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10
Feb
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Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, 92, passes

  • Frank Vespe / 9 months
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Hall of Fame trainer King T. Leatherbury, whose 6,508 wins rank fifth all time, has died at age 92.

08
Oct
  • Ben's Cat
  • Jim McKay
  • King Leatherbury
  • Maryland horse racing
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Maryland Million Moments: Ben’s Cat strikes again

  • The Biz / 1 year
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In this Maryland Million Moment, we reach back to 2012, when fan favorite Ben’s Cat won his third consecutive Turf Sprint.

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18
May
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Pimlico: 10 great moments

  • Ted Black / 1 year
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  • 7 min read

The current version of Pimlico had its swan song — and one more great moment — Saturday. Here’s one reporter’s take on its greatest.

01
Aug
  • Ben's Cat
  • Maryland Horse Breeders Association
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Media Assocation
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame

Ben’s Cat, Mountain Dew named to Maryland-bred Hall of Fame

  • Press Release / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Ben’s Cat and Mountain Dew, two horses remarkable for excellence over several years, are the newest inductees into the Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame.

17
Nov
  • Ah Day
  • Avon Thorpe
  • Ben's Cat
  • King Leatherbury
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Norman Lewis

The autumn of King Leatherbury

  • Vinnie Perrone / 6 years
  • 3
  • 11 min read

Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, fifth on the all-time wins list, is down to one owner and four horses — but no complaints.

18
Dec
  • Ben's Cat
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  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Vox Populi Award

Ben’s Cat wins 2017 Vox Populi Award

  • Press Release / 9 years
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Maryland-bred stalwart Ben’s Cat has won the Vox Populi Award, created by Penny Chenery to honor racing’s fan favorites.

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13
Nov
  • Ben's Cat
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Ben’s Cat day in pictures

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Want to relive Ben’s Cat day? Or didn’t make it out in the first place? No worries — our photographers were on the scene. Here’s what they saw.

10
Nov
  • Ben's Cat
  • King Leatherbury
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

The exquisite timing of Ben’s Cat

  • Frank Vespe / 9 years
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  • 6 min read

Maryland’s love of Ben’s Cat stems from many factors, not the least of which was his perfect timing — race-wise, and career-wise.

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09
Nov
  • Avon Thorpe
  • Ben's Cat
  • King Leatherbury
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Ben’s Cat: 6 races to remember him by

  • Frank Vespe / 9 years
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In which we recap six races of Ben’s Cat’s we’ll always remember.

Ben's Cat
18
Jul
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  • Maryland horse racing
  • Trevor McCarthy

Ben’s Cat, recently retired fan favorite, dies at age 11

  • Frank Vespe / 9 years
  • 2
  • 7 min read

Ben’s Cat, the seemingly ageless fan favorite who helped propel trainer King Leatherbury into the Hall of Fame, has died from complications from colic surgery.

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