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Somekindofmagician
03
Aug
  • Bell Gable Stable
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Gary Contessa
  • Nick and Delora Beaver
  • Nick Beaver
  • Somekindofmagician

“We like to win”: Contessa, Bell Gable building a future

  • Jennifer Kelly / 4 years
  • 2
  • 7 min read

The Bell Gable Stable-Gary Contessa partnership has allowed the former to enjoy newfound success – and the latter to return to first principles.

Somekindofmagician
18
Jun
  • Find S.
  • Gary Contessa
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Somekindofmagician

Somekindofmagician set for season bow in Find

  • Press Release / 4 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Last year’s Maryland Million Turf winner Somekindofmagician will make his first start since in Saturday’s Find Stakes at Laurel Park.

Delaware Park
19
May
  • Carol Cedeno
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Gary Contessa

Delaware Park set for 2022 opening

  • Press Release / 4 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Delaware Park will kick off its 2022 meet May 25, and hopes are high for a strong season in Stanton.

Somekindofmagician
21
Aug
  • Bell Gable Stable
  • Delora Beaver
  • Find S.
  • Gary Contessa
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Pride Day
  • Nick Beaver
  • Pimlico
  • Somekindofmagician

Somekindofmagician casts winning spell in Find

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Somekindofmagician won his third consecutive race in Saturday’s Find Stakes, giving owners Bell Gable Stable their first stakes win.

Dalika
04
Aug
  • Angel Suarez
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Gary Contessa
  • handicapping

Delaware Park Handicappers’ Notebook 2021 Vol. 10

  • Mike Valiante / 5 years
  • 3
  • 4 min read

Our Delaware Park Handicappers’ Notebook — featuring races and horses to watch, track bias info, jock/trainer of the week, and more – returns for 2021.

MHBA Yearling Show
02
Aug
  • Gary Contessa
  • Maryland Horse Breeders Association
  • Maryland horse racing
  • MHBA Yearling Show

Fillies rule at MHBA Yearling Show

  • Press Release / 5 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

A Street Sense filly was named Grand Champion while a Great Notion filly was tabbed reserve champion at the 2021 MHBA Yearling Show August 1.

Maryland Brando
23
Jul
  • Bell Gable Stable
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Gary Contessa
  • Maryland Brando
  • Nick and Delora Beaver

Bell Gable hoping Maryland Brando a contender

  • Teresa Genaro / 5 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Maryland Brando was a flashy first-out winner at Delaware Park for Gary Contessa and Bell Gable Stable. Will he, like his namesake, hope to be a contender?

23
Jan
  • Aqueduct
  • Gary Contessa
  • NYRA
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • QuickTake

QuickTake: NYRA’s predicament and the Preakness

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 3
  • 3 min read

NYRA’s response to recent breakdowns at Aqueduct won’t likely solve the problem – but does call attention to an unintended irony and, oddly, the Preakness.

15
Jul
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  • Alan Garcia
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  • Edgar Prado
  • Gary Contessa
  • Jack Milton
  • Ken McPeek
  • Ken Ramsey
  • Rydilluc
  • War Dancer

Virginia Derby contenders look to the future

  • Nick Hahn / 13 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

While the top Virginia Derby contenders had varying experiences, they’re all facing the same question now: What next?

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