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Full field looking for division supremacy in Leavitt

Frank Vespe / 8 years

4 min read

Saturday’s Robert Leavitt Stakes at Charles Town offers the winner a WVBC berth – and a spot at the head of the local 3-year-old class.

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Figgins family affair rolling right along

Ted Black / 8 years
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7 min read

It’s important for a trainer to have people he can trust in key positions. For Ollie Figgins, III his key people are kin: his younger brother and his 21-year-old daughter.

For McGowan, long road back leads full circle

Ted Black / 8 years

8 min read

Jockey Matt McGowan’s comeback is coming along nicely — and, he says, bringing his career full circle.

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Full field looking for division supremacy in Leavitt

Figgins family affair rolling right along

For McGowan, long road back leads full circle

Two inducted into Md. Thoroughbred Hall.

Fast start but “something to prove”.

Lizzie Merryman zooms to a big.

Charlene’s Dream living up to her.

“Next part of life is waiting,”.

For trainer Kenny Black, a life.