 2 months
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Popular Maryland runners Witty, Slewperstitus, and Barbadian Runner made their returns to the winner’s circle for the first time in ’26 this weekend.
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Splendora leads first Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2026
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The Biz / 4 months
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Two-for-two with a Grade 1 victory, Maryland-bred Splendora leads the first Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2026.
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Mindframe is champion Maryland-bred of 2025
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Press Release / 4 months
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At Sunday’s annual Renaissance Awards at Laurel Park, Mindframe was named champion Maryland-bred, one of many awards given out.
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Mindframe earns Top Midlantic-bred honors for 2025
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Press Release / 6 months
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The only older US runner to win two Grade 1 races on dirt, Maryland-bred Mindframe has been named the Top Midlantic-bred of 2025.
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Charles Town: 10 stories that mattered in 2025
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Ted Black / 6 months
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Charles Town correspondent Ted Black revisits 10 stories that mattered at the West Virginia oval in 2025.
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Post Time heads to retirement with a win
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Frank Vespe / 7 months
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Multiple graded stakes winner Post Time won Saturday’s Manfuso Stakes at Laurel Park to head to retirement with one last triumph, his 13th.