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Delaware Park
06
Jul
  • Alpha Bella
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Graham Motion
  • Robert G. Dick Memorial
  • Todd Pletcher
  • Vergara
  • War Like Goddess

DEL: Terrific group to contest Robert G. Dick Memorial

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Sunday’s Grade 3 Robert G. Dick Memorial has attracked a terrific group of horses, including G1 winner War Like Goddess.

Graham Motion
21
Jun
  • Graham Motion
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Sharedashenanigans
  • Toupie
  • Union Suit

Motion barn looks to keep hot streak going

  • Press Release / 1 year
  • 2
  • 6 min read

The Graham Motion barn has been on a monthlong heater, exemplified by a 5-for-8 mark this meet at Laurel Park, where he’ll send out three this weekend.

Toupie
16
Jun
  • Graham Motion
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Stormy Blues S.
  • Toupie

Too much Toupie in Stormy Blues

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Favored Toupie made short work of her rivals in Sunday’s Stormy Blues Stakes at Laurel Park, winning easily for her second career stakes victory.

Major Dude Penn Mile
30
May
  • Graham Motion
  • Penn Mile
  • Penn National
  • Penn Oaks
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Trikari
  • Umberto Rispoli

Evenly matched group to meet in wide-open Penn Mile

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Friday’s Grade 3 Penn Mile features seven stakes winners, topped by Trikari, last out winner of the G2 American Turf.

It's Sizzling Time
12
Apr
  • Frank Whiteley Jr. S.
  • Gary Capuano
  • Graham Motion
  • Heavenly Cause S.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Native Dancer S.
  • Primonetta S.
  • Trevor McCarthy
  • Valrie Smith

Laurel Park stakes storylines to follow

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 2
  • 5 min read

There are four Laurel Park stakes on Saturday, all for older runners. Here are some of the storylines we’ll be keeping an eye on.

Gigante
08
Sep
  • Colonial Downs
  • Dataman
  • Graham Motion
  • Jill Byrne
  • Program Trading
  • Virginia Derby
  • Virginia horse racing

Rugged Virginia Derby field shows game plan paying off

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 2
  • 6 min read

Previewing the Virginia Derby, a Grade 3 race that’s attracted Grade 1 and Grade 2 winners and demonstrates a plan coming to fruition.

Dataman
13
Aug
  • Bald Eagle Derby
  • Bolivie
  • Dataman
  • Feargal Lynch
  • Graham Motion
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Searching S.

Dataman saves the day in Bald Eagle

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

After a bout of seconditis in recent stakes, trainer Graham Motion said Dataman saved his weekend with a sharp score in the Bald Eagle Derby at Laurel Park.

Nagirroc
12
Aug
  • Arlington Million
  • Graham Motion
  • Nagirroc
  • Never Explain
  • Secretariat S.
  • Shug McGaughey
  • Virginia horse racing

Nagirroc, Never Explain hoping to be on the record

  • Nick Hahn / 2 years
  • 2
  • 6 min read

Nagirroc and Never Explain set Pimlico course records May 20. Repeat efforts would make them winners in the Secretariat and Arlington Million Saturday.

Eons
14
Jul
  • Eons
  • Graham Motion
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pao Alto
  • Prince George's County
  • Royal Patronage

Graham Motion duo favored in Prince George’s County

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

Trainer Graham Motion will saddle the morning line favorites in Saturday’s Prince George’s County Stakes at Laurel Park versus defending champ Eons.

Sopran Basilea
01
Jul
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Graham Motion
  • Robert G. Dick Memorial
  • Sopran Basilea

Sopran Basilea gives Motion 9th win in Dick Memorial

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Sopran Basilea enjoyed a rail-skimming trip to win the Grade 3 Robert Dick Memorial at Delaware Park, giving trainer Graham Motion nine wins in the event.

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