Trainer Dylan Smith, who served as the late Dickie Small’s assistant and took over his operation after his death, notched her first career win yesterday at Pimlico.
Jockey Rosie Napravnik will head to the Preakness aboard Bayern. Yet it’ll be a homecoming minus one familiar face: that of the late trainer Dickie Small.
Marylanders are remembering training great Dickie Small, who passed away on Friday, as a consummate horseman — and much more.
Training great Dickie Small, who conditioned two members of the Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame, has passed away.
Today in Racing History, 1994 Breeders’ Cup Classic champ Concern, a Maryland-bred, made his ’95 debut a winning one at the Fair Grounds.
Overlooked in the betting, Broad Rule rallied late to defend his title in the Fire Plug S. at Laurel Park.
Maryland-born Annie Finney will have more than a rooting interest in the Breeders’ Cup. She’s the exercise rider for Princess of Sylmar and Palace Malice.