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Irish Maxima
04
Jun
  • Irish Maxima
  • John Servis
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Rob O'Neill

“Knuckleheads” enjoying the ride with Irish Maxima

  • Teresa Genaro / 10 months
  • 20
  • 6 min read

For the lifelong friends who are Irish Three Racing, Irish Maxima, entered in the G2 Bed o’ Roses, is taking them on a ride they never imagined.

27
Feb
  • Graham Motion
  • John Servis
  • Maryland horse racing
  • National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Smarty Jones

“Nothing I ever imagined”: Motion, Smarty Hall of Fame finalists

  • Emily White / 1 year
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Reflections from Hall of Fame finalist Graham Motion and John Servis, who trained another Hall candidate in Smarty Jones.

Quint's Brew
15
Feb
  • Barbara Fritchie H.
  • Brittany Russell
  • frankie pennington
  • General George H.
  • Irish Maxima
  • Jaime Rodriguez
  • John B. Campbell Hcp
  • John Servis
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Mychel Sanchez
  • Ned Allard
  • Nellie Morse S.
  • Quint's Brew
  • Sea Dancer
  • Speedyness

What General George, Barbara Fritchie winners said

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Laurel Park hosted its two biggest winter events in the General George and Barbara Fritchie. Here’s what the winners had to say.

Irish Maxima
12
Feb
  • Barbara Fritchie H.
  • Irish Maxima
  • John Servis
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • St. Benedicts Prep

Irish Maxima tackles Fritchie in career-best form

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Irish Maxima will look to kick of fher 4-year-old season in style when she tries her luck in Saturday’s Barbara Fritchie Stakes at Laurel Park.

20
Apr
  • John Servis
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Smarty Jones

BackTracks: Smarty Jones’s magical ride

  • Jennifer Kelly / 3 years
  • 2
  • 10 min read

In a new BackTracks: PA-bred Smarty Jones was a serious racehorse, but there was more to his popularity than that.

White Clay Creek
16
Oct
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • John Servis
  • Rocky Run S.
  • Tuskegee Airmen

Tuskegee Airmen flies to Rocky Run victory

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

Promising two-year-old Tuskegee Airmen improved to 2-for-2 with a dominant win in the Rocky Run Stakes at Delaware Park.

Leader of the Band
24
Aug
  • John Servis
  • Leader of the Band
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Will Schwartz

Late developer Leader of the Band takes connex to Spa day

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

John Servis hadn’t won a Saratoga race in over 20 years. Owner Will Schwartz never had. Until Leader of the Band struck on August 19.

Kaylasaurus
16
Feb
  • Barbara Fritchie H.
  • Bold Confection
  • Charlton Baker
  • Fille d'Esprit
  • Glass Ceiling
  • Jakarta
  • John Servis
  • Kirk Wycoff
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Barbara Fritchie Stks. quick hits

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

Saturday’s 70th running of the Grade 3 Barbara Fritchie will give one runner her first graded victory. Here’s our preview in quick hits.

Leader of the Band
31
Jul
  • frankie pennington
  • John Servis
  • Leader of the Band
  • Miguel Vera
  • Monmouth Oaks
  • Monmouth Park
  • New Jersey horse racing

Leader of the Band upsets Monmouth Oaks

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

Leader of the Band – the “other” John Servis trainee in the G3 Monmouth Oaks – pulled the upset in the fixture for fillies.

Midnight Obsession
30
Jul
  • John Servis
  • Leader of the Band
  • Midnight Obsession
  • Monmouth Oaks
  • Monmouth Park
  • New Jersey horse racing

On to Monmouth Oaks for John Servis duo

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

The John Servis-trained pair of Midnight Obsession and Leader of the Band, second and third in the Delaware Oaks, will try it again in the Monmouth Oaks.

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