28
Sep
Sep
Former trainer John Salzman, Sr., passes
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Frank Vespe / 4 days
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- 3 min read
Retired trainer John Salzman, Sr., who conditioned Xtra Heat to a Hall of Fame career, has died at age 81.
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Mar
Mar
Taylor: Xtra Heat “could change your life”
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Frank Vespe / 4 years
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With the recent passing of Hall of Fame sprinter Xtra Heat, her co-owner Kenny Taylor remembers the joyride that was her stellar, surprising career.
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Mar
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Hall of Famer Xtra Heat dies at age 24
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Frank Vespe / 4 years
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- 5 min read
Xtra Heat, the bargain-basement rocket ship who earned more than 400 times her $5,000 purchase price in a Hall of Fame career, has died.
05
Aug
Aug
Hall of Fame Week: Xtra Heat
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The Biz / 11 years
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- 8 min read
With Hall of Fame inductions this week, we revisit the tale of inductee Xtra Heat, the speedy filly who went from $5,000 purchase to Eclipse champion.
24
Apr
Apr
Odds-defying Xtra Heat “a good story from the ground up”
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Frank Vespe / 11 years
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- 8 min read
How Xtra Heat went from ignored to beloved to an Eclipse winner to a Hall of Famer is, says trainer John Salzman, Sr., “a good story from the ground up.”
24
Oct
Oct
Start Puffing scores 86-1 Laurel Park upset
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The Biz / 12 years
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Start Puffing blew up the Laurel Park toteboard today when she scored at 86-1 under apprentice Vanessa Ryall.
18
May
May
Buyers balance factors at Fasig-Tipton 2 year-old sale
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George Rowand / 12 years
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- 6 min read
Is it pedigree, speed, conformation, or something else buyers at Monday’s Fasig-Tipton 2 year-old sale will seek? The answer is: Yes.
22
Feb
Feb
Today in Racing History: Xtra Heat
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The Biz / 13 years
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- 2 min read
Today in Racing History, Xtra Heat closed out her brilliant career with a win in the Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie, zipping through a dense fog to victory.