Paul Mellon Archives • The Racing Biz

BackTracks: Fort Marcy’s trip from reject to record-setter

Jennifer Kelly / 4 years

8 min read

Fort Marcy went on to become the first turfer to win Horse of the Year – after owner-breeder Paul Mellon tried to sell him.

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Elliott Burch
mid-Atlantic horse racing
Paul Mellon
Rokeby Stable
Run the Gantlet

BackTracks: Run the Gantlet’s championship year

Jennifer Kelly / 5 years
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10 min read

In today’s BackTracks, Run the Gantlet finds new life on the turf, and fills major shoes in trainer Elliott Burch’s powerful stable.

BackTracks: Elliott Burch’s remarkable triple

Jennifer Kelly / 6 years

11 min read

BackTracks focuses on Midlantic racing history. Today, Hall of Famer Elliott Burch, who, three times in a decade, pulled off an extraordinary training feat.

Spa Selections 2026: Saratoga Picks August 14

PODCAST: Jockey talks kids, comebacks and more

Bee Bee Bee, Include to Md. Thoroughbred Hall of Fame

Delaware Park picks and analysis: August 13, 2026

Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs, August 13, 2026

Spa Selections 2026: Saratoga Picks August 13

BackTracks: Fort Marcy’s trip from reject to record-setter

BackTracks: Run the Gantlet’s championship year

BackTracks: Elliott Burch’s remarkable triple

PODCAST: Jockey talks kids, comebacks and.

PODCAST: Maryland Racing Today, August 12

A career defined by “putting the.

For Gazzier, family first (but horses.

Whitten Way stays unbeaten in Blue.

PODCAST: What’s going on at Delaware.