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Wayne Potts
09
Jun
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
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Blue-collar trainer Potts looking to change with the times

  • Doug McCoy / 8 years
  • 2
  • 7 min read

Trainer Wayne Potts has won nearly 400 races in his career, mostly with claiming horses. But changes in the industry have led him to begin altering his barn’s focus.

No Brakes
27
Feb
  • Darius Thorpe
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • No Brakes

Weekend wrap: Feb. 27

  • The Biz / 9 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

A jockey’s milestone, a warhorse’s retirement, impressive debuts, and some chalk in our weekend wrap.

John Jones
01
Dec
  • Claiming Crown
  • It Behooves Me
  • John Jones
  • Kieron Magee
  • Lacey Gaudet
  • Marabea
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Music Critik
  • No Brakes
  • Wayne Potts

Claiming Crown to have a whiff of crabcake in the air

  • Frank Vespe / 9 years
  • 0
  • 9 min read

Saturday’s Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park will have an unmistakable Maryland flavor, what with five horses based here set to face the starter.

John Jones
30
Oct
  • Claiming Crown
  • John Jones
  • Lacey Gaudet
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • No Brakes
  • Wayne Potts

John Jones, No Brakes among Claiming Crown Preview contenders

  • Press Release / 9 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Red-hot John Jones, a winner of three straight, headlines Claiming Crown Preview day at Laurel Park November 6, featuring automatic berths to the Claiming Crown.

No Brakes
29
Oct
  • Anna Carrow
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • No Brakes
  • Wayne Potts

At 11, No Brakes isn’t slowing down

  • Frank Vespe / 9 years
  • 1
  • 9 min read

No Brakes is the nation’s top 11-year-old runner — and the Wayne Potts trainee shows no signs of slowing down.

01
Apr
  • Gwendolyn
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • No Brakes
  • Top of Mind

Yesterday and today: April 1 racing highlights

  • The Biz / 10 years
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  • 5 min read

Yesterday and Today highlights the best of yesterday’s mid-Atlantic racing and looks ahead to today’s action.

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