Bird Mobberley Archives • The Racing Biz

“He made dreams come true”: Galerio gets a soft landing

Frank Vespe / 1 year

5 min read

Galerio won a stake and nearly $700,000, but it took some work, and the kindness of strangers, to get him the retirement he earned.

Salzman barn has clean sweep of Laurel juvenile races

Frank Vespe / 3 years

3 min read

Trainer John Salzman, Jr. swept Laurel Park’s first two juvenile races of 2023, winning Friday with Low Mileage and Sunday with Jumpingjaggerflash.

"Local Motive"
Bird Mobberley
Buy the Best
Ellie Glaccum
Isobel Ellis
James F. Lewis III S.
Laurel Park
Maryland horse racing
Smart Halo S.

For Local Motive, Buy the Best connex, a focus on today

Frank Vespe / 4 years
3
5 min read

Wins in a pair of Laurel Park juvenile stakes Saturday had the connections of Local Motive and Buy the Best reflecting on how meaningful those wins were.

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: March 1, 2026

Triple Crown: Rebel Stakes picks and analysis

REPLAY: Saturday’s Off to the Races Radio

Charles Town picks and analysis: February 28, 2026

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: February 28, 2026

LRL: Pay Billy rediscovers winning ways

“He made dreams come true”: Galerio gets a soft landing

Salzman barn has clean sweep of Laurel juvenile races

For Local Motive, Buy the Best connex, a focus on today

Woolcotts hoping for Woodslane Pick 3.

Off to the Races Radio lineup.

PODCAST: Maryland Racing Today, Feb. 26

Leading horsemen call for continued Lasix.

Preakness 2026 attendance to be capped.

Taj Mahal guts out Miracle Wood.