Ellie Glaccum Archives • The Racing Biz

For Local Motive, Buy the Best connex, a focus on today

Frank Vespe / 5 years

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.

Carter H.
Ellie Glaccum
Gaston Grant
Green Gratto
Irish War Cry
mid-Atlantic horse racing
New Jersey horse racing
Triple Crown
Wood Memorial S.

“Long journeys” merge for Grant, de Tomaso and their horses

Teresa Genaro / 10 years
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7 min read

Gaston Grant and Isabelle de Tomaso couldn’t be more dissimilar. But their stories, and those of their star horses, Green Gratto and Irish War Cry, merged Saturday.

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MRC chair Nicole Earle emphasizing listening

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For Local Motive, Buy the Best connex, a focus on today

“Long journeys” merge for Grant, de Tomaso and their horses

PODCAST: Maryland Million and the stallion.

Maryland Million at a glance: Turf.

Live foal reports down almost 6%.

MRC chair Nicole Earle emphasizing listening

Maryland Million at a glance: 2-year-old.

PODCAST: Previewing Maryland Million 2026