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  • King Leatherbury
12
Feb
  • Dale Capuano
  • Donald Barr
  • Ferris Allen
  • King Leatherbury
  • Maryland horse racing

Remembering “both King Leatherburys”

  • Vinnie Perrone / 9 months
  • 1
  • 13 min read

Over a 60-year career, King Leatherbury was both the original who ruled the Maryland circuit and the elderly successor who charmed everyone.

10
Feb
  • Avon Thorpe
  • Ben's Cat
  • Kenneth Taylor
  • King Leatherbury
  • Larry Murray
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico

Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, 92, passes

  • Frank Vespe / 9 months
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Hall of Fame trainer King T. Leatherbury, whose 6,508 wins rank fifth all time, has died at age 92.

08
Oct
  • Ben's Cat
  • Jim McKay
  • King Leatherbury
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Million
  • Maryland Million Turf Sprint

Maryland Million Moments: Ben’s Cat strikes again

  • The Biz / 1 year
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In this Maryland Million Moment, we reach back to 2012, when fan favorite Ben’s Cat won his third consecutive Turf Sprint.

Pimlico
14
May
  • Alberto Delgado
  • Chris McCarron
  • Danny Wright
  • Donald Barr
  • Gary Capuano
  • Kevin Boniface
  • King Leatherbury
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico

Pimlico: From Preakness pearls to everyday whirls

  • Vinnie Perrone / 2 years
  • 35
  • 11 min read

Passions and more have burned at Pimlico since its grand opening on Oct. 25, 1870. Racetrackers past and present remember.

King Leatherbury
26
Mar
  • King Leatherbury
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

King Leatherbury feted on 90th birthday

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

Hall of Fame trainer King T. Leatherbury, 90 years old today, was feted with a small ceremony at Laurel Park.

Kelso
15
Jan
  • Baltimore-Washington International Turf Cup
  • Kelso
  • King Leatherbury

Memorable Moments: Kelso wins the International

  • Linda Dougherty / 6 years
  • 3
  • 7 min read

Kicking off a series on Memorable Moments in the Mid-Atlantic: the fourth time was the charm for Kelso, when he won the ’64 Washington, DC International.

06
Jan
  • 10 stories that mattered 2020
  • King Leatherbury

10 stories that mattered: The King marches on

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

In today’s “10 stories that mattered,” Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury notches a win for the 62nd consecutive year.

17
Nov
  • Ah Day
  • Avon Thorpe
  • Ben's Cat
  • King Leatherbury
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Norman Lewis

The autumn of King Leatherbury

  • Vinnie Perrone / 6 years
  • 3
  • 11 min read

Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, fifth on the all-time wins list, is down to one owner and four horses — but no complaints.

21
Mar
  • King Leatherbury
  • Maryland horse racing

Hall of Famer Leatherbury nears start of 60th season

  • Press Release / 8 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, after a winter off, has six in training and is waiting for turf season to start.

Bowie
30
Jan
  • Bowie Race Course
  • Bowie Training Center
  • Chris McCarron
  • Ghosts of Racetracks Past
  • King Leatherbury
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Ron Alfano

Ghosts of racetracks past: Bowie and its breed

  • Doug McCoy / 8 years
  • 10
  • 13 min read

Our Ghosts of Racetracks Past series continues with the story of the Bowie, the Maryland track known for wicked winters — and the unusual devotion of its fans.

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