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07
Oct
  • David Hayden
  • Jim McKay
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Million
  • Maryland Million Distaff
  • Safely Kept

Maryland Million Moments: Safely Kept triples up

  • The Biz / 2 weeks
  • 0
  • 3 min read

In this Maryland Million Moment, we reach back to 1991 when previous Eclipse Award winner and future Hall of Famer Safely Kept won her third Distaff.

Circle Home
12
Oct
  • Circle Home
  • David Hayden
  • Jevian Toledo
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Million
  • Maryland Million Ladies
  • Miguel Vera

Circle Home draws in, scores late in Maryland Million Ladies

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 0
  • 3 min read

It took a scratch and a long rally, but Circle Home was up in time to win the Maryland Million Ladies Saturday at Laurel Park.

MHBA yearling show
24
Jul
  • Dark Hollow Farm
  • David Hayden
  • Maryland horse racing
  • MHBA Yearling Show
  • Ned Allard

Honor A. P. colt takes top honors at MHBA Yearling Show

  • Press Release / 2 years
  • 2
  • 6 min read

An Honor A. P. colt owned and bred by Dark Hollow Farm took top honors at the 89th annual MHBA Yearling Show Sunday in Timonium.

Deputed Testamony
19
May
  • Bill Boniface
  • Cricket Goodall
  • David Hayden
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • Sabrina Moore

40 years after Deputed Testamony: why no Maryland-bred Preakness winner since?

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 2
  • 7 min read

It’s been 40 years since Deputed Testamony splashed home best in the 1983 Preakness. Why hasn’t there been a Maryland-bred winner since?

V. I. P. Code
25
Apr
  • 1st Racing
  • Brooke Bowman
  • Craig Fravel
  • David Hayden
  • Ferris Allen
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Michael Algeo
  • Tim Keefe

MTHA, MJC reach 11th-hour deal on way forward on Laurel track surface

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 7
  • 5 min read

An 11th-hour deal between the Md. Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and Md. Jockey Club provides a way forward for resolving safety concerns.

Forever Boss
05
Apr
  • David Hayden
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Michael Algeo
  • Mike Rogers
  • Preakness future wager
  • Tom Bowman

MJC to offer Preakness future wager

  • Frank Vespe / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

The Maryland Jockey Club will offer a future wager on the Preakness Stakes after receiving approval Tuesday from the state Racing Commission.

Safely Kept
23
Feb
  • BackTracks
  • David Hayden
  • JoAnn Hayden
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
  • Safely Kept

BackTracks: Safely Kept, stone-cold runner

  • Jennifer Kelly / 4 years
  • 3
  • 9 min read

In today’s BackTracks, Maryland-bred and -sired Safely Kept came from relatively modest beginnings to earn every accolade imaginable.

Fasig-Tipton
05
Oct
  • David Hayden
  • David Scanlon
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale
  • Mendelssohn
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Paget Bennett

Fasig-Tipton sale concludes with strong gains

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

One observer described the just-completed Fasig-Tipton Midlantic yearling sale as “bullish as hell,” and he wasn’t wrong.

Laurel Park
06
Aug
  • Aidan Butler
  • Dale Capuano
  • David Hayden
  • Dr. Adam Lockard
  • Jerry Robb
  • John Passero
  • Katy Voss
  • Konrad Wayson
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Michael Algeo
  • Stronach Group
  • Tim Keefe

On Laurel track surface, making sure “you don’t get there again”

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 6
  • 11 min read

The closure of Laurel Park because of the track surface has been a trial for many. But avoiding it in future isn’t just a matter of rebuilding the track.

Ellanation
04
Jul
  • Dark Hollow Farm
  • David Hayden
  • Ellanation
  • Jameela S.
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico

Ellanation “beyond expectations” in Jameela win

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Ellanation surprised everyone in winning the Jameela Stakes at Pimlico, and you can count her thrilled owners among those surprised.

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