BackTracks: Safely Kept, stone-cold runner
In today’s BackTracks, Maryland-bred and -sired Safely Kept came from relatively modest beginnings to earn every accolade imaginable.
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Tag: David Hayden
Fasig-Tipton sale concludes with strong gains
One observer described the just-completed Fasig-Tipton Midlantic yearling sale as “bullish as hell,” and he wasn’t wrong.
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On Laurel track surface, making sure “you don’t get there again”
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.
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Ellanation “beyond expectations” in Jameela win
Ellanation surprised everyone in winning the Jameela Stakes at Pimlico, and you can count her thrilled owners among those surprised.
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Maryland-bred bonuses trimmed for rest of 2020
The state Racing Commission Thursday agreed to trim Maryland-bred bonuses for the rest of 2020 to about 80% of prior levels, a result of the pandemic’s economic effects.
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Deal struck to restart Maryland-bred stakes program
The Maryland-bred stakes schedule had been put on hold as policy makers worked to overcome a financial crunch caused by better-than-expected success in the state-bred program.
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Million-dollar horse lights up Fasig-Tipton sale
A Medaglia d’Oro colt who fetched $1.2 million highlighted the second day of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic two-year-old sale.
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Region-bred yearlings power first day of Fasig-Tipton sale
The five yearlings to sell for more than $100,000 on day one of Fasig-Tipton’s two-day yearling sale all were bred in the mid-Atlantic.
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Maryland: Lengthy dextrorphan case leaves both sides unhappy
Mary Eppler trainee Story Spinner had a dextrorphan positive February 10. So why did it take six months for the Maryland Racing Commission to resolve the case?
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Analysis: Corvus case highlights Maryland drug challenges
The Maryland Racing Commission’s decision last week not to disqualify Corvus highlights how much the Commission has yet to do in overhauling drug rules.
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Theories abound on declines at Fasig-Tipton yearling sale
The numbers for Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton yearling sale continued a decline that’s been going on for years. Participants offered several theories on why.
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Fasig-Tipton yearling sale shows declines
The gross and average declined at yesterday’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearling sale, though Maryland-breds outstripped the sale as a whole.
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