“He loved this game”: Owner-breeder Larry Johnson passes
Larry Johnson, who put his stamp on the Thoroughbred industry on racetracks and in boardrooms in Maryland and Virginia, passed away Feb. 4.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Feb 6, 2025 | Breaking, Business, Bylined Other, Maryland, MD Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
Larry Johnson, who put his stamp on the Thoroughbred industry on racetracks and in boardrooms in Maryland and Virginia, passed away Feb. 4.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Jan 18, 2025 | Breaking, Bylined Race Recap, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing | 0 |
We caught up with the connections of today’s four Laurel Park stakes. Here’s what they had to say.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Jan 18, 2025 | Breaking, Bylined Race Recap, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing | 0 |
In what could have been her last race, Call Another Play bounced back to win the Geisha Stakes and earn some more time on the track.
Read Moreby Press Release | Sep 2, 2024 | Breaking, Press release recap, Racing, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |
Trainer Mike Trombetta and owner-breeder Larry Johnson teamed up to win two Virginia restricted stakes August 31 at Colonial Downs.
Read Moreby Teresa Genaro | Jun 8, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, Maryland, MD Breeding | 0 |
Maryland-bred Future Is Now scored an upset in the G2 Intercontinental at Saratoga, leaving her owner-breeder very happy, a little irritated, and hopeful.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Jun 6, 2024 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Breeding, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |
Maryland-bred Mindframe’s short career so far makes him feel like an overnight success, but he’s the result of 40 years of work for breeder Larry Johnson.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Apr 20, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Race Recap, Maryland, MD Racing, Preakness weekend, Racing | 0 |
Call Another Play rallied impressively to her third consecutive victory in Saturday’s $125,000 Weber City Miss at Laurel Park, co-feature of five stakes.
Read Moreby Press Release | Jan 11, 2024 | Breaking, Breeding, Press release other, Virginia, Virginia Breeding | 0 |
True Valour, entering his second year at stud, will move from Maryland and stand in 2024 at Virginia’s Legacy Farm, which has an open house scheduled.
Read Moreby The Biz | Oct 20, 2023 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide | 0 |
Off to the Races Radio returns Saturday, October 21 with shows in Virginia and Maryland and plenty of great guests.
Read MoreTrue Valour won stakes in four different seasons, including as an eight-year-old. Now he’s one of the most intriguing young stallions in Maryland.
Read MoreSpun Glass and Alottahope, horses that had encountered recent troubled trips, parlayed much better trips to stakes wins Saturday at Laurel Park.
Read Moreby Press Release | Mar 24, 2021 | Breaking, Racing, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 2 |
Virginians Larry Johnson and David Ross will have runners in Saturday’s $1 million Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai, True Valour and Extravagant Kid, respectively.
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