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 / 5 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.

Experts’ Black-Eyed Susan day picks

Only one Preakness: Napoleon Solo takes his shot

Wonderful? Shane’s Wonder tackles Chick Lang

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: May 15, 2026

Graham Motion hoping 13 lucky on the Laurel lawn

For Trombetta barn, a chance to be in the spotlight

“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

Only one Preakness: Napoleon Solo takes.

Wonderful? Shane’s Wonder tackles Chick Lang

Graham Motion hoping 13 lucky on.

For Trombetta barn, a chance to.

A Preakness absence in Park Heights

PODCAST: Maryland Racing Today, May 13