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06
Apr
  • Fray Martinez
  • Fundraiser for Fray
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Fray Martinez passes away

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 1
  • 3 min read

Young jockey Fray Martinez passed away last night after a brief fight with leukemia. He was 21.

09
Feb
  • Fray Martinez
  • Fundraiser for Fray
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Xpressbet

Xpressbet partners in Fundraiser for Fray

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

Online wagering company Xpressbet will partner in Saturday’s Fundraiser for Fray Martinez, donating its proceeds from wagering on Laurel Park.

09
Feb
  • Fray Martinez
  • Fundraiser for Fray
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Tracy Tate O'Dowd

“Fundraiser for Fray” offers one-of-a-kind items

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Saturday’s Fundraiser for stricken jockey Fray Martinez at Laurel Park is a chance to help a great cause — and perhaps win some fantastic auction items.

03
Feb
  • Fray Martinez
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Laurel Park to hold fundraiser for Fray Martinez

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 0
  • 1 min read

Laurel Park’s silent auction February 13 will benefit jockey Fray Martinez, diagnosed with leukemia in December.

07
Jan
  • Fray Martinez
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Victor Carrasco

Jock Fray Martinez battling leukemia

  • Doug McCoy / 11 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The mid-Atlantic racing community is rallying to support jockey Fray Martinez, 21, currently fighting leukemia in a Puerto Rico hospital.

11
Oct
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Fray Martinez
  • Tom Stift
  • Victor Carrasco

Fray Martinez following his dream – and Victor Carrasco’s footsteps

  • Doug McCoy / 12 years
  • 3
  • 4 min read

Fray Martinez dreamed of being a successful jockey. He’s following that dream now at Delaware Park, just as his close friend Victor Carrasco did last year.

31
May
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Fray Martinez
  • General Ike
  • Jed Doro
  • Tom Stift
  • Victor Carrasco
  • Wave the Flag

Delaware Park fields holding their own

  • Doug McCoy / 12 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Delaware Park’s racing product has come under fire in recent years for short fields. So far in 2014, though, the track is more than holding its own, plus notes.

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