Phoebe Hayes Archives • The Racing Biz

Pimlico hospitality team brings “magic of Preakness”

Frank Vespe / 2 years

5 min read

With the arrival of the Preakness at Pimlico, a 45-person team springs to action to give incoming horsemen the best experience they can.

Fred Tallarico
Maryland horse racing
Phoebe Hayes
Pimlico
Tom Chuckas
Tony Marino
Trevor McCarthy

Unsung racing: An usher’s day at the races

Frank Vespe / 13 years
2
3 min read

Fred Tallarico worked as a Pimlico usher for 59 Preaknesses. This past Sunday at Pimlico was “Fred’s Day at the Races,” in the latest “Unsung Racing.”

Maryland breeding, poised between past and future

Frank Vespe / 13 years

4 min read

At a pair of weekend stallion open houses, Maryland breeders looked to the past, and the future.

A few minutes with… Emilee McClun

Inside the Mid-Atlantic stallion and mares bred numbers

Jockey Club projects smaller ’27 foal crop

Barbadian Runner heads Md. Million pre-entries

WVBC: Sophomores steal the spotlight

Mid-Atlantic three stars: October 12, 2026

Pimlico hospitality team brings “magic of Preakness”

Unsung racing: An usher’s day at the races

Maryland breeding, poised between past and future

Inside the Mid-Atlantic stallion and mares.

Jockey Club projects smaller ’27 foal.

Barbadian Runner heads Md. Million pre-entries

WVBC: Sophomores steal the spotlight

Where’d the WV Breeders Classics winners.

Jubawithatwist overwhelms in Sam Huff WVBC.