Bird Mobberley Archives • The Racing Biz

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

Frank Vespe / 2 years

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
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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.

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Burnham Square too good in Arlington Million

Gimme a Nother Beverly D. win gives Motion stakes double

Charles Town picks and analysis: August 1, 2026

Delaware Park picks and analysis: August 1, 2026

Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs, August 1, 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

Burnham Square too good in Arlington.

Gimme a Nother Beverly D. win.

Off to the Races Radio lineup.

PODCAST: On the Thoroughbred aftercare beat

Magic Weisner, 2002 Preakness runner-up, dies

PODCAST: Balancing trainer life and mom.