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11
Jul
  • Charles Town Races
  • Crystal Pickett
  • Darius Thorpe
  • Dr. Feelgood
  • West Virginia horse racing

Thorpe riding Dr. Feelgood to prominence

  • Ted Black / 6 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Jockey Darius Thorpe has seized an opportunity to raise his own profile, piloting the speedy Dr. Feelgood to 11 wins in 13 starts at Charles Town.

29
Jan
  • Anna's Bandit
  • Claudio Gonzalez
  • Darius Thorpe
  • Fellowship
  • John Servis
  • Ken Decker
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Ronney Brown
  • Tim Kreiser

Midlantic racing roundup through Jan. 28

  • The Biz / 9 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

In our new weekly roundup, racing action around the region you might have missed…

No Brakes
27
Feb
  • Darius Thorpe
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • No Brakes

Weekend wrap: Feb. 27

  • The Biz / 10 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

A jockey’s milestone, a warhorse’s retirement, impressive debuts, and some chalk in our weekend wrap.

18
Aug
  • Darius Thorpe
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Jock Darius Thorpe returns with a bang

  • Press Release / 10 years
  • 1
  • 3 min read

After nearly eight months away because of injury, jockey Darius Thorpe won with his first mount back last weekend.

26
Apr
  • Avon Thorpe
  • Darius Thorpe
  • King Leatherbury
  • Maryland horse racing

For “Pops” and Darius Thorpe, a racing family affair

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 1
  • 5 min read

Apprentice jock Darius Thorpe is making his way in racing one mount at a time — with a big assist from uncle Avon, who’s King Leatherbury’s assistant.

02
Apr
  • Claudio Gonzalez
  • Darius Thorpe
  • Pimlico
  • Sal Sinatra

Pimlico meet opens amid optimism

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

A longshot kicked off the Pimlico meet today, and there was optimism all around.

21
Jan
  • Darius Thorpe
  • Immortal Eyes
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Rienzi

ICYMI: Track records and more

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

In today’s ICYMI, we catch up on a few stories of note from the last several days…

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Laurel Park to retain racing role.

03
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CT: Crystal Veil makes it a.

04
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05
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06
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Md. Million: Youth served, but experience.

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