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May
May
BackTracks: Chompion’s Dixie
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Jennifer Kelly / 5 years
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- 8 min read
In today’s BackTracks, 1968 Travers winner Chompion takes the 1971 Dixie after Hall of Famer Fort March is DQed.
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Talking Preakness on Off to the Races Radio
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The Biz / 5 years
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Off to the Races Radio returns to the air May 8 with Preakness banter, including interviews with bloodstock agent Gary Young on Medina Spirit and Kate Hunter on France Go de Ina.
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May
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Newcomers impact Top Midlantic-bred Poll
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Press Release / 5 years
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- 6 min read
While the top horses – Knicks Go and Street Lute – remain unchanged in the latest Top Midlantic-bred Poll, newcomers are making their presence felt.
06
May
May
Q and A: Trevor McCarthy off to California
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Mike Valiante / 5 years
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- 4 min read
Jockey Trevor McCarthy will shift his tack to Southern California later this month, and our Mike Valiante caught up with him.
03
May
May
Medina Spirit heads NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
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Press Release / 5 years
- 2
- 5 min read
Fresh off an upset in the Kentucky Derby, Medina Spirit moves to the top in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
01
May
May
Medina Spirit upsets Kentucky Derby
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Frank Vespe / 5 years
- 2
- 4 min read
It wasn’t going to be Bob Baffert’s year, but yet again it was as his trainee Medina Spirit scored a front-running upset in the Kentucky Derby.
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May
May
Update: Midlantic-breds in Churchill stakes
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Frank Vespe / 5 years
- 2
- 3 min read
Four Midlantic-breds tackled Churchill Downs stakes on Friday, but none will face the starter on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby card.
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Apr
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Talking Kentucky Derby on Off to the Races Radio
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Press Release / 5 years
- 2
- 2 min read
Off to the Races Radio returns to the air May 1 with plenty of Kentucky Derby chatter as Derby day 2021 arrives, including an on-scene report from Frank Angst.
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Apr
Apr
Off the Pace: What racing should do yesterday Pt. 3
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Mike Valiante / 5 years
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- 5 min read
In a new “Off the Pace,” Mike Valiante concludes his three-part series on what racing must do to prepare for the future by sharing his own ideas.
27
Apr
Apr
MATCH Series set for mid-May return
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Press Release / 5 years
- 2
- 3 min read
The MATCH Series will return for 2021 in mid-May at Pimlico. The Series this year will involve Maryland and Virginia only.