Elliott Burch Archives • The Racing Biz

BackTracks: Key to the Mint unlocks a title

Jennifer Kelly / 3 years

12 min read

In a new BackTracks, the story of the largely forgotten Key to the Mint, who was champion three-year-old despite going 0-for-2 in Triple Crown races.

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Run the Gantlet

BackTracks: Run the Gantlet’s championship year

Jennifer Kelly / 5 years
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10 min read

In today’s BackTracks, Run the Gantlet finds new life on the turf, and fills major shoes in trainer Elliott Burch’s powerful stable.

BackTracks: Elliott Burch’s remarkable triple

Jennifer Kelly / 6 years

11 min read

BackTracks focuses on Midlantic racing history. Today, Hall of Famer Elliott Burch, who, three times in a decade, pulled off an extraordinary training feat.

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Fort Washington seeks Arlington Million repeat

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REPLAY: Saturday’s Off to the Races Radio

Charles Town picks and analysis: July 25, 2026

BackTracks: Key to the Mint unlocks a title

BackTracks: Run the Gantlet’s championship year

BackTracks: Elliott Burch’s remarkable triple

Fort Washington seeks Arlington Million repeat

CT: At a Premium looks strong.

Off to the Races Radio lineup.

PODCAST: On the backstretch with a.

DEL: “Sharp” Irish Maxima too much.

Bill Reightler “an ambassador for Maryland.