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: April 19, 2026

LRL: Taj Mahal dazzles in Tesio

LRL: Carrasco returns with Weber City Miss shocker

REPLAY: Saturday’s Off to the Races Radio

Charles Town picks and analysis: April 18, 2026

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: April 18, 2026

“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

LRL: Taj Mahal dazzles in Tesio

LRL: Carrasco returns with Weber City.

Off to the Races Radio lineup.

Dash for Cash quartet to meet.

CT: Moises Santaella sitting on “go”

Close the Gate could open opportunity.