Rokeby Stable Archives • The Racing Biz

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

Jennifer Kelly / 3 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.

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

BackTracks: Run the Gantlet’s championship year

Jennifer Kelly / 4 years
3
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 / 5 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.

Mid-Atlantic three stars: October 13, 2025

Future on display in WVBC juvenile races

DEL: Dazzling Dame sharp in White Clay Creek

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: October 12, 2025

WVBC: Teachintherelease romps in Sam Huff Classic

WVBC: Petty Perfect dominant in Cavada

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

BackTracks: Run the Gantlet’s championship year

BackTracks: Elliott Burch’s remarkable triple

WVBC: Teachintherelease romps in Sam Huff.

WVBC: Petty Perfect dominant in Cavada

Barbadian Runner stuns in Maryland Million.

Md. Million: Onyx Ten and the.

Maryland Million Moments: Full circle with.

Maryland Million Moments: Karan’s Notion saves.