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Midlantic racing fertile ground for apprentice Eclipse Award

Mike Valiante / 3 years

9 min read

More than a dozen riders based in the Mid-Atlantic have won the Eclipse Award as top apprentice, making it fertile ground, indeed.

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For Mike Gathagan, the method to the madness

Teresa Genaro / 11 years
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6 min read

Maryland racing has been known in recent years for oddities like Bullet Catcher (who ran down Rt. 1) and Spicer Cub. Turns out, that was Mike Gathagan’s strategy.

Apprentice Victor Carrasco making a late push for Eclipse

The Biz / 12 years

2 min read

Apprentice rider Victor Carrasco won three on Wednesday to continue a late-season push for a potential Eclipse Award.

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Midlantic racing fertile ground for apprentice Eclipse Award

For Mike Gathagan, the method to the madness

Apprentice Victor Carrasco making a late push for Eclipse

CT: Teachintherelease dominates Funkhouser Memorial

LRL: Jockey Madeline Rowland notches 100th.

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