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Mar
Mar
On Tap: Hail Caesar
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The Biz / 12 years
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This week’s On Tap features the Caesar’s Wish Stakes from Laurel, plus other intriguing races around the region.
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Mar
Mar
Claimbox: Scott Lake remains atop Claiming 7 after busy week
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The Biz / 12 years
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Scott Lake remained the mid-Atlantic’s busiest claiming trainer after the busiest week of claiming activity in three months, in our Claimbox report.
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Mar
Mar
All in, but not too crowded, at Champions handicapping tournament
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Frank Vespe / 12 years
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- 4 min read
The Champions handicapping contest at Laurel attracted a full field and a variety of strategies. Turns out, second is good enough — except when it’s not.
10
Mar
Mar
Fashionably late Kid Cruz providing owner “greatest gift of all”
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Frank Vespe / 12 years
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Kid Cruz blew past his rivals in Saturday’s Private Terms. Owner Steven Brandt’s first stakes win left him elated — and thinking of the future, and the past.
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Mar
Mar
Kid Cruz controls Private Terms Stakes
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The Biz / 12 years
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Once nearly 20 lengths back, former claimer Kid Cruz arrived with a worst-to-first rally to take the Private Terms Stakes at Laurel Park.
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Mar
Mar
Gabby Gaudet’s longshots and exotic plays for March 8
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The Biz / 12 years
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In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.
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Mar
Mar
Claimbox: Busiest week in 2014 shuffles Claiming 7
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The Biz / 12 years
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The busiest claiming week of 2014 led to significant shuffling of the Midlantic Claiming 7, in our Claimbox report.
05
Mar
Mar
Abel Castellano returns to Maryland riding colony
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The Biz / 12 years
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Journeyman rider Abel Castellano, who has won nearly 700 career races in Maryland, returned to Laurel Park’s jockey colony today after six months in New York.
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Mar
Mar
Gabby Gaudet’s longshots and exotic plays for March 1
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The Biz / 12 years
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In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.
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Feb
Feb
Apprentice Israel Rodriguez wins on first U.S. mount
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The Biz / 12 years
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Apprentice Israel Rodriguez made a splash in his U.S. debut, winning on his first mount by eight lengths.